Michael Mauer (born 1962) is a German automobile designer. He is the Chief Designer at
Porsche. He has previously worked for
Mercedes-Benz and
Saab.
Career
Mauer studied design from 1982 to 1986 at the
Hochschule Pforzheim
Pforzheim University is a public university of applied science in Germany. Located in Pforzheim, it was created to meet the demand for specialists in the jewelry industry and science, before it grew to become one of the most important and resea ...
. His first job after graduating was with
Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen. In 1989 he was appointed Design Project Leader for the
Mercedes-Benz V-Class. In 1995 he was promoted to Head of Department and took responsibility for the new
A-Class
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Locomotives
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,
SLK and
SL models. In 1998 Mauer moved to the Tokyo design studio as general manager. A year later, he moved back to Europe and was in charge of design at
Smart.
In June 2000 he left Mercedes to join
General Motors and worked for
Saab as Executive Director Design. In 2003 he became responsible for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe.
Mauer joined Porsche in 2004, taking over from
Harm Lagaay, and is responsible for the
Cayenne,
Macan Macan is a surname and may be:
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,
Panamera,
911 (991) and
918 Spyder. The 2012 911 won the
Red Dot award.
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
German automobile designers
Porsche people