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it home reported on september 13 that gac group announced that on september 13, "electric vehicle design master and world-renowned design master" benoit jacob (ye binghuan) officially joined gac. benoit will fully support zhang fan, deputy director of gac research institute, and will be responsible for design work, promote design strategy and innovative development, and help gac improve the competitiveness of its own brand products.

▲ benoit jacob (ye binghuan) joined gac

it home attaches benoit jacob's resume as follows:

benoit graduated from the european art center school of design and started his automotive design career at renault in 1994. during his time at renault, he was involved in the design of classic models including the spider sports car, the fiftie concept car, the laguna ii sedan and station wagon.

in 2001, benoit joined volkswagen and helped establish the audi concept design studio in munich. he was involved in the design of the volkswagen passat, audi r8, seat and lamborghini model projects, as well as the design of the audi a1 and a4 / a5 family.

in 2004, benoit joined bmw and led several important projects including the bmw f30 3 series, f32 / f33 6 series, f07 5 series gt, z4 and m1 hommage concept car. the m1 hommage was the design inspiration for the bmw i8.

in 2010, benoit was appointed as the head of design for the bmw i series sub-brand, leading the design of the bmw i3 and i8 (classic new energy sports car). in addition, benoit has also served as the head of bmw group's advanced design and vice president of bmw group design, responsible for all advanced design projects, as well as product design for bmw, mini and rolls-royce.

▲ bmw i8

in 2016, benoit joined byton as co-founder and senior vice president of design, responsible for the design, development and branding of byton's concept cars and mass-produced models.

in 2021, benoit joined nio as vice president of design, responsible for nio's product design, strategic planning and brand positioning, and continued to drive innovation in the electric vehicle field.

gac group said that benoit joined gac because he was optimistic about the future development potential of chinese auto brands and his high recognition of gac's design innovation. he said: "chinese auto brands are rising at a rapid pace and have won wide recognition around the world. gac is at the forefront of this change, and i am impressed by its efforts in design and technological innovation."