New CEO for Mercedes-Benz UK

Oliver Reppert has officially taken over as CEO and MD of Mercedes-Benz UK from Gary Savage. His career began as aftersales product manager at DaimlerChrysler in 1998, and he spent four years in the 2000s directing retailer development. He served as the CEO of CarToGo from 2016 and became the CEO of car sharing service ShareNow in 2019. The business was sold to Stellantis in 2022.

Gary Savage retires on 30 June.

In other news, Mercedes-Benz has abandoned its EV-only plans by 2030 in favour of a more “flexible” model strategy that will see ICE models produced alongside EVs well into the 2030s.

The move will also see the Mercedes-Benz A-Class produced into 2026 and beyond. Previously, the firm had planned to retire the premium hatch later this year.