Camaro Designer To Take Over U.S. Volkswagen/Audi Design Studio

Sangyup Lee, designer of the acclaimed Chevrolet Camaro, has recently resigned from General Motors to accept a position as Chief Designer of Exterior at the Volkswagen/Audi Advanced studio in California. Lee is scheduled to begin work mid-January 2010, reporting to Jens Manske who was appointed  Executive Director earlier this year. His role is to inspire a newly merged Volkswagen and Audi design staff in the Santa Monica studio.

Mr. Lee resigned after 10 years at General Motors. In addition to working in the headquarters at Warren, MI, Lee's tenure included several international assignments: the Camaro production program for Holden, Australia; a joint venture program for Subaru and GM in Japan; and a project between Bertone and GM in Italy where he developed the 2004 Buick Velite Concept car. The latter project established the brand aesthetics of current Buick products.


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B7FAN - 12/29/2009 3:28:29 PM

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great now Audis can differentiate and not just "look like an A4 but bigger". maybe he could drop some knowledge on that subject.

AudiNewEngland - 12/29/2009 3:43:05 PM

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I'd love to see you try and argue how the new E-class and the current platform S-class look so different. Come on. They all look the same. Even your beloved 3 & 5 series look very similar...just as similar as the A4/A6...Please just stop.

B7FAN - 12/30/2009 7:39:56 AM

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all right the current 3 looks nothing like the 5 and the current 5 and 7er look alike from the rear.......now add that up from the past 15 years what other BMW's looked exactly alike prior to the current models and what Audis's looked exactly alike. and as for your S-class non-sense the current S-Class looks like a MAYBACH i have been saying that for three years now going strong. if you really think the current S and the new E-Class look alike then there must be something wrong with my eyes or the stuff you smoking is way too strong for you.

Please AudiNewEngland..........show me some pictures of the new E and the current S and tell me what the hell looks alike please because im dying to know what your explanation is.

B7FAN - 12/30/2009 7:40:41 AM

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I meant to say the new 5 and 7er look alike from the rear