Claus-Peter Köth will take over as Editor-in-Chief of "Automobil Industrie" with effect from October 1, 2011. The previous editor-in-chief Wilhelm Missler will continue to work in the automotive industry as a communications consultant with his own editorial office.



Köth, who studied industrial engineering, initially spent two years as a trainee at a specialist publishing house. He then worked for two years as an editor for the logistics trade journal "Materialfluss". He joined the editorial team of "Automobil Industrie" in September 1998 and has been Deputy Editor-in-Chief since July 2001. From 1998 to 2001, Köth was also Managing Editor Europe of "automotive business international". Köth is very well networked in the industry and brings with him a wide range of technical experience as well as management know-how.



Ernst Haack, Managing Director of Vogel Business Media and responsible for the automotive media publishing division: "With Claus-Peter Köth, we have a proven expert who is well-known and respected in the industry. He is an outstanding journalist at the helm of the "Automobil Industrie" editorial team. I look forward to working with Claus-Peter Köth and wish him every success with this traditional premium title from our company. I would like to thank Mr. Mißler for the good and successful cooperation and wish him every success for future projects."



"Automobil Industrie" is aimed at management in the automotive business. The monthly trade magazine has a circulation of around 10,000 copies and has been a must-read in the industry for over 50 years. Daily news from the entire automotive sector is available at www.automobil-industrie.de and in the regular online newsletter.



About Vogel Business Media: The specialist media company is one of Germany's leading providers of specialist information with around 100 specialist magazines and 60 online portals as well as numerous international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. The print and online media primarily serve the industrial, automotive, information technology and legal/business/tax sectors. The editorial teams prepare specialist and industry topics for readers, users and event visitors in a professional journalistic manner

and guarantee high-quality knowledge transfer and information. The company celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2011