| 词条 | Hideo Kodama (designer) |
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Hideo Kodama (born 1944) is a Japanese automobile designer. Early lifeHe was born in Yokohama, the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, and in the Greater Tokyo Area. As a boy, he had often painted pictures of cars.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} He studied at Tama Art University in Tokyo, studying in the Industrial Design department. He graduated in 1966.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} CareerGeneral MotorsHe joined General Motors at Rüsselsheim am Main in Germany in 1966, which became the General Motors Europe subsidiary in 1986. The design studio had opened in 1964. He worked in Rüsselsheim with the main designer Erhard Schnell, and George Gallion, the deputy chief designer. He worked on the second and third generations of the Corsa. By the early 1980s, he was Chief Designer, working with the designer Chris Bangle from 1981-85.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} In 1992, he became Chief Designer for the new Corsa, known as the Corsa B. This car was launched in April 1993 in the UK, and four million were sold around the world.[1] His design for the Agila was built from 2000; the later models of that vehicle ceased production in 2014. He left General Motors Europe in 2004.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} Personal lifeHe lives in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} See also
References1. ^https://www.opel.com.sg/experience/about-opel/opel-news/2014/07/corsa_a_success_story.html 2014 History of the Corsa External links
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