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Pierre Authier
French car designer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre Authier is a French car designer known for the Peugeot 208 and the urban cross-over Peugeot 2008. He was given the Rising Star Designer award by Automotive News in 2014.[1]
After studying at the Art Center College of Design in Vevey in Switzerland, he joined Peugeot in 1997.[2]
He was the head of design for the Peugeot 208 presented in 2011, and which was seen by some commentators as a landmark in Peugeot design.[3]
He designed the Peugeot 208 XY and 208 GTi,[4] which were both unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012. He was the design manager for the 307, 308, 508 and EX1 Concept.