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13 auto executives to watch in 2013

Top executives from the world's biggest automakers have a lot to prove in the coming year.

From the driver's seat to the hot seat

1. Steve Girsky: General Motors

2. Mark Reuss: General Motors

3. Joe Hinrichs: Ford

4. Steve Odell: Ford

5. Elon Musk: Tesla Motors

6. Sergio Marchionne: Fiat-Chrysler

7. Jonathan Browning: Volkswagen

8. John Krafcik: Hyundai

9. Dieter Zetsche: Mercedes-Benz

10. Martin Winterkorn: Volkswagen

11. Johan de Nysschen: Infiniti

12. Takanobu Ito: Honda

13. Akio Toyoda: Toyota Motor