BMW designer Chapman joins Hyundai Motor America

Christopher Chapman is now Hyundai Design Center’s chief designer, leaving his job as BMW’s director of the Transportation Design Department. Chapman is now responsible for designing Hyundai’s new vehicles and concepts. He moved to BMW DesignworksUSA in 1994, where he designed the bodies
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truckman - 12/24/2011 6:02:40 AM

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This will have reliability and good looks, maybe BMW will loose customers? I already like Hyundai, I can't wait, too bad they didn't make any competent 4x4s.

truckman - 12/24/2011 6:02:40 AM

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This will have reliability and good looks, maybe BMW will loose customers? I already like Hyundai, I can't wait, too bad they didn't make any competent 4x4s.

MBCLK500 - 12/24/2011 3:50:17 PM

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As long as Chapman doesn't bangle up the design direction, Hyundai will keep comming up with hot selling cars. BMW in the interim, still has some of the ugly design elements from the Bangle era.

MorePower - 12/25/2011 6:42:59 PM

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Bangle brought some of the most innovative and daring designs BMW has seen in decades. His absence is clearly seen in boldly bland 5 and 7 series cars today.

MorePower - 12/26/2011 7:43:44 PM

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I disagree with you. There maybe remnants of his design in the current car, but BMW has erased much of the essence of his designs. The current 5 & 7 series design is about as daring as the last generation Camry. BMW needs to return to their classic inspired, sporty dynamic design and let the boring, bland design with athletic accents and chisels to Mercedes.