Joji Nagashima

Joji Nagashima (born 1955; 永島譲二) is an automobile designer for BMW. Nagashima was born in Tokyo and educated in Japan. He is best known for the exterior designs of the E36 and E90 versions of the BMW 3 Series, the E39 version of the BMW 5 Series, and the Z3 Roadster. He has been granted 22 patents in car design (as of Nov. 2007).