Five join European Hall of Fame

January 16, 2006 12:00 AM

Long-serving heads of German and French carmakers, a Swedish engineer and two pioneering British entrepreneurs are the newest members of the European Automotive Hall of Fame.

Carl Hahn, Pierre Dreyfus, Nils Bohlin and the legendary duo of Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce will join the current 30 members of the Hall of Fame. It was created in 2000 and is housed in Switzerland's Palexpo, home of the annual Geneva auto show.

The induction ceremony will be during a gala dinner on Tuesday, February 28, at the InterContinental Hotel in Geneva.

The Hall of Fame honors technical, managerial and entrepreneurial achievements.

The decision makers

Jacques Calvet -- former chairman, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen

Keith Crain -- chairman, Crain Communications

Carl Hahn -- former chairman,* Volkswagen Group

Bernard Hanon -- former chairman, Renault

William Hayden -- former chairman, Jaguar

Roger Holtback -- former president, Volvo Car Corp.

Jürgen Hubbert -- former chairman, Mercedes Car Group

Eberhard v. Kuenheim -- former CEO, BMW

Raymond Levy -- former chairman, Renault