For more on Simon Loasby’s role as global head of styling at Hyundai, read here.
Simon Loasby walks CDN around the Hyundai range at Shanghai 2019
CDN caught up with Hyundai’s VP of Styling at the Shanghai motorshow 2019 for a design walkaround of the cars on the stand. Simon (formerly at Bentley and VW) has been working in Shanghai since 2017 and led Hyundai China design until taking a global role this past spring
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