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| '''Martin Smith''' is an [[automobile]] designer active in the 1990s and 2000s.
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| Born in 1949 in Sheffield, England, Smith attended King Edward VII School ([http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/photos/62.2(1).html photo]). He graduated in Engineering from the University of Liverpool and has a Masters degree in Design from the Royal College of Art in London.
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| He began at [[Porsche]] in 1973 and moved to [[Audi]] in 1977, where he designed the original [[Audi Quattro]]. He later worked with [[J Mays]] on the [[Audi Avus]] [[concept car]] and developed the [[Audi TT]]'s interior. He was Director of Design for [[Opel]]/[[Vauxhall|Vauxhall]] from 1997, working on the [[Opel Speedster]], [[Opel Astra|Astra]], [[Opel Insignia|Insignia]] concept and [[Vauxhall VX220|Vauxhall VX Lightning]].
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| He was appointed as Executive Director of Design at [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] Europe in July 2004.
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| ==External link==
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| * [http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=19086 Brief Biography on Ford's website]
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| [[Category:car designers|Smith, Martin]]
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| [[Category:Ford designers|Smith, Martin]]
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| [[Category:General Motors designers|Smith, Martin]]
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| [[Category:British automobile designers|Smith, Martin]]
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 15 January 2007
