Bob Hall (American motoring journalist)
Bob Hall is a former American motoring journalist best known for his word as an automotive product planner. He is married to Karen Kato, and is the identical twin brother of Jim Hall (who is Director - Industry and Competitor Analysis at General Motors). He can read, write and speak Japanese fluently.
Hall is best known as a member of the development team who produced the Mazda MX-5. Hall's first blackboard sketch of a two-seater convertible car in the early 1980s resulted in him being offered a job by Mazda Motors although he has no formal engineering qualifications.
Hall is considered to be the "biological father" of the MX-5/Miata, although he was not responsible for the engineering and styling work that brought it to production.
Hall lived in Malaysia, from 2004 till 2011, working for Proton as Head of product planning and programme engineering.[1] While he was living in Malaysia Bob Hall drove a Proton Savvy.
In September 2014 Hall joined Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd where it has been said he's been tasked to come up with an all-new mass-selling vehicle to hit the spot with western markets.[2] While he has not commented on what the new vehicle may be, he has said it will not be a front-engine, rear-drive sportscar.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
External links
- Don Sherman. "Ikigai Man: Bob Hall and the Original Mazda Miata". Automobile. Retrieved 2006-08-13.
- "Mazda's little Miata finds its place in history", Canadian Driver, Whitney, T., 11 October 2005.