Pierre Authier

Pierre Authier is a French car designer known for the Peugeot 208 and the urban cross-over Peugeot 2008. He was given the Rising Star Designer award by Automotive News in 2014.^[1]

Peugeot 208

Peugeot 2008

After studying at the Art Center College of Design in Vevey in Switzerland, he joined Peugeot in 1997.^[2]

He was the head of design for the Peugeot 208 presented in 2011, and which was seen by some commentators as a landmark in Peugeot design.^[3]

He designed the Peugeot 208 XY and 208 GTi,^[4] which were both unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012. He was the design manager for the 307, 308, 508 and EX1 Concept.