Role: Vice President, Vehicle Engineering
Expertise: Research, development, engineering and technology
Location: Nissan Technical Centre Europe, Cranfield, UK
Languages spoken: English and Japanese (conversational)
DOB: 18 January 1967
Who is Matthew Ewing?
As Vice President of Vehicle Engineering for Nissan in Europe, Matthew oversees engineering teams at NTCE, which manages the development and lifecycle of all Nissan models produced in Europe and Russia across multiple plants. Matthew's responsibilities include future planning for the next generation of European Nissan models and selecting local suppliers for vehicle components.
With oversight of several teams based in the UK, Spain and Russia, Matthew leads teams responsible for body, chassis, interior and electrical engineering, including vehicle performance and safety.
Career History
As part of an industrial placement for his undergraduate studies at Newcastle Polytechnic (now known as Northumbria University), Matthew first joined Nissan in 1988, supporting the Product Development Team. Upon graduation, he returned to Nissan as a graduate engineer in the testing team responsible for ergonomics and interior components.
After working across safety system testing and seat design, Matthew was promoted to Manager in 2000 and sent on assignment to Nissan's global technical centre in Japan, where he was responsible for the European engineer team developing the Pathfinder SUV and Navara pick-up launched in 2003.
In 2005, Matthew was appointed Manager of the newly-created Quality Engineering Function, focused on accelerating quality improvement of future vehicles and implement improvements in current models. Following a promotion to Director for Quality Engineering and Vehicle Performance Planning in 2008, Matthew took on responsibility of the Interior Engineering Department. In 2012, he oversaw the team that developed the Qashqai's interior at NTCE in Cranfield before taking on the role of Assistant Chief Vehicle Engineer for the Infiniti Q30 in 2014.
A Nissan veteran with experience across R&D and engineering, Matthew was appointed to his current role as Vice President for Vehicle Engineering in 2018.
Education
- Northumbria University – MEng (1986-1990)
In Matthew's Personal Time
Matthew enjoys spending time with his family, going on walks and attending classic car events, especially cars from the 1950s to 1970s.
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