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Tesla Hires Aston Martin’s Chief Engineer
Tesla Motors Inc. has hired Chris Porritt, formerly head of engineering for Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., to become the California electric car maker's new vice president of vehicle engineering.
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Tesla Motors Inc. has hired Chris Porritt, formerly head of engineering for Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., to become the California electric car maker's new vice president of vehicle engineering.
Porritt fills a position vacated at Tesla by Peter Rawlinson, who left for personal reasons 16 months ago.
At Aston Martin, Porritt directed engineering work on the One-77 supercar. At Tesla, he will help bring the company's Model X crossover to market at the end of next year and engineer a successor to the Roadster sports car.
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