Klaus Zyciora
Klaus Zyciora (Bischoff, born 13 December 1961) is a German automotive designer. He is vice president at Changan Automobile and in charge of the group's global design. Previously he was a designer in Volkswagen.
Klaus Zyciora
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- Name
- Klaus Zyciora
- Birth Name
- Klaus Bischoff
- Born
- 13 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, West Germany
- Occupation
- Automotive designer
- Spouse
- Janine Zyciora
- Education
- Braunschweig University of Art
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Klaus Zyciora • Birth Name — Klaus Bischoff • Born — 13 December 1961 • Birthplace — Hamburg, West Germany • Occupation — Automotive designer • Notable Works — Volkswagen ID. series • Spouse — Janine Zyciora
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He was born on 13 December 1961, in Hamburg, Germany.
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• Illustration — Volkswagen ID.3 Zyciora studied industrial design at Braunschweig University of Art. He graduated in 1989 and began working at Volkswagen as an automotive interior designer. His first project at the company was designing the interior of the Volkswagen Golf Mk4. He later became exterior designer and concept designer at Volkswagen before becoming head of Interior Design in 2000 then head of Exterior Design in 2002, before becoming head of Design (for the Volkswagen marque) and executive director in 2007. In April 2020, Zyciora was promoted to Head of Design for the Volkswagen Group as a whole, with his previous position being taken over by Jozef Kabaň. Zyciora is the designer of all current Volkswagen ID. series production models; the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.6, ID.7, ID. Buzz and the ID. Buggy concept. In December 2022, Volkswagen Group announced that Zyciora would be leaving the company and that Michael Mauer will be replacing him as the Head of Volkswagen Group Design on 1 January 2023. On 7 October 2023, Klaus Zyciora became a vice president at Changan Automobile and in charge of the group's global design.
Changan Deepal S05 at IAA Summit 2025 in Munich
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Changan Deepal S05 at IAA Summit 2025 in Munich
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- 1.Curriculum vitae: Klaus Zyciora. Volkswagen Newsroom.
- 2.Wittich, Holger. Klaus Bischoff übernimmt von Mauer. Auto Motor und Sport. 5 December 2019.
- 3.Gallina, Eric. Klaus Bischoff to Head VW Group Design. Form Trends. 4 December 2019.
- 4.Gooderham, Michael. Who's Where: Klaus Bischoff promoted, Jozef Kabaň to join VW. Car Design News. 5 December 2019.
- 5.Koch, Christoph. Klaus Bischoff: Alles auf eine Karte. Brand Eins. 2019.
- 6.Kacher, Georg. Volkswagen ID Buggy Review: We Drive the Electric Beach Buggy!. Motor Trend. 25 December 2019.
- 7.Volkswagen names new heads of the Group's key quality and design divisions. Volkswagen Newsroom.
- 8.Yang Jian. Former VW global design head joins China's Changan. Automotive News Europe. October 12, 2023.
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