Omer Halilhodžić (born 1963 in
Mostar,
Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a
Bosnian automotive designer.
Halilhodžić was previously a member of the famous designer team of
Ferrari
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.
A
graduate of the
University of Sarajevo with a
degree
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in
industrial design
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, Halilhodžić is currently a member of the designer team of
Volkswagen. Before rejoining
Volkswagen in 2021 he was working as an exterior designer and a creative design consultant for exterior design team of
Škoda for almost ten years.
Before that he was the exterior chief designer for the
European styling centre of
Mercedes-Benz, based in
Germany. He moved to Mercedes-Benz in January 2008 after working for
Mitsubishi Motors since 1995; he was previously employed at
Volkswagen since 1991 and started his career in Herzegovina Auto in 1989.
["Japanese icons reborn: new Evo X & new Skyline GT-R", Ben Oliver, ''Car Magazine'', December 2005]["Najprodavanije vozilo", B. Šišić, avaz.ba, 18 November 2006]["Omer Halilhodzic, Mitsubishi"](_blank)
Jens Meiners, ''Automotive News'', 29 May 2006["Bosanac će dizajnirati Mercedese"](_blank)
Marko Đurić, Danijel Tomičić, ''autoklub.hr'', 17 December 2007
He considers
Leonardo da Vinci to be the greatest designer of all time, and looks to
nature for his inspirations.
He was responsible for the styling of the 2004
Mitsubishi Colt, and the
concept cars which preceded it: CZ2, CZ3, CZ3 cabriolet, and CZT. He has since penned the
Mitsubishi Concept Sportback
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The Lancer has been marketed as the Colt Lancer, Dodge Colt, Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hi ...
,
["Mitsubishi's Lancer Concept Sportsback debuts at the 2007 Melbourne International Motor Show"](_blank)
Mitsubishi Motors Australia press release, 2 March 2007 and the
Mitsubishi Concept X
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By September 2005, Mitsubishi introduced a concept version of the next-gen Evolution ...
, which presages the
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X production car.
["Mitsubishi Concept-X Exterior Design Story"](_blank)
, Mitsubishi Motors Technology Review 2006, no.18, pp.134–135
References
1963 births
Living people
Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Automobile designers
University of Sarajevo alumni
Volkswagen Group designers
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