MR. MARTIJN TEN BRINK WILL BE APPOINTED VICE-PRESIDENT SALES ON 1 SEPTEMBER, 2014 Leverkusen, 8/26/2014.- Mazda Motor Europe (MME) announces that Mr. Martijn ten Brink, (41) currently the Managing Director of Mazda Netherlands and Mazda Belgium, will be appointed Vice-President Sales on 1 September, 2014. He will report to Jeff...
KIMI RAIKKONEN CAME VERY CLOSE TO A PODIUM FINISH IN THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX AT THE LEGENDARY SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS TRACK Spa-Francorchamps, 24 August. –Kimi Raikkonen came very close to a podium finish in the Belgian Grand Prix at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps track. Having started eighth, the Finn did an excellent job...
RICE REPLACES PETER BIRTWHISTLE, WHO WILL RETIRE AFTER 26 YEARS WITH MAZDA EUROPE TALENTED NEW DESIGN DIRECTOR BRINGS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO MAZDA’S R&D CENTRE Leverkusen, 18 August 2014.- Kevin Rice will be appointed as Mazda Motor Europe’s new design director effective 1 September. The 50-year-old British national returned last fall as...
DR JÖRG MULL, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE OF VOLKSWAGEN GROUP CHINA, WILL BECOME THE NEW BOARD MEMBER OF FINANCE OF BENTLEY MOTORS EFFECTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1 (Crewe, England 25th July 2014).- Dr Jörg Mull, executive vice president, finance of Volkswagen Group China, will become the new board member of finance...
 TAKASHI YAMANOUCHI TO STEP DOWN AS CHAIRMAN AFTER 47 YEARS AT MAZDA SEITA KANAI TO TAKE OVER AS BOARD CHAIRMAN AFTER SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING IN JUNE Hiroshima/Leverkusen, 12 May 2014.- Takashi Yamanouchi will retire as Mazda Motor Corporation’s chairman of the board and representative director, ending a career at the unconventional carmaker...
INDIVIDUAL STYLE TO THE LAST DETAIL Stuttgart/Moscow, 7.2.2014.- During a visit to her hometown of Sochi, Russia, Porsche Brand Ambassador Maria Sharapova presents her interpretation of an exceptional sportscar in the luxury segment – the Porsche Panamera GTS “by Maria Sharapova”. This unique Panamera is an outstanding example of transforming...
THE BRITISH CELEBRITY IS THE WATCH BRAND’S AMBASSADOR ACROSS ALL CONTINENTS AND STARS IN ITS NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THROUGH A POWERFUL VISUAL REFLECTING THIS WORLD OF ITS OWN January 1, 2014.- Since its launch in 2003, the collection of Breitling for Bentley chronographs has matched exceptional mechanisms with quintessential British...
GUY SMITH, STEVEN KANE AND ANDY MEYRICK TO DRIVE THE CONTINENTAL GT3 GULF 12 HOURS MARKS THE RETURN OF BENTLEY TO MOTORSPORT DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES AFTER ENDURANCE TEST (Crewe, 14th November 2013) Three accomplished British sports car racers are spearheading Bentley’s return to competitive motorsport in the Continental GT3. The team compete together...
WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP (WEC) AND 24 HOURS OF LE MANS Stuttgart, 12/10/2013.- From 2014, Porsche AG is to compete in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) with two LMP1 racing cars. The season highlight of this sportscar world championship is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The WEC 2014 comprises a...
BOB WALLACE’S DEATH: STEPHAN WINKELMANN REMEMBERS THE FAMOUS TEST DRIVER LAMBORGHINI’S FIRST CHIEF TEST DRIVER BOB WALLACE PASSED AWAY LATE LAST WEEK Sant’Agata Bolognese, 24 September 2013.- Statement by Stephan Winkelmann, President & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini: “The news received today of the death of Bob Wallace hit me and all...