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Mazda6, Miata Interior Designer Will Lead Mazda Design in US
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Aaron Cole
(IC: employee)
Julien Montousse, the man who designed the interiors of the new Miata and Mazda6 for Mazda, and the last-generation Camaro for General Motors, will lead the automaker’s California design team, Mazda announced Tuesday.
Montousse takes over for Derek Jenkins, who left the company in July for a “stealth project” according to Automotive News, who cited Jenkins’ LinkedIn page.
Montousse will be responsible for designing new cars for Mazda, including the next-generation Mazda3 — and then adapting that language into a whole range of crossovers that will eventually spawn from it.
Before joining Mazda in 2009 as design manager, Montousse was at General Motors for seven years as a designer, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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Published September 8th, 2015 10:30 AM
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The interior of the 2016 is beautiful, high quality, and ergonomically excellent. Since I spend most of the time with my vehicle sitting in the drivers seat the interior is very important to me. I appreciate not having a sea of gray cheap plastic surrounding me. http://www.jdpower.com/sites/default/files/legacy_files/pictures/j/jdpower/1771/2077113070171e36f3c53574c50b4025x.jpg
I like (and almost bought) a Mazda 6 - the interior is top-notch for that price. Kudos to Julien!
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