He was in charge of Mercedes design for more than a quarter of a century in a row – since 1999. Wagener’s list of first works included the R, ML and GL SUVs, and later the stylist was commissioned to develop the design of A-, B-, C-, E-, CLK- and CLS-class cars. Another significant creation is the new generation of Gelendvagens.
Since 2016, Gordon Wagener received the position of chief designer of the entire Daimler AG concern, and also became a member of the board of directors of the group of companies.
True, in recent years the maestro’s work has been actively criticized. In particular, he approved the frankly unsuccessful Mercedes-Benz electric cars.
In particular, the EQS and EQE sedans turned out to be failed projects, which the market received extremely coolly (there is an opinion that the reason was the controversial design).
In the near future, the German brand will release several electric and hybrid models, which the new appointee will have to draw.
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