Peter Horbury, who transitioned Volvo from boxy to curvy, remembered as 'giant in car design'

Former colleagues and industry executives paid tribute to Lotus design chief Peter Horbury, who has died at age 73. Horbury, probably best known for turning around Volvo design, died on Thursday in China, according to multiple sources. "He was a proper giant in car design. Everybody knew Peter. There will be a pain felt throughout the industry because of this," Sam Livingstone, who is director of consultancy Car Design Research, told Automotive News Europe.