American vehicle designer (born 1968)

Franz von Holzhausen (born May 10, 1968) is an American vehicle designer. Since 2008, he has been in charge of design at Tesla, Inc. He designed the Tesla Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and the unveiled but not-yet-released Cybertruck, Semi, and second-generation Tesla Roadster. Prior to Tesla, he worked in design at Mazda, General Motors, and Volkswagen.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Career

In 1992, Holzhausen started his career with Volkswagen, where he worked on the designs for the Microbus and the New Beetle concept project, known as "Concept One," under design lead J Mays.

In 2000, he moved to General Motors as a design manager where he worked on the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice.

In 2005, he took a role at Mazda, where he was chief of design. He led the designs of the Mazda Kabura concept car that debuted at the 2006 North American International Auto Show and of the Mazda Furai concept car that was unveiled at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, both in Detroit.

Franz von Holzhausen at the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck

In 2008, he went to work for Tesla. He is known for designing Tesla vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and the unveiled but not-yet-released Cybertruck, Semi, and second-generation Tesla Roadster.

Personal life

Franz von Holzhausen is married to Vicki von Holzhausen, a designer who runs the "von Holzhausen" fashion label focused on vegan leather products made from plant-based materials.

References

External links

• Franz von Holzhausen on Charlie Rose

Tesla Energy

• Solar roof
• Powerwall
• Powerpack
• Megapack

PeopleFacilities

• List of Tesla factories
• Tesla Factory (Fremont, California)
• Gigafactories
  • Giga Nevada
  • Giga New York
  • Giga Shanghai
  • Giga Berlin
  • Giga Texas
• Superchargers

Controversies

• Criticism of Tesla
• Lawsuits (list)
• Dealership disputes
• Sudden unintended acceleration cases
• Autopilot safety concerns
• TSLAQ

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  • Timeline
• Autopilot
• DeepScale
• Maxwell Technologies
• Hibar Systems
• Tesla Grohmann Automation
• SolarCity (purchased and merged into Tesla Energy)
• Hornsdale Power Reserve
• Tesla Roadster in space
• Giga Press
• Tesla Bot
• Tesla Dojo
• Tesla and unions

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