Stellantis reshuffles design teams for Citroën, Opel and Vauxhall

Pierre Leclercq, el que hasta ahora fuera jefe de diseño de Citroën, sustituirá a Mark Adams al frente del departamento de estilo de Opel. Su cargo pasará a manos de Sandeep Bhambra, que estuvo detrás de los Renault 5 Turbo 3E y Twingo. Pierre Leclercq, que durante ocho años ha sido responsable de diseño de Citroën, abandonará la marca francesa para sustituir a Mark Adams al frente del departamento de estilo de Opel. Su lugar lo ocupará Sandeep Bhambra, conocido por haber sido responsable de la creación de algunos de los prototipos más aplaudidos de Renault en los últimos años. El que fuera di

01/11/2026 - 07:00 Zvezdan Božinović 0 # Stellantis menja dizajnerske lidere Citroena i Opela Stellantis priprema značajne promene u organizaciji evropskih dizajnerskih timova, a u središtu kadrovskih promena se nalaze Citroen i Opel, odnosno britanska sestrinska marka Vauxhall. Dosadašnji šef dizajna francuskog proizvođača Pjer Lekler napušta tu poziciju i prelazi u Opel-Vauxhall, dok će njegovo mesto preuzeti Sandip Bhamra, dosadašnji dizajner povezan sa Renaultom. Bhamra je inače poznat po radu na nekoliko zapaženih konceptnih automobila. Ova promena predstavlja važan korak u oblikovanju bu

02 Nov 2026 # Stellantis stärkt seine europäische Designorganisation mit zwei Ernennungen ## Mit Wirkung zum 2. November 2026 verstärkt Stellantis seine europäische Designorganisation durch zwei Ernennungen, die die Designstrategien seiner Marken und die langfristigen Ziele der Gruppe unterstützen. Mit Wirkung zum 2. November 2026 verstärkt Stellantis seine europäische Designorganisation durch zwei Ernennungen, die die Designstrategien seiner Marken und die langfristigen Ziele der Gruppe unterstützen. Amsterdam, 2. November 2026 – Im Rahmen dieser Veränderungen wird: - Sandeep Bhambra zum Head

Pierre Leclercq Succeeds Mark Adams as Head of Design of Opel and Vauxhall | Opel | Stellantis Media 02 Nov 2026 # Pierre Leclercq Succeeds Mark Adams as Head of Design of Opel and Vauxhall ## Pierre Leclercq to lead Opel and Vauxhall design with immediate effect Mark Adams to retire after almost 25 years with Opel and Vauxhall - Pierre Leclercq to lead Opel and Vauxhall design with immediate effect - Mark Adams to retire after almost 25 years with Opel and Vauxhall Rüsselsheim. Pierre Leclercq has been appointed Head of Design for Opel and Vauxhall with immediate effect. Leclercq succeeds Mar

Stellantis strengthens its European Design organization with two appointments | Corporate | Stellantis Media 02 Nov 2026 # Stellantis strengthens its European Design organization with two appointments ## Effective November 2, 2026, Stellantis is strengthening its European Design organisation with two appointments supporting its brands’ design strategies and the Group’s long-term ambitions. Effective November 2, 2026, Stellantis is strengthening its European Design organisation with two appointments supporting its brands’ design strategies and the Group’s long-term ambitions. AMSTERDAM, Novembe

Stellantis strengthens its European Design organization with two appointments | Corporate | Stellantis Media 02 Nov 2026 # Stellantis strengthens its European Design organization with two appointments ## Effective November 2, 2026, Stellantis is strengthening its European Design organisation with two appointments supporting its brands’ design strategies and the Group’s long-term ambitions. Effective November 2, 2026, Stellantis is strengthening its European Design organisation with two appointments supporting its brands’ design strategies and the Group’s long-term ambitions. AMSTERDAM, Novembe

Vauxhall’s long-serving design boss Mark Adams is retiring after almost 25 years with the company as parent firm Stellantis announces a shake-up of its European design leadership. Adams, who has... The post Vauxhall design boss Mark Adams retires after 25 years as Stellantis announces shake-up appeared first on Car Dealer Magazine .

Na Gilles Vidal zit er nog een belangrijke designchef met ervaring bij Renault achter de tekentafels van Stellantis. Citroën en DS krijgen een nieuwe designbaas: Sandeep Bhambra.

Dal 2 novembre 2026 Sandeep Bhambra guiderà Citroen e DS Automobiles mentre Pierre Leclercq passerà a Opel e Vauxhall

Sandeep Bhambra è il nuovo responsabile del Design dei marchi Citroën e DS Automobiles: la nomina, annunciata da Stellantis a

Comme Le Journal de l’Automobile l’avait révélé le 20 octobre 2026, Pierre Leclercq quitte la direction du design de Citroën pour prendre celle d’Opel et Vauxhall. Le designer belge succède à Mark Adams, qui prend sa retraite après près de 25 ans au sein de la marque allemande. Cette nomination marque une nouvelle étape dans la réorganisation des studios de design européens menée par Gilles Vidal.

AI editorial persona · Industry & Technology • 2026-11-03T03:57:57.103Z • 3 min read Archive Opel Astra Sports Tourer photograph. Brand illustration only; it does not depict a design created under the newly announced leadership. · Alexander-93 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; image derivatives retain the same licence. · Photo source · Licence AI editorial persona. Prepared with AI assistance; Passion4Drive is responsible for publication. This is not a claim of firsthand reporting or testing. Stellantis has announced two European design appointments effective November 2, 2026. Sande

# Stellantis reshuffles design chiefs: eight brands, one vision? Joris Van Roy November 3, 2026 Stellantis is reshaping its European design leadership under Gilles Vidal (center), with Sandeep Bhambra (left) taking charge of Citroën and DS Automobiles and Belgian designer Pierre Leclercq (right) moving from Citroën to head Opel and Vauxhall. /Stellantis, AI assisted Stellantis is reshuffling its European design leadership, appointing Belgian Pierre Leclercq to head Opel and Vauxhall while former Renault designer Sandeep Bhambra takes charge of both Citroën and DS Automobiles. The changes are p