product design is crucial for consumers before deciding which product to choose from, and thus applies also to the car. So for car manufacturers, a car designer would be maintained under any circumstances. Who is the talentive persons behind the successful car concept of Toyota? and is it true that he move to Yamaha.
such case, actually applies also to the famous designer Toyota, Akihiro Nagaya, which is key to the success of various new concept car from Toyota and Lexus are also beginning to play a role in the development of two-wheeled vehicles. Now, quite unexpectedly, became involved career in Yamaha, a company that is affiliated with Toyota.
Toyota famous designer Akihiro Nagaya which is key to success several new models of Toyota and Lexus are now anchored to other industries that wheel 2. He is now in Yamaha, a company that is still affiliated with Toyota.
At Yamaha, Nagaya served as General Manager and effective design work at Yamaha on July 1.
'Transfer' Nagaya who nicknamed 'Dezi' from Toyota to Yamaha's too crowded in some automatic site, call it like autonews, and just-auto.
At Toyota, Nagaya served as Executive Design Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and GM Brand Development Lexus.
In the company's logo 3 elliptical Nagaya famous with his works are first to third generation Lexus LS, second and third generation Lexus GS and second-generation Toyota Prius.
The 53-year-old man, always challenged to create new designs on cars Toyota and Lexus. With her performance during this fair he had served as President of Tecno Art Research, under the auspices of the home design and produce works Lexus TMC RC-F.
During this time, Yamaha utilizes a design house GK Design Group in Tokyo, Japan. The company as a supplier for the design of new products such as motorcycles, boats, wheelchairs, recreational vehicles, outboard motors and ATVs.
"GK Design has worked for Yamaha with a contract for a very long time. Now Yamaha think of the importance of design as a core part of the company, so they decided to create a center of its own design," said Nagaya.
As information Toyota already has a 5 per cent stake since 2000 and vice versa Yamaha, Yamaha also has a small portion of the shares of the largest car manufacturers from Japan's. Yamaha and Toyota have teamed up menggasilkan 2000GT, MR2, Celica, and including the Lexus LFA sports car.
November last year, Toyota and Yamaha also collaborate to work on the next generation of private vehicles.
"Although Yamaha has never collaborated with Toyota in the cultivation of the design, in the future it may happen," said Nagaya, autonews.