Joji Nagashima | |
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Native name | 永島譲二 |
Born | 1955 Tokyo, Japan |
Education | Master's degree in industrial design |
Alma mater | Wayne State University Musashino Art University |
Occupation | Automotive designer |
Known for | BMW E90 design 5 Series E39 design |
Joji Nagashima (born 1955; 永島譲二) of Munich, Germany is an automobile designer for BMW. Nagashima was born in Tokyo and educated in Japan. He is best known for the exterior designs of the E36 and E90 versions of the BMW 3 Series, the E39 version of the BMW 5 Series, and the Z3 Roadster. He has been granted 22 patents in car design (as of Nov. 2007).