Tony Van Nguyen - Founder/Managing Member



Tony Van Nguyen entered the automobile industry 6 years ago when he got his first car. He is a graduate of American InterContinental University - Dunwoody, GA with a degree in Business Management and Administration with a Minor in Psychology. After working in several corporate and service industry related occupations he decided to go into the automotive business.

He was first introduced into the performance scene with his 1997 BMW M3 Sedan. He built that car for speed and performance and was soon introduced to the car show scene when he got his 2001 Lexus GS300. Ever since then he has been touring the East Cost with his beloved carbon fiber themed GS300 which has coined his nickname "CarbonGS".

He has been working on creating his own style by infusing the aspects of all different trends of modifying, i.e. VIP, EXE, Tuner, Luxury, Euro, Drift... You can check on the progress of his car HERE.

His award winning creation has been recognized in various media outlets including print magazines, online magazines, web pages, and vendor advertisements.

Tony strives to be unique in everything that he does. That is where the idea of "Trend Setting" Motors came from.