Andras Salamon

Automotive Industry Professional | Business Development & Strategy | EV Launches, Marketing Comms, Network and Aftersales Innovation | Driving Growth in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

An accomplished automotive industry professional with extensive experience of electric mobility, network management and product launches. • Over two decades in the industry covering various regional positions in CEE and Northern Europe. • Background in Sales, Aftersales, Distribution, Marketing, Media, Product Management, Business Management, Strategy and Business Planning, Network Development, Quality Assurance and Project Management. Being an automotive engineer I am passionate about cars and electrification. I like numbers and finding ways to efficiently impact them. I get my inspiration from working in a team in a multicultural environment. Business fluent in English, German, Finnish and Hungarian.

Experience

  • General Manager Channel at Kia Austria
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Nissan Motor Corporation (20 yrs 4 mos)
    • Aftersales Marketing Manager
      Aug 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

      • Parts/Accessories/Services Marketing Communication and Product management • Business planning and strategy development, new concept creation • Managing the Aftersales Marketing team of 7 people

    • Sales Planning and Distribution Manager
      Nov 2020 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      • Production and sales planning for Northern Europe and Baltics • Stock management / Wholesales responsibilty • Managing the distribution and sales planning teams

    • Strategy and Business Planning Manager
      Sep 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      • Management Committee Member / Executive and investor presentations • Project management / Corporate governance / Business Intelligence • Strategy and mid-term business planning

  • Aftersales Field Representative at Toyota Motor Hungary
    Jun 2003 - May 2005 · 2 yrs

    • Dealer standards implementation / Auditing / Capacity planning • Customer satisfaction improvement • Training the Network on Toyota Service Management