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Perhaps I'd like to design cars, but I don't think I'd be much good at it.

Any car designer always dreams about designing their own car - if they say they don't, they're lying... For me, it was never about starting my own company just to make another car.

The point is that I don't design stuff for myself. I'm a toolmaker. I design things that other people want to use.

I can't just decide myself what's being built. Someone decides what they want, then I work for them.

I've always wanted to design a Mustang. I just never really had the opportunity in my career because the timing was never right.

I'd love to be part of the process of building cars.

I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.

I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.

I believe there's still room for the dream a lot of people in the industry have - to design and build your own cars.

Ultimately, auto designers need to overcome market challenges with innovative design solutions. The automotive industry is at a turning point with environmental and economic conditions on one side and breakthrough technology on the other, so it will be fascinating to see how these design leaders envision the future.