James E. Press is the former deputy CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, having served in that capacity from June to December 2009.
[1] Previously, he served as president of sales and marketing operations of Chrysler LLC from September 2007 to June 2009.
After starting his career at Ford, he joined Toyota in 1970 and rose steadily in the organization, serving in most key executive positions before being named COO of Toyota Motor North America, the consolidating company for all sales, finance, manufacturing, design and engineering activities of one of the largest auto companies in the world.
Press served as Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor to The McLarty Companies until December 31, 2020; a fourth-generation family transportation business based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
[6] Previously, Press served as a senior executive for three international ventures founded and established by Mark McLarty:[7] Yanjun Auto Group, a leading luxury auto dealership chain in China; Caltibiano McLarty, a multidealer group based in Brazil; and GDV Imports, the Jaguar Land Rover distributor in Mexico.