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The man who played if not the, one of the most important roles in turning around the global reputation of Kia as the firm's Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, has been appointed to the role of president, the first non-Korean to hold that title in the automaker's history.
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Peter Schreyer Becomes Kia's First Non-Korean President
The man who played if not the, one of the most important roles in turning around the global reputation of Kia as the firm's Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, has been appointed to the role of president, the first non-Korean to hold that title in the automaker's history.
Schreyer, who will keep his position as Kia's design boss, is one of three presidents at the company. His promotion is a sign that the Hyundai and Kia group wants design to play an even greater role in the future as it continues its global expansion challenging Germany's car industry.
Read more »- Peter Schreyer Appointed President Of Both Hyundai And Kia Design Centers
On January 2, the Hyundai Motor Group Chairman and CEO Mong-Koo Chung announced that “brand innovation based on quality†would be the world’s fifth largest automotive group’s new direction. A few days earlier, on December 28,...
- Hyundai America Nabs Bmw Designer Christopher Chapman
If there's one thing that Hyundai and Kia can lay claim to, is that both companies eventually understood the importance of design and made significant efforts to improve the styling of their vehicles in the past few years. To achieve their goal,...
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Kia has let loose new photos of its POP electric mini car concept a week ahead of its scheduled world premiere at the 2010 Mondial de l'automobile in Paris. The overly futuristic looking study for a small electric vehicle was penned by Kia's...
- Video: Kia Forte’s Design Explained By Peter Schreyer
Everyone has their own opinion on the Forte’s design but let's hear what the man behind the subcompact sedan’s styling, Kia’s Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, has to say about the Korean carmaker’s latest creation....
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Now this certainly wasn’t something that we were expecting; an all-new coupe concept by Kia that will premiere at the Frankfurt Show in September. The Korean company is being quite secretive for the moment but they did reveal that the new concept...