With a global market share of 60 %, Toyota leads the way in hybrid car production. We spoke with Gerald Killmann, Vice President R&D, about the philosophy of developing and producing core technologies in-house. He also explained why the Japanese OEM prioritises full hybrids rather than mild hybrids and why they are an effective step forward towards electromobility.
Dipl.-Ing. Gerald Killmann was born in Graz (Austria) on 18 January 1965. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of his hometown, with a specialisation for ICEs. From 1988 until 1992 he was Assistant Lecturer at the Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics. He joined Toyota Motor Europe in Zaventem, Belgium in 1992 as Engine Engineer. In 1996, he became Member of Toyota's Diesel Engine Development division in Japan. He returned to Belgium in 1998 as Department Manager and later General Manager Powertrain Engineering. In 2007, he was assigned to the Japanese Hybrid Division for six months. After holding the position of General Manager Powertrain Design and Director Powertrain, he changed to Vehicle Development in 2012 as Project Director. Since January 2014 he has been Vice President R&D.
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