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Nissan will invest in Ampere, Renault's new electric vehicle division
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Renault to reduce Nissan stake following crunch talks

Proposed changes will give each company equal voting rights in the other, subject to board approval

30 January 2023
Renault to reduce Nissan stake following crunch talks
Fabrice Cambolive
Fabrice Cambolive has been promoted from chief operating officer at Renault
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New Renault CEO to focus on high-margin cars

Fabrice Cambolive to take over as brand boss to boost progress in “high-value segments”

26 January 2023
New Renault CEO to focus on high-margin cars
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Akio Toyoda won Autcar's prestigious Issigonis Trophy in 2018
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Akio Toyoda becomes Toyota chairman; Lexus boss now CEO

Akio Toyoda steps back from CEO role after 14 years, to be replaced by Koji Sato from 1 April

26 January 2023
Akio Toyoda becomes Toyota chairman; Lexus boss now CEO
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Cazoo founder Alex Chesterman will remain chairman
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Cazoo swaps CEO and cuts UK jobs in cost-cutting drive

Alex Chesterman will be replaced by Paul Whitehead, the company's current COO

23 January 2023
Cazoo swaps CEO and cuts UK jobs in cost-cutting drive
Carl-Peter Forster, Storedot Chairman
Carl-Peter Forster also has a seat on the board of Gordon Murray Design, among other companies
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Storedot hires ex-Jaguar Land Rover boss as chairman

Former Tata man Carl-Peter Forster joins the Israeli battery company to help with OEM relationships

4 January 2023
Storedot hires ex-Jaguar Land Rover boss as chairman
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WAE Technologies will supply motorsport-derived battery technology to industrial giant Fortescue
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Williams Advanced Engineering rebrands to WAE Technologies

Formula 1 team’s engineering services spin-off, sold off last year, drops Williams name as licence expires

3 January 2023
Williams Advanced Engineering rebrands to WAE Technologies
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Morgan executive chairman Steve Morris steps down

Replaced by Lawrence Price, Morris had been at the British firm for nearly 40 years

22 December 2022
Morgan executive chairman Steve Morris steps down
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Diess was a member of Infineon's supervisory board between 2015 and 2020
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Ex-Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess to lead chip maker Infineon

Former Volkswagen Group CEO, ousted in July, will succeed 70-year-old Wolfgang Eder in February

19 December 2022
Ex-Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess to lead chip maker Infineon
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Michael Mauer was the Volkswagen Group's chief designer between 2015 and 2020
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Volkswagen Group announces major strategic reshuffle

New heads of quality and design confirmed as new CEO Oliver Blume rings the changes

14 December 2022
Volkswagen Group announces major strategic reshuffle
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Koehn is said to be "inventing the future of Jaguar" from Gaydon, no doubt drawing heavily on his time at Rolls-Royce
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Former chief Rolls-Royce engineer Philip Koehn named Jaguar MD

Koehn has been in a leading role at Jaguar since joining from now-defunct Borgward in 2019

14 December 2022
Former chief Rolls-Royce engineer Philip Koehn named Jaguar MD

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