The Latest Breaking News from von Holzhausen

Why Tesla's Design Chief Preserved His Model S Plaid #001

Franz von Holzhausen sends his Model S Plaid Signature Edition chassis 001 to Unplugged Performance for preservation, prioritizing paint and interior over extra power.

Motor1 · Aug 21

Tesla's chief designer accidentally smashed a $61K Cybertruck's 'armor glass' window with a metal ball. Now he says it was a 'great marketing moment'

CEO Elon Musk claimed more than 200,000 orders for the vehicle following its botched reveal in 2019.

Fortune · Dec 20, 2025

Tesla Rethinks 'Deadly' Door Handles as Design Chief Admits Design Could Confuse Passengers in Life-or-Death Situations

Tesla's design chief, Franz von Holzhausen, is reconsidering the company's signature flush door handles, which have been linked to injuries and deaths.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18, 2025

Tesla Confirms It's Working On A Wireless Inductive EV Charger

Tesla's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen made the announcement in a Jay Leno's Garage video review of the Cybertruck.

InsideEVs · Dec 19, 2023

The legendary designer of the DeLorean has something to say about Tesla's Cybertruck

Giorgetto Giugiaro, the legendary car designer behind the DeLorean DMC-12, weighs in on Tesla's Cybertruck and its polarizing design.

WEKU · Nov 14, 2023

I Saw The Tesla Cybertruck Up Close. It Still Looks Horrible

After seeing the Tesla Cybertruck up close and in person, I have real worries.

InsideEVs · Nov 6, 2023

UPDATE: Tesla Chief Designer Seen In Matte Black Cybertruck

Franz von Holzhausen, Chief Designer at Tesla, has been recently seen driving a black Tesla Cybertruck in Santa Monica. Will it be offered like that?

InsideEVs · Nov 4, 2023

Some Tesla Staff "Hated" Cybertruck, Secretly Worked On Alternative

Tesla's chief designer said "a majority of the people" in the company's design studio "hated" the Cybertruck and "didn't want to have anything to do with it."

InsideEVs · Sep 14, 2023

Customer Feedback Made Tesla Add Round Steering Wheel To Model S/X

Asked if customer feedback was behind Tesla's decision to offer a round steering wheel again in the Model S and Model X, Franz von Holzhausen confirmed.

InsideEVs · Jan 17, 2023

Tesla Model S Is Constantly Getting Improvements, Chief Designer Says

The man who managed to break the Cybertruck’s armor glass during its reveal said in a recent interview that he worked on the Model S just a day earlier.

InsideEVs · Jan 17, 2023