David Hilton (auto designer)

David Hilton is an American automobile designer currently based in China.

Hilton was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. From 1991 until 2000, he was a designer and chief designer for Ford Motor Company in Detroit, England, Brazil, Japan and Germany. His most notable automotive contributions include the Ford Focus RS,[1] Ford S-MAX (2007 Car of the Year),[2] and Ford F-150. From 2000 to 2011[3][4][5] he ran the successful design firm Motorcity Europe,[6] where he created the design of the MCE MC1[7] as well as the Infiniti Emerg-e concept car. In the period 2012–2013 he was Head of Exterior Design for Bentley Motors in England,[8][9][10][11] being responsible for the Bentley GT3,[12] and the Bentley SUV Production Bentayga vehicle. In May 2015 he was hired as the Senior Design Director at NIO or previously NEXTEV, where he was Chief Designer of the NIO EP9 supercar.[13][14] From November 2018, David Hilton was hired as the Design Strategy Director at GAC R&D.[15] Hilton is also known for his automotive artwork and lecturing activities.[16][17][18]

In addition to his excellence in the automotive field, he also is a master of martial arts since childhood.

References
  1. Zach Bowman, "Bentley hires David Hilton", "Autoblog", 9 February 2012
  2. Car of the Year, "Car of the Year 2007: Ford S-Max wins close contest", "Car of the Year", 20 November 2006
  3. Bloomberg Business Week, "Design Services: Motorcity Europe", "BusinessWeek.com", 4 December 2005
  4. Anthony Ingram, "New Bentley Designer, David Hilton's past: Motorcity Europe", "Motor Authority", 11 February 2012
  5. CarDesignNews, "Design Services: Motorcity Europe" Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, "CarDesignNews.com", 30 November 2005
  6. MCE, "Motorcity Europe"
  7. Autocar, "Britain's Secret Supercar", "Autocar", 22 January 2008
  8. Bentley Motors, Bentley Press Release, 9 February 2012
  9. David Jolley, "Bentley names ex-Ford Designer Hilton to lead Exterior Design", "Automotive News Europe", 12 February 2012
  10. Owen Ready, "Who is Where: David Hilton appointed Head of Exterior Design for Bentley" Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, "CarDesignNews.com", 9 February 2012
  11. Phil Patton, "David Hilton to lead Exterior Design for Bentley", "The New York Times", 9 February 2012
  12. AutoMotoTV, "GT3 Interview with David Hilton", "AutoMotoTV", 27 September 2012
  13. "David Hilton". AUTO(R). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  14. "Design Story: NIO EP9 Supercar: The Brand Ambassador". FormTrends.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. "Is Nio's Third Mass-Production Vehicle A Tesla Model 3 Competitor?". insideevs. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  16. Eric Gallina, "Celebrated Automotive Artists collaborate on German exhibition", "Form Trends", 31 October 2012
  17. Vasiliy Kurkoff and Asia Vildanova, "Interview: David Hilton", "CarDesignCommunity", 29 April 2013
  18. Marco Traverso, "MCE Design Workshops", "CarBodyDesign", 4 December 2013
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