Volvo executive Lex Kerssemakers has been charged with adapting the vehicle ownership model, combining the best parts of current retail practices with new ideas. He outlined how he will tackle the challenge in an interview with Automotive News Europe.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Supply Chain is Christian Schmidt, who is director customs trade compliance EMEA at Adient.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Supply Chain is Marco Frecchio, who is group supply chain director at UFI Filters.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Purchasing is Neil Marsons, who is global purchasing director for chassis and supply chain design at Jaguar Land Rover.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Mobility Services is Erik Jivmark, who is chief digital officer at Volvo Car Mobility.

European suppliers didn’t make the cut when Volvo picked its EV battery suppliers. The automaker chose Asian companies because they have a global reach to supply its vehicle factories in Europe, the United States and China.

Volvo has signed agreements with CATL and LG Chem for the supply of lithium ion batteries. The deal is crucial to helping Volvo reach its goal of having full-electric cars account for half of its global sales by 2025.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Marketing is Valentina Temporelli, who is customer relationship marketing director global key account automotive at Schaeffler Technologies.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Marketing is Michael Schaller, who is head of digital marketing at Daimler's Mercedes-Benz Vans unit.
 

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said the automaker's Care by Volvo subscription service and new M brand for mobility services will help change the way the automaker brings its products to customers, but he said dealers should not fear they will no longer be needed.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for IT & Connected Car is Dennis Gedrat who is a manager at supplier Xtronic.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Human Resources is Zuzana Vitamvasova, who is the human resources director for Europe at Varroc Lighting Systems.
 

Polestar has made clear its intention to challenge Tesla's early leadership in the fledgling niche for full-electric premium midsize cars. Its first model, the Polestar 2, will launch next year as a direct challenger to the Tesla Model 3, as CEO Thomas Ingenlath explained to Automotive News Europe.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for General Management is Angelika Sodian, who is managing director of Chinese startup Nio's operations in the UK.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2019 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for General Management is Frederic Sipahi, who is CEO of the air & cooling and filtration business units at Sogefi.