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In 1992, Chris Bangle was recruited as the BMW Group’s Design Director, following a career at Opel and Fiat. The firm has since grown to include a multitude of disparaged brands. Car Design News sat down with the candid Design Director at the 2008 NAIAS to find out what makes him tick. More...
Few automotive designers dedicate their entire careers working for one manufacturer. Ed Welburn, General Motor’s Vice President of Global Design, is one such designer. More...
Shiro Nakamura is not only has an accomplished car designer, he is also a highly respected musician who is on a first name basis with the greats in the jazz world. More...
My biggest challenge? Traveling around the world, giving people space, inspiring trust, and at the same time giving direction. More...
Wolfgang Egger has always been passionate about cars and as a boy he was fixated on Alfa Romeo. Noticing this, a tutor at the International College of Arts and Sciences in Milan, Italy, recommended he do an internship at the Italian company upon graduation. The rest is history. More...
“Mercedes design fifteen or twenty years ago was talking to your brain and I hope that our design today is talking with your heart.” More...
