{"id":10002104,"date":"2019-06-07T13:07:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T12:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/?p=10002104"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:07:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T12:07:56","slug":"karma-automotive-appoints-andreas-thurner-vp-of-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/karma-automotive-appoints-andreas-thurner-vp-of-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Karma Automotive Appoints Andreas Thurner VP of Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Southern California-based Karma Automotive has\nannounced the appointment of Andreas Thurner to the newly-created role of Vice\nPresident of Global Design and Architecture. In his new role, the former\nRolls-Royce designer will lead Karma Design, a new business unit established to\nboth drive the company\u2019s unique design identity and syndicate its styling\nservices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurner, who arrived at Karma in 2016 as head of exterior design after leading Advanced Design and Design Innovation Management for the BMW Group, effectively replaces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formtrends.com\/alexander-klatt-appointed-chair-of-mfa-transportation-design-at-ccs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alexander Klatt (opens in a new tab)\">Alexander Klatt<\/a> as Karma\u2019s new head of Design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also served as concept exterior designer and led exterior design projects at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars where, among other styling accomplishments he worked on the Rolls-Royce Ghost, Ghost Series II and the Rolls-Royce Dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignfull is-style-rectangular\"><div 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company\u2019s growing luxury design\ncapabilities to building long-term value for the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAndreas\u2019 considerable luxury design\nexperience and proven leadership directing our SC1 Vision car, a bold signpost\nof our future direction, makes him the right person to lead Karma Design and\nplay a critical role in laying the foundation for a sustainable and long-term\nfuture,\u201d says Zhou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By offering its styling and design\nexpertise to others, Zhou says Karma will become more diversified and open to\nnew market opportunities beyond the traditional automotive model, which focuses\npurely on design, manufacturing and retail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKarma is creating a new business model \u2013\nnot just automotive and not just technology \u2013 but a combination that will\nmaximize value with diversification,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1410\" height=\"939\" loading=\"lazy\" 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In his new role, the former Rolls-Royce designer will lead Karma Design, a new business unit established to both drive the company\u2019s unique design identity and syndicate its styling services. 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