Automotive News All-Stars

The global auto industry is getting its groove back. Europe's fiscal crisis bottomed out, and China's economy has settled into reliable, moderate growth. In the United States, light-vehicle sales are likely to hit their highest level since 2007. In this section we announce our annual Automotive News All-Stars, leaders who paced the industry in a year of guarded optimism and continued recovery.
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	INDUSTRY LEADER OF THE YEAR AND CEO, NORTH AMERICA Alan Mulally	CEO, Ford Motor Co.

	CEO, EUROPE Norbert Reithofer	Chairman of the board of management, BMW AG

	U.S. EXECUTIVE, ASIAN AUTOMAKER Tom Doll	President, Subaru of America Inc.

	CEO, ASIA Takashi Yamanouchi	Former CEO, Mazda Motor Corp.

	U.S. EXECUTIVE, EUROPEAN AUTOMAKER Steve Cannon	CEO, Mercedes-Benz USA

	INNOVATION Elon Musk	CEO, Tesla Motors Inc.

	SALES Ken Czubay	Former vice president of U.S. marketing, sales and service, Ford Motor Co.

	MARKETING Dean Evans	Chief marketing officer, Subaru of America Inc.

	FINANCE Dan Ammann	CFO, General Motors

	PURCHASING Klaus Draeger	Member of the board of management for purchasing and supplier network, BMW AG

	SERVICE AND PARTS Patrick Dougherty	Vice president of Mopar sales, field operations and product development, Chrysler Group

	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Wei Shi	Vice president, treasury and financial planning and analysis, Toyota Financial Services

	DESIGN Klaus Busse	Head of interior design, Chrysler Group

	GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Matt Blunt and Ivan Hodac	President and former secretary-general, American Automotive Policy Council and European Automobile Manufacturers' Association

	DEALER, PUBLICLY HELD Mike Jackson	CEO, AutoNation Inc.

	DEALER, PRIVATELY HELD Rick Case	Owner, Rick Case Automotive Group

	QUALITY Alicia Boler-Davis	Senior vice president of global quality and customer experience, General Motors

	REMARKETING John Felice	Former general sales manager for Ford and Lincoln, Ford Motor Co.

	SUPPLIER Rainer Jueckstock	CEO of the powertrain segment, Federal-Mogul Corp.

	MANUFACTURING Masamichi Kogai	Former executive vice president in charge of production and purchasing, Mazda Motor Corp.

	PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Ulrich Kranz	Senior vice president for product line i, BMW Group

	ENGINEERING Koji Ninomiya	Accord Hybrid large project leader, Honda Motor Co.

	ENVIRONMENTAL Joerg Pohlman	Managing director, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers

	PUBLIC RELATIONS Simon Sproule	Corporate vice president of communications, Nissan Motor Co.

	MINORITY BUSINESS Chris Ballinger	CFO, Toyota Financial Services

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