Hideo Kodama (designer)

Hideo Kodama (born 1944) is a Japanese automobile designer.

Early life

He was born in Yokohama, the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, and in the Greater Tokyo Area. As a boy, he had often painted pictures of cars.[1]

He studied at Tama Art University in Tokyo, studying in the Industrial Design department. He graduated in 1966.[2]

Career

General Motors

Seeing little opportunity for automotive designers in his native Japan at the time, he opted instead to join Adam Opel AG at Rüsselsheim am Main in Germany in 1966.[3] This became the General Motors Europe subsidiary in 1986. The design studio had opened in 1964. He worked in Rüsselsheim with the main designer Erhard Schnell, and George Gallion, the deputy chief designer. By the early 1980s, he was Chief Designer, working with the designer Chris Bangle from 1981-85.[4]

In 1992, he became Chief Designer for the second generation Corsa, known as the Corsa B. This car was launched in April 1993 in the UK, and four million were sold around the world.[3][5] Kodama was also responsible for the design of the next generation Corsa, the Corsa C.[6] His design for the Agila was built from 2000; the later models of that vehicle ceased production in 2014. He left General Motors Europe in 2004.[1][2]

Personal life

He lives in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.[2]

Design work

  • Opel Junior (1983)
    Opel Junior (1983)
  • Opel/Vauxhall Corsa B (1993)
    Opel/Vauxhall Corsa B (1993)
  • Opel Corsa C (2000)
    Opel Corsa C (2000)
  • Opel Tigra A (1994)
    Opel Tigra A (1994)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mihori, Naotsugu (28 September 2012). "カーデザイナー 児玉英雄 インタビュー" [Interview with car designer Hideo Kodama]. Autoc One (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c NAMBA, 難波 治 / Osamu (2024-09-24). "World-Renowned Masters of Automobile Art Unite: [2024 7-Artists Automotive Art Exhibition] Now Open!". Car Styling [カースタイリング] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  3. ^ a b "The man behind GM's 'accidental' world-car success". Automotive News Europe. Crain Communications, Inc. 1999-07-19. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ Doyle, Eóin (8 July 2014). "Theme: Concepts – Small Is Beautiful". Driven to Write. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Opel Corsa: a success story in five acts". 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-11-19.
  6. ^ "40 years of Opel Corsa: A Success Story in Six Acts". www.media.stellantis.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.

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