VDIK members elect board
At the general meeting of the Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers today, several board members were elected in rotation.
Reinhard Zirpel was confirmed as VDIK President for another two years by the General Assembly. He has held the office since 2016.
In addition, Dr. Kolja Rebstock (Managing Director of Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland Automobile GmbH) and Alain Uyttenhoven (President of Toyota Deutschland GmbH) were re-elected as members of the Board for another two years.
Jürgen Keller (Managing Director Hyundai Motor Deutschland GmbH) was newly appointed to the VDIK Board.
Other members of the board are VDIK Vice President Uwe Hochgeschurtz (Chairman of the Board Renault Deutschland AG), as well as Maria Grazia Davino (Chairman of the Board FCA Germany AG), Peter Hornig (Managing Director Scania Deutschland GmbH), Frank Jürgens (Spokesman of the Board ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland GmbH) and Wolfgang Schlimme (Managing Director CITROËN DEUTSCHLAND GmbH).
The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers has been representing the interests of international passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers in Germany since 1952. With their 36 makes, the VDIK member companies have sold over 1.4 million passenger cars in Germany in 2019. This is a market share of around 39 percent. In addition, the VDIK members sold over 120,000 commercial vehicles.
The current VDIK Executive Board is made up as follows:
Reinhard Zirpel, VDIK President
Uwe Hochgeschurtz, VDIK Vice President
Chairman of the Board of Management Renault Deutschland AG
Maria Grazia Davino
Chief Executive Officer FCA Germany AG
Peter Hornig
Managing Director Scania Deutschland GmbH
Frank Jürgens
Spokesman of the Management Board ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland GmbH
Jürgen Keller
Managing Director Hyundai Motor Deutschland GmbH
Dr. Kolja Rebstock
Managing Director Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland Automobile GmbH
Wolfgang Schlimme
Managing Director CITROËN DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
Alain Uyttenhoven
President Toyota Deutschland GmbH