- Akinori Nakanishi
is the chief designer for
Mitsubishi Motors , based at the company's design and research centre inOkazaki, Aichi . He was appointed to this position in June 2004, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1459/is_200408/ai_n6289648 "Mitsubishi's new design chief must work his magic fast"] , James B. Treece, "Automotive News", August 2004] having previously worked as the General Manager for Mitsubishi Design Europe inTrebur ,Germany . [http://www.mitsubishipress.co.uk/protected/company/Nakanishi.htm "Akinori Nakanishi - Corporate General Manager, Design Centre, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation"] , Mitsubishi Press, 2002]He began working for Mitsubishi in 1977 as soon as he graduated, and was responsible for both the 1991 and 2003 Colts, the HSR concept cars and the
Mitsubishi Triton , among others. He citesfashion design ersIssey Miyake andGiorgio Armani and movies such as "The Matrix " and "The Lord of the Rings" as inspirations, and names the originalMini and theJaguar E-type as his personal favourite automotive designs.For his company's future, he has envisaged a sporty, wide-track look, saying "We are not a giant company, so we should be unique. This [look] gives them a wider stance. The bean counters don't like that. It is too expensive." [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146792189.html "Mitsubishi seeks wide-track niche"] , Kathy Jackson, "Automotive News",
June 5 ,2006 ]References
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