Steve Mattin Appointed Chief Designer at AvtoVAZ

"We have signed a contract with Steve and he starts working at AvtoVAZ from October 1st," AvtoVAZ CEO Igor Komarov announced yesterday, adding that the three-year contract with Mattin could be extended. AvtoVAZ signed the deal with Mattin thanks to its French partner Renault, which owns 25 % plus one share of AvtoVAZ and expects to raise its stake to 35%, he said.

British-born Mattin joined Volvo in 2005 after 17 years at Mercedes-Benz, where he was a senior design manager for projects such as the A-Class and S-Class. At Volvo, Mattin helped update the brand's design language and assisted with models like the S-60, V-60 and XC-60.
Source: RIA Novosti