The design inspiration for Lynk & CO’s very first model
Name: Peter Horbury
Title: Geely Auto executive vice president of design
Main challenge: Nurturing a fresh generation of designers at Geely and Lynk & CO
- “A strong and distinctive face is more significant for the Chinese consumer than for a European one.”
- “We put the daytime running lights on the top of the fender, and we kept headlamps in the grille, but hidden.”
- “The wheels are large, the overhangs are brief, the entire profile is streamlined.”
- “Chinese customers want to demonstrate off. I’m coaxed that that these color inserts are much better looking than tons of chrome.”