Frankfurt, March 8 -- Wolfgang Reitzle, BMW´s former head of market and design is to accept a job offered by Ford Motor Corp. chairman Jacques Nasser to take over responsibility for the
company's Jaguar and Aston Martin brands, as well as Volvo Cars, weekly Auto Motor Sport
reported, citing informed industry sources. Reitzle´s base should become London.

Shamel T. Rushwin has been appointed vice president of advanced manufacturing engineering, and Chris P. Theodore has been appointed vice president -- large and luxury car vehicle center.

Both join Ford, effective March 1, from DaimlerChrysler Corporation, where Rushwin was vice president -- international manufacturing and minivan assembly operations; and Theodore was senior vice president -- platform engineering.

"The experience and expertise that Shamel and Chris bring to Ford will add exceptional depth to an already strong team," said Jacques Nasser, Ford president and chief executive officer. "They will help in leading the company toward our vision of becoming the world's leading consumer company that provides automotive products and services."

Chris P. Theodore, vice president large and luxury car vehicle center

Shamel T. Rushwin, vice president of advanced manufacturing engineering

The module system is used by DaimlerChrysler AG in Campo Largo, Brazil, for the Dodge Dakota pickup truck and accounts for more than 25 percent of the finished vehicle. Along with providing many of the components in the system, Dana provides overall program management, including worldwide logistics, engineering change management, warranty administration, and Tier II scheduling and development. This has reduced Chrysler's plant investment, inventory investment, number of suppliers to manage, and time to market.