Porsche Design Head Says Chinese EVs Spur Edgier Car Concepts
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After nearly twenty years of designing Porsche 911s and Cayennes, Michael Mauer says new competitors led by EV brands from China are making managers and designers in Germany more receptive to risky vehicle concepts.“These startups, with no heritage, they can do things completely different,” Porsche AG and Volkswagen AG's head of design said in an interview. “I consider it a positive thing actually, as a designer, because that makes the decision-makers — i.e., the management board — more open minded.” We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. Volkswagen and Porsche will offer an update on their success in the coming week, when both companies report third-quarter results.Germany has long been at the forefront of car design with enduring classics like the Volkswagen Beetle, Porsche 911...