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Feb 3rd, 2009, 04:08 PM
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| ACV30 designer becomes BMW design chief Christopher E Bangle hands over the reigns of BMW group design to Adrian van Hooydonk (44) with whom he has worked in BMW Group design development for nearly 17 years. Van Hooydonk is currently Head of BMW Automobile Design. In his new position he will be responsible for design development for the BMW, Rolls-Royce and MINI brands. ACV30 designer becomes BMW design chief | theSwitchback No news on who takes his role though, promotion from the MINI division or elsewhere I wonder?  |
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Feb 3rd, 2009, 04:25 PM
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| What's the difference between BMW Group Design and BMW Automotive Design?  Is it that the former also includes Rolls Royce and MINI, whilst the latter is BMW on it's own? If that's the case, would a head of Automotive Design work independently, or report to the Group Design head? And... surely the Group Design head would have very little to do other than look over the shoulder of the three Automotive Design heads? NeuroBeaker - Proud owner of Zeus (a 'modestly modified' 2004 MINI ONE). Helpful Links: [1st Gen. Power Steering Pump (PSP) Failure Guide] [1st Gen. PSP Repair] [Thread Titles] [Adverts Fix] |
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Feb 3rd, 2009, 04:26 PM
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| Think you've hit the nail on the head (there's no explanation provided). No idea what his day to day role would be, final approval or otherwise of designs maybe? Selling designs to the BMW board? |
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Feb 3rd, 2009, 04:31 PM
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| Somehow, I don't think I'll ever understand job titles in the German Automotive Industry...   NeuroBeaker - Proud owner of Zeus (a 'modestly modified' 2004 MINI ONE). Helpful Links: [1st Gen. Power Steering Pump (PSP) Failure Guide] [1st Gen. PSP Repair] [Thread Titles] [Adverts Fix] |
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Feb 3rd, 2009, 04:33 PM
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| Me neither. There seems to be quite small teams, but with many levels. |
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Feb 11th, 2009, 12:55 PM
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| This is great news!!!  I really hope that Adrian van Hooydonk is a complete genius (and workaholic) as he's got a huge amount of lost ground to recover.... I wish him the very best of luck in his new position. Tigger. PS: Now, how about Gert Hildebrand?  May '04 - Feb '07 R50, Feb '07 - May '10 R53. Enjoyed our time with MINI's, but ran out of space! Now Focus RS & Land Rover powered... |
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Feb 11th, 2009, 06:41 PM
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| Ditto! |
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Feb 11th, 2009, 07:14 PM
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| I drove an ACV30 mule at Gaydon Proving Ground, Considering it was built mainly of fibreglass on a spaceframe with a 1.4K ~Series engine and had no real trim it was a complete hoot. I liked the rough around the edges handling , daft power delivery and gearbox that whined like a banshee  |
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