<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/volkswagen/" rel="tag">Volkswagen</a></p><a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CA&Date=20100712&Category=PHOTOS01&ArtNo=712009999&Ref=PH"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/topautoceos.jpg" /></a><br />
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Automotive News</em> has put together its list of 2010 auto industry all-stars, and taking first place in American, European and Asian CEO categories are <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> CEO Alan Mulally, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/vw">Volkswagen</a> CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn, and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/hyundai">Hyundai</a>-<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/kia/">Kia</a> CEO Chung Mong-koo. Hard to fault the choices, and it shouldn't come as a surprise at all that the same three gentlemen took slots two through four of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/29/motor-trend-uncorks-its-yearly-industry-power-list/"><em>Motor Trend</em>'s list of top 50 auto execs for 2009</a>.<br />
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Mulally was cited because his "steadfast plan to turn Ford around is bearing fruit in impressive fashion" and Mong-koo was lauded for having " turned the Hyundai brand into a superpower." Winterkorn, who could have been awarded based on VW's Hulk-like growth, was actually noted for his "Strategy 2018," by which time he plans for the VW group to be selling ten million cars per year. Check this spot in eight years to see if he's still an all-star. For now, though, congrats to all.<br />
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Automotive News</em> has put together its list of 2010 auto industry all-stars, and taking first place in American, European and Asian CEO categories are <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> CEO Alan Mulally, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/vw">Volkswagen</a> CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn, and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/hyundai">Hyundai</a>-<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/kia/">Kia</a> CEO Chung Mong-koo. Hard to fault the choices, and it shouldn't come as a surprise at all that the same three gentlemen took slots two through four of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/29/motor-trend-uncorks-its-yearly-industry-power-list/"><em>Motor Trend</em>'s list of top 50 auto execs for 2009</a>.<br />
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Mulally was cited because his "steadfast plan to turn Ford around is bearing fruit in impressive fashion" and Mong-koo was lauded for having " turned the Hyundai brand into a superpower." Winterkorn, who could have been awarded based on VW's Hulk-like growth, was actually noted for his "Strategy 2018," by which time he plans for the VW group to be selling ten million cars per year. Check this spot in eight years to see if he's still an all-star. For now, though, congrats to all.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CA&Date=20100712&Category=PHOTOS01&ArtNo=712009999&Ref=PH">Automotive News</a> - sub. req'd.]<br />
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