In a surprise move, Mike Flewitt has stepped down from the CEO role at McLaren. What makes this especially surprising is the huge amount of success the brand has enjoyed under Flewitt's leadership: After joining in 2012, he has been behind some truly legendary supercars, names like the P1, Senna, 720S, and Speedtail. The brand is now transitioning into the EV and hybrid realm, with the Artura the latest car to use electricity. Prior to his McLaren stint, Flewitt worked in executive positions at Ford, TWR, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce. When asked about his exit from the sports car firm, he said "I feel incredibly proud to have led McLaren automotive through most of it's first, highly successful decade, and am privileged to have played a part in the incredible McLaren story. This young company's success is a testament to the many passionate and talented people I have had the pleasure of working with, and I look forward to seeing that success continue. As expected, McLaren are now under a considerable degree of pressure to find a successor for Flewitt. Whether that replacement will come from inside the brand or not remains in question, but they will undoubtedly have massive shoes to fill. Mike Flewitt, in less than a decade, transformed McLaren from an unknown automaker that produced dozens of cars to arguably the best sports car brand in the world, and their cars consistently outperform the giants that are Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini. The time Flewitt spent at McLaren was hugely effective, and a heck of a lot of progress was made.
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