FOLLOWING the purchase by PSA of GM/Vauxhall, there will be a new managing director at Vauxhall from February 01, 2018: Stephen Norman.

Norman arrives from Groupe PSA and succeeds Rory Harvey, who has decided to leave the business at the end of February.

Norman is appointed managing director of Vauxhall Motors and Opel Ireland. He will report to Peter Christian Kuespert, sales, marketing and aftersales managing director of Opel/Vauxhall.

Norman joined Groupe PSA in May 2014 as chief marketing officer and was appointed senior vice president, chief sales and marketing officer in 2016.

Moving from PSA to the group’s new brand Vauxhall, Norman will be responsible for leading Vauxhall Motors and Opel Ireland business and development, in line with its strategic plan PACE!

Vauxhall and Opel sold 202,000 cars and 29,000 vans in England and Ireland in 2017.

Since November 2017, Vauxhall Motors and Opel Ireland have been implementing Opel’s new strategic plan, PACE! aiming at becoming profitable, electric and global.