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In car design circles, the name Chapman may be inexorably tied to the famous Colin of Lotus fame, but these days the name is hoisted by another influential automotive designer. And he's just been poached by Hyundai.A Southern California native, Christopher Chapman started out with Isuzu after graduating from the Art Center College of Design. But since 1994 he's been at BMW, working his way up the ladder until he was named its director of automotive design (in 2002) and all of the group's transportation design (in 2008). Along the way he's been credited with designing the X5, X3, Z4 and 1 Series, to say nothing of several concept cars.
In his new capacity at Hyundai, Chapman will serve as the Korean automaker's chief designer in America, overseeing and directing the styling of Hyundai's new production and concept vehicles from its facility in Irvine, California. Details in the press release after the jump.
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