Friday, September 7, 2007

Hyundai has a new vice president

Hyundai has named Allan Rushforth as the new vice president of Hyundai Motor Europe.

Rushforth, a 48-year-old Englishman, replaces Gerry Dorizas, who resigned in April of this year for personal reasons.

Rushforth has 25 years experience in the automotive industry and has previously held senior positions with Audi, Volkswagen, BMW and Land Rover. He will be responsible for all European sales and marketing.

Hyundai’s sales are down in Europe, according to the latest figures from ACEA. The Korean automaker sold 143,459 cars in the first six months of 2007 compared to 160,952 for the same period last year – a drop of 10.9 percent.


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