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Former Mazda chief designer Laurens van den Acker heads to Renault

Amidst a wave of reshuffles at several automakers' design departments recently (including Hyundai, Volvo, Ford and BMW), Laurens van den Acker's departure from Mazda earlier this month caught people by surprise. The talented Dutch designer, only 43, had steered Mazda's distinctive styling language for the past several years, after having designed for Ford in Dearborn, as well as Audi and a handful of independent design houses before that. The picture, so to speak, appears to be coming into focus now, however, as reports indicate that van den ... Read more →

2009 Mazda3 design to influence Mazda's entire lineup Damon Lavrinc

Click the image above for more high-res shots of the Ryuga concept. It's no surprise that Mazda's looking to radically revamp its entire product portfolio in the coming years, and the cohesive style ...

Mazda names Laurens Van den Acker new design chief Chris Paukert

Mazda has a new styling chief. Dutchman Laurens Van den Acker will be putting the rather cumbersome appliqué "General Manager of the Design Division of Mazda Motor Corporation" on his ...

Former Mazda chief designer Laurens van den Acker heads to Renault 8 months ago on Autoblog

Amidst a wave of reshuffles at several automakers' design departments recently (including Hyundai, Volvo, Ford and BMW), Laurens van den Acker's departure from Mazda earlier this month caught people by surprise. The talented Dutch designer, only 43, had steered Mazda's distinctive styling language ...

2009 Mazda3 design to influence Mazda's entire lineup 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high-res shots of the Ryuga concept. It's no surprise that Mazda's looking to radically revamp its entire product portfolio in the coming years, and the cohesive style set by the Nagare line of concepts will bring Mazda's design chief, Laurens van den Acker's vision ...

Mazda names Laurens Van den Acker new design chief 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mazda has a new styling chief. Dutchman Laurens Van den Acker will be putting the rather cumbersome appliqué "General Manager of the Design Division of Mazda Motor Corporation" on his office door, replacing Moray Callum (design head since 2001) who has been appointed to Ford's ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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