VW replaces chief designer with Porsche hire

By REUTERS | 14 December 2022


Mauer (left) and Neumayer.


BERLIN: Volkswagen's chief designer Klaus Zyciora is leaving the company and will be replaced by Porsche chief designer Michael Mauer, Volkswagen said today.

Volkswagen said in a statement that "effective Jan 1, 2023, Michael Mauer will become Head of Group Design while also retaining his position at Porsche.

Zyciora.
Zyciora.

He will replace Klaus Zyciora who is leaving the company "to pursue tasks outside the group."

Zyciora can look back on a wide-ranging design portfolio at the Volkswagen core brand. He oversaw the Golf generations VI to VIII, amongst others, and the new design era with the ID. family. Zyciora began his career at Volkswagen as interior designer in 1989. He moved up the ranks over the years and became group design head in 2020.

Also effective Jan 1, 2023, Michael Neumayer will assume leadership of the Quality Management division while retaining his position as Head of Quality at Audi. He will replace Frank Welsch, who is retiring after nearly 30 years of service in the group.

The aim of the revamp was to forge a closer connection to the Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi and Porsche main brands, in order to ensure consistent focus on customer needs, said Volkswagen.

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