Motor Trend's 2007 Power List Names Top 50 Industry Players
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Motor Trend's 2007 Power List Names Top 50 Industry Players
LOS ANGELES--Motor Trend (www.motortrend.com), the world's automotive authority and part of the PRIMEDIA Consumer Automotive Group, today announced its third annual Power List rankings. The editor’s selections run the gamut, from top executives and designers, to celebrities and individuals that are helping to shape the next generation of auto enthusiasts.
The complete list of this year's top 50 Power List rankings can be found in the February 2007 issue of Motor Trend on newsstands January 2, 2007.
The editors at Motor Trend selected the top 50 people who have shaped the global auto industry over the past 12 months. Motor Trend's 2007 Power List ranks these players by influence and impact on the automotive landscape and highlights the significant contributions that earned them a place on the list.
“The impact of Motor Trend’s Power List honorees goes beyond the mere production of automobiles,” said Angus MacKenzie, editor-in-chief of Motor Trend magazine. “Our honorees have all played a key role as change agents in one of the world’s largest and most dynamic consumer-facing industries. The members of 2007 Power List are individuals that will shape the automotive marketplace for years to come.”
The following is the top ten list of Motor Trend's 50 rankings for 2007:
#1 Fujio Cho – Toyota Motors Corporation Chairman
#2 Rick Wagoner – General Motors Chairman
#3 Ferdinand Piëch – Volkswagen AG Supervisory
#4 Wendelin Wiedeking – Porsche AG – Executive Board Chairman, CEO
#5 Chris Bangle – BMW Design Group chief
#6 Jim Press – Toyota Motor Manufacturing America president
#7 Bob Lutz – GM Vice Chairman, Global Product Development
#8 Martin Winterkorn – Volkswagen AG Chairman
#9 Carlos Ghosn – Nissan Motors Corporation and Renault president and CEO
#10 Dieter Zetsche – DaimlerChrysler Chairman
Additional personalities of note on the Power List include:
#11 Don Esmond – Rookie of the Year – Toyota Motor Sales Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations
#17 Alan Mullaly – Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Officer
#24 Bryan Nesbitt – GM Europe Design Chief
#29 Kazunori Yamauchi – Sony Computer Entertainment, Gran Turismo 4 Designer
#48 Jay Leno – NBC “Tonight Show” Host, Car Enthusiast
#50 Chip Foose – Hot Rod Designer, Reality Television Star
The complete list of this year's top 50 Power List rankings can be found in the February 2007 issue of Motor Trend on newsstands January 2, 2007.
The editors at Motor Trend selected the top 50 people who have shaped the global auto industry over the past 12 months. Motor Trend's 2007 Power List ranks these players by influence and impact on the automotive landscape and highlights the significant contributions that earned them a place on the list.
“The impact of Motor Trend’s Power List honorees goes beyond the mere production of automobiles,” said Angus MacKenzie, editor-in-chief of Motor Trend magazine. “Our honorees have all played a key role as change agents in one of the world’s largest and most dynamic consumer-facing industries. The members of 2007 Power List are individuals that will shape the automotive marketplace for years to come.”
The following is the top ten list of Motor Trend's 50 rankings for 2007:
#1 Fujio Cho – Toyota Motors Corporation Chairman
#2 Rick Wagoner – General Motors Chairman
#3 Ferdinand Piëch – Volkswagen AG Supervisory
#4 Wendelin Wiedeking – Porsche AG – Executive Board Chairman, CEO
#5 Chris Bangle – BMW Design Group chief
#6 Jim Press – Toyota Motor Manufacturing America president
#7 Bob Lutz – GM Vice Chairman, Global Product Development
#8 Martin Winterkorn – Volkswagen AG Chairman
#9 Carlos Ghosn – Nissan Motors Corporation and Renault president and CEO
#10 Dieter Zetsche – DaimlerChrysler Chairman
Additional personalities of note on the Power List include:
#11 Don Esmond – Rookie of the Year – Toyota Motor Sales Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations
#17 Alan Mullaly – Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Officer
#24 Bryan Nesbitt – GM Europe Design Chief
#29 Kazunori Yamauchi – Sony Computer Entertainment, Gran Turismo 4 Designer
#48 Jay Leno – NBC “Tonight Show” Host, Car Enthusiast
#50 Chip Foose – Hot Rod Designer, Reality Television Star
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