Thomas Ingenlath is a German car designer and was the CEO of
Polestar, previously Senior Vice President Design at
Volvo Cars
Volvo Car AB, trading as Volvo Cars (, styled VOLVO in the company's logo) is a Sweden, Swedish multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles. Volvo is headquartered in Torslanda, Gothenburg. The company manufactures SUVs, station wagons, and ...
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Education and career
Ingenlath obtained an MA in Vehicle Design at the
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public university, public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City, London, White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design uni ...
in London following his degree at Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Pforzheim, Germany.
He joined the
Volkswagen Group and worked for
Audi
Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. A subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
The origins of the compa ...
, chief exterior designer for
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
and then in 2000 was appointed Chief Designer at
Å koda. In 2006 he was promoted to Director of Design at the Volkswagen Design Center in Potsdam.
In 2012 he moved to
Volvo
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
as head of design and in 2017 became CEO of the
Polestar subsidiary.
He resigned 27 August 2024 and will leave the company officially on 1 October 2024.
Notable designs
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Å koda Ahoj
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Å koda Superb
The Å koda Superb is a Mid-size car, mid-size/large family car (D-segment) that has been produced by the Czech car manufacturer Å koda Auto since 2001. The first generation of the modern Superb, produced from 2001 to 2008, was based on the Volk ...
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Å koda Fabia
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Å koda Roomster
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Å koda Yeti
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Polestar 1
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Polestar 2
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Volkswagen XL1
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Volvo XC90 II
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Volvo S90/
V90
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Volvo XC40
References
External links
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German automobile designers
German chief executives
Living people
1964 births
Volkswagen Group people
Volvo Cars
Geely people
Volvo people