Welcome to the latest issue of AW Monthly
The January edition of AW Monthly includes the usual mix of analysis and comment, as well as exclusive interviews with:
- Erik Jonnaert, Secretary General, ACEA
- Tae Hyun (Thomas) Oh, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, International Business Division, Kia Motors Corporation
- Jolyon Nash, Executive Director for Global Sales and Marketing, McLaren
- Tom Doll, President and Chief Operating Officer, Subaru of America
- Thomas Zenner, Powertrain Engineering Supervisor, Ford
- Ray Scott, Executive Vice President and President of Seating, Lear
- Andreas Maashoff, Director of Industrial Design and Craftsmanship and Consumer and Market Research, Automotive Seating, Johnson Controls
- Tim Yerdon, Global Director of Innovation and Design, Visteon Corporation
- Paolo Mantelli, Head of Performance Automotive, Oerlikon Drive Systems
- Gerard DeVito, Vice President of Technology, Eaton
Also in this issue:
- What’s hot in the auto industry in 2015?
- An inside look at the US luxury wars
- COMMENT: Tumbling fuel prices – buy now, pay later
- Crunch time for NEVS investor talks
- Navigating Russia’s turbulence in zero visibility
- Unearthing hidden opportunities in ‘Stan and ‘Jan markets
- Competing with consumer electronics is no easy task – but can it be done?
- 2015 sees toughened safety requirements for new cars
- OEMs risking global reputation with ‘zero star’ cars
- Fleet business is good across the board, thanks to pent-up demand – Ryder
- COMMENT: Think ‘right first time’ to cut the noise of late engineering
- Improve ICEs first, electrify after – the Volvo Cars strategy
We hope you enjoy this issue of AW Monthly, and as always, we welcome your thoughts and suggestions; email us at editorial@automotiveworld.com.
Megan Lampinen
Business Editor, Automotive World