I like motor shows. Yes, I’ll roam the halls moaning that I’ve got motor show ‘glow’ (does any type of convention centre have working air conditioning?) as well as days later my feet will still ache, however a motor show is like a month’s worth of auto reveal coming to life. as well as some.
But these days my motor shows are as much about who you see as what you see. as well as at Paris, I got to satisfy a few newbies – the motoring managerial merry-go-round has been in full swing.
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Most wide-eyed of the great deal was new Bentley manager Dr Wolfgang Schreiber. He’d barely had a possibility to go to the personnel canteen in Crewe before being paraded in front of the world’s media. as well as complying with in the footsteps of the characterful Wolfgang Dureheimer, a guy who put his own firm stamp on the British brand, is a tough gig.
Schreiber dodged concerns about sales numbers like a seasoned politician – not poor for a bloke who kept reminding us that he’s an engineer. My assumption is he’s been put in location to provide a plan that’s quite much decided on – including getting the notorious Bentley SUV job over the line.
Much has been stated about the EXP 9 F, not least since its designer, Dirk van Braeckel, has been on that managerial merry-go-round, too, replaced by former Lamborghini as well as SEAT designer Luc Donckerwolke.