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Dr Christof Engelskirchen

Chief Economist

A thought leader whose opinions are highly regarded by the automotive industry. As our Group’s Chief Economist Christof looks out for current and emerging trends in the automotive and adjacent industries and puts them into context for our clients and us. Follow him on LinkedIn or on Twitter.

A highly-regarded automotive industry thought leader, Christof holds degrees from the European Business School and the University of Pittsburgh. His experience includes seven years as a management consultant in a leading consulting firm before joining Autovista Group in 2009 – first as Business Development Manager and then as OEM Sector Director. Prior to his appointment to Autovista Group’s Chief Economist, he held the MD position for our Car To Market, Consulting and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)-solutions business unit.

Samuel Keates

Chief Content Officer

Samuel has in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in providing specification data that is aligned to customer needs and he is a highly-respected industry-leading expert on WLTP (Worldwide harmonised Light vehicles Test Procedure).

Samuel has in-depth knowledge and experience in providing specification data that is aligned to customer needs. An industry-leading expert on WLTP (Worldwide harmonised Light vehicles Test Procedure), he is currently focused on Autovista Group's transition to the new WLTP for fuel consumption and emissions data, ensuring all of the necessary developments are made on our products and systems across our markets. He sets a Group-wide standard for specification data and provides highly-respected thought leadership in the area of vehicle specifications and emissions.