Wolfgang Egger

Egger was born in Oberstdorf, Germany, and studied design at the International College of Arts and Sciences in Milan, Italy.

Egger began his professional career in 1989 in the Design department at Alfa Romeo.

Among the cars developed by Alfa Romeo under his direction were the Nuvola Concept, 156, 166, 147 and 8C Competizione.

On 1 May 2007, Egger succeeded Walter de Silva as Head of Audi Group Design.

The Chinese automaker appointed him to create their design identity, starting with the hybrid model BYD Song Max and a series of other electric vehicles including the BYD B series bus.