ˆ Top BMW designer Karim Habib defects to Mercedes-Benz

tags : bmw , bmw 7 , bmw 7 series , bmw 7-series , bmw 750i , bmw designer , bmw karim habib , bmw7 , bmw7-series , bmw750i , bmw7series , bmwdesigner , bmwkarimhabib , karim habib , karimhabib , mercedes , mercedes benz , mercedes benz karim habib , mercedes deisgn , mercedes karim habib , mercedes-benz , mercedesbenz , mercedesbenzkarimhabib , mercedesdeisgn , mercedeskarimhabib

Both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have seen recent design-chief departures, and now there's been a defection. Karim Habib, who had a hand in the F01 7 Series while at BMW, has left the Roundel for the three-pointed star. Habib's move to Mercedes has him overseeing Mercedes' advanced design studio in Stuttgart, working with MBZ design chief Gorden Wagener. Tasked with the brand's F cars, Habib's work will be looking two generations ahead, to the cars after the next new ones. Let's hope that the F700 goes on the same kind of de-uglification program as the 750 went on before it becomes an S-Class.

posted : 6/1/2009 @1:01:08 PM