Best known for his work at Volvo, Horbury became senior vice president of design at Group Lotus in 2021.
has died aged 73, while on a business visit to the Geely group headquarters in China. Best known for his work at Volvo, Horbury began his design career at Chrysler UK following his graduation from the Royal College of Art in 1974.
Horbury had his stint at Volvo as chief of design beginning in 1991 and which ran for 11 years, and in this time he would lead the Swedish automotive brand in its departure from the boxy designs of past, into its new design era with the ReVolvolution theme. Horbury’s arrival at Volvo brought design change that was visible in the transition from the Volvo 850 to the first-generation Volvo S60, and was also credited for crossover models such as the first-generation V70 XC as well as the
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