- Ulrich Eichhorn
Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Eichhorn is an
engineer andmanager .Born in 1961 in Obernburg, Germany, he studied Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at Darmstadt University (TU Darmstadt ). In 1992 Eichhorn earned adoctoral degree in mechanical engineering fromTU Darmstadt .After several positions at
Ford Motor Company -most notably in Vehicle Dynamics, Chassis and Vehicle Engineering- he joinedVolkswagen AG as Director of Research in 2000, where projects included theVolkswagen 1-litre car and theSunFuel 2nd generationbiofuel .Eichhorn became Member of the Board of
Bentley Motors in 2003 and is responsible for Engineering. Products under his leadership include theBentley Continental Flying Spur andBentley Continental GTC ,Bentley Azure ,Bentley Continental GT Speed andBentley Brooklands .Further reading
* Richard Feast: "Kidnap of the Flying Lady: How Germany Captured Both Rolls-Royce and Bentley" (Motorbooks, 2003) ISBN 0-7603-1686-4
* Andrew Frankel: "Bentley - the Story" (Redwood Publishing, 2005) ISBN 0-9517751-9-7
* Ferdinand Piëch: "Auto.Biographie." 2002, ISBN 3455093361External links
* [http://www.bentleymotors.com/bentleymotors/container.jsp?lang=en&winwdth=1016&winhght=768 Bentley Motors]
* [http://www.ae-plus.com/Key%20topics/kt-Powertrain-news18.htm Automotive Engineer]
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