Franz von Holzhausen
Franz von Holzhausen is an American automobile designer, and is in charge of design at Tesla Inc. after resigning from his position at Mazda North American Operations on July 31, 2008. He designed the Tesla Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Semi, second-generation Tesla Roadster, and the Cybertruck.Career
Von Holzhausen started his career with Volkswagen in 1992 where he worked on the designs for the Microbus and the New Beetle concept project, known as "Concept One," under design lead J Mays. He then moved to General Motors in 2000 as a design manager where he worked on the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice.
After taking his role at Mazda on February 21, 2005, von Holzhausen led the designs of the Mazda Kabura concept car that debuted at the 2006 North American International Auto Show and the 2008 Mazda Furai concept unveiled at Detroit.
He then went on to work for the car company Tesla. He is known for designing the new versions of Tesla cars including the Model S, the Model 3, the Model X, the Model Y, the Cybertruck and the new Tesla Roadster.
