Car Design News has obtained exclusive information about Franz von Holzhausen’s next career move. On Thursday of last week, von Holzhausen resigned from Mazda, where he was Director of Design at the R&D Design Center in Irvine CA, to become the Design Director at Tesla Motors.
“It’s going to be an exciting adventure,” von Holzhausen told CDN in an exclusive interview. “I’m looking forward to working at a new startup company that doesn’t have the confines of a large OEM.”
Tesla will be looking to produce a range of new cars according to the famed designer. While the Tesla Roadster was designed by Lotus, Tesla founder and Chairman Elon Musk is “looking to produce electric vehicles for the masses and wanted to bring design in house.”
According to insiders, von Holzhausen was picked just for that task. …click here to read more
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