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Saab Automobile Appoints New Head of Design

6 April 2000

Saab Automobile Appoints New Head of Design

    NORCROSS, Ga., April 6 Michael Mauer has been appointed
Head of Design at Saab Automobile AB in Trollhattan, Sweden. In his new
position, Mauer will be responsible for the development of the exterior and
interior styling of Saab's future car models.
    Mauer joins Saab from MCC Smart GmbH in Germany, where he was the head of
the design department. His earlier positions include General Manager of the
design department at Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart, where he worked on the
styling of the Mercedes SLK, SL and A-class, and General Manager at the
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio in Japan.
    Michael Mauer will report directly to President and CEO Peter Augustsson.
He begins his new position this spring.