Car India – August 2019

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MD,VolvoCarIndia

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Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor

CEO and MD, Tata Motors Limited

Guenter Butschek was appointed the CEO and

MD of Tata Motors in February 2016. He has

graduated in business administration and

economics with a diploma from the University

of Cooperative Education, Stuttgart, Germany.

Before taking up his present responsibility

at Tata Motors, Butschek worked for Airbus

and Daimler AG. During his tenure with those

companies, he garnered valuable experience

in the fields of production, industrialization,

and procurement.

Earlier this year, Yoshimura san took over the

responsibility of managing Toyota Kirloskar

Motor. This seasoned leader comes with over

25 years of experience in the automobile

industry. His expertise is evident in areas

covering product planning and pricing. In his

new role, he will be responsible for directing

Charles Frump has been leading Volvo Car

India since 2017. During his tenure, Volvo have

been able to improve their footprint in India

with a growing network of dealerships and

service centres.

Apart from being a dynamic businessman,

Frump is also known for his association with

motor sport. He has over 17 years of

experience in the automotive industry and has

been associated with Volvo Cars for more than

a decade. His innings with Volvo began in 2008

Butschek is in charge of all of Tata Motors’

operations in India and international markets,

including South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia,

and South Africa.

Tata’s latest product is the Harrier SUV and

they have confirmed that a seven-seater

model of the car is also on the way. However,

the limelight is likely to be stolen by the

upcoming Altroz hatchback. We may expect

to see it in India by the end of the year.

Toyota towards bigger success in the Indian

market. Earlier, he was the General Manager at

Toyota Motor Corporation (East Asia and

Oceania Division).

Toyota’s partnership with Suzuki has borne

its first fruit in the form of the Glanza premium

hatchback. Going forward, we may expect as

many as six new models to emerge from this

tie-up and there are EVs in that line-up as well.

in Sweden as a senior director in the marketing

division. He has worked in a number of

markets, including China, Japan, the US, and

Sweden. His expertise in handling emerging

markets is probably why Volvo shifted him to

India to spearhead their operations in this

country.

Volvo have been rather quiet the past year.

We can only hope that they are gearing up for a

few exciting launches in the coming months.

The new S60 is definitely on the cards.

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