The Volkswagen Group are giving their brands, including Audi and Škoda, more independence on cost savings and efficiencies to improve returns and make the automaker more nimble in the EV revolution. The group have set ‘performance programs’ for each brand, allocating capital and setting specific return-on-sales goals, but responsibility is devolving to the brands as to…
Hector Fratty
Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.