C. Mark Jordan

Mark C. Jordan
Residence California, U.S.
Occupation Automotive Designer
Employer Mazda North American Operations
Known for Design of the first generation Mazda MX-5 Miata
Parent(s)

C. Mark Jordan is an American and Japanese automobile designer who worked for General Motors and Mazda North American Operations.

Mark is well known for the design of the 1989 Mazda MX-5 Miata, alongside Tom Matano.[1][2] Mark is the son of former GM vice president of design Chuck Jordan.[3] He attended Art Center College of Design (1974-1978) and worked for Adam Opel AG (1978-1982), before working with Mazda North American Operations in various roles (1982-2009).[4] He currently runs his own firm, CMJ Design Consulting.

See also

  • "C. Mark Jordan". Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  • Tom Matano (Chief of Design for Mazda North American Operations)

References

  1. ↑ Yamaguchi, Jack K.; Thompson, Jonathan (1989). Miata Mazda MX- (First ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 18 and on. ISBN 9780312031589.
  2. ↑ Levin, Doron P. (1989-07-30). "STYLE MAKERS; Mark Jordan: Sports Car Stylist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  3. ↑ Eisenstein, Paul A. (March 4, 1990), "Designer Genes For Cars", Chicago Tribune
  4. ↑ Braun, Stephen (1989-10-02). "Drivers Studied for Future Trends : Southern California--It's the Auto Industry's Lab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
Mazda Miata MX-5


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