
BMW’s design chief Chris Bangle is leaving the company and the car industry after 17 years at the firm, BMW has announced.Bangle, who is known for his striking and controversial designs such as the BMW X6 and the previous-generation BMW 7-series, will be succeeded as the man in charge of BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce design by Adrian van Hooydonk, currently BMW's head of design.A BMW statement said Bangle, who was also responsible for Mini and Rolls-Royce...