The former Skoda and BMW designer moved to the Chinese

After the reorganization of the Volkswagen design department at the beginning of 2023, Andreas Mindt replaced Josef Kaban as head of the design department, and the latter moved to a new "honorary" position - creative art director. However, not for long.

Now it has emerged that Kaban has found a new job at China's SAIC, following the same path as his former colleague Klaus Zychora, who moved from Volkswagen to Changan.

The management of SAIC believes that the appointment of Kaban will "significantly increase the level of internationalization of the brand, accelerating the entry of SAIC Motor into the world market." In other words, the Chinese are trying with all their might to Europeanize their models in order to increase their competitiveness on the world market.

There is no doubt that Josef Kaban will be able to bring a wealth of experience to his new employer, as he managed to work on, among other things, the Bugatti Veyron hypercar, the Audi A5 coupe and the Volkswagen ID.Buzz minivan, not to mention the Skoda Octavia, Kodiaq and BMW 7 Series .