本特利 confirmed that its design chief, Stefan 西拉夫, is leaving the Volkswagen Group ultraluxury brand.
宾利没有对Sielaff加入中国汽车制造商吉利的报道发表评论，吉利的品牌包括沃尔沃，Polestar和Lotus。据德国媒体报道，西拉夫将接替彼得·霍伯里（Peter Horbury）担任吉利设计主管。
西拉夫 "has left his position to pursue other career opportunities outside 本特利 and the Volkswagen Group," a 本特利 spokeswoman told 汽车用品的姊妹出版物 欧洲汽车新闻.
发言人补充说，西拉夫的继任者将于本月任命。在此之前，本特利（Bentley）的首席开发官Matthias Rabe将临时领导设计团队。
西拉夫 became 本特利's design boss in 2015从担任大众汽车集团德国波茨坦设计中心负责人的职位转行。他继承了卢克·唐克沃克（Luc Donckerwolke），后者 现在是现代汽车的首席创意官.
西拉夫, 59, has spent the majority of his career with the VW Group, joining the automaker in 1990 as an interior designer at Audi.
His departure also leaves a gap at VW Group. In addition to his job at 本特利, 西拉夫 was also in charge of the VW's interior design strategies.
