Cars & Concepts

'We are going to be more dynamic'

Dezi Nagaya, Toyota Division's new global design chief, with an FT-86 coupe concept. (MARK RECHTIN)
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By:
Mark Rechtin
September 26, 2011 05:00 AM
Akihiro 'Dezi' Nagaya

Age: 50

Title: General manager, Toyota design division

Design credits: 1st- and 3rd-generation Lexus LS; 2nd-generation Lexus GS; 2nd-generation Toyota Prius

FRANKFURT -- The Toyota brand's flamboyant new global styling chief wants to put an end to a long tradition of conservative design.

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