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...him the fourth ever person to take hold the position after such legendary designers as [[Harley Earl]] and [[Bill Mitchell]]. He retired in 1992. ...f designer of the special projects studio where he designed the Aerotrain, GM’s concept of future locomotive transportation.

...Motors Corporation|General Motors]]' European designs since the 1970s, and GM's worldwide designs since the early 1990s. In an age of high profile 'desig ...modern classic. In 1965, he transferred to [[Vauxhall Motors]] in the UK, GM's UK operations.

...back stateside to work at [[General Motors]]. He had a 10-year tenure at [[GM]], producing such works as the [[Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept|50th A [[Category:car designers|Sang, Yup Lee]]

...or and materials designer will work closely with the exterior and interior designers in developing exterior color paints, interior colors, fabrics, leathers, ca ...ngineer's notions of simplicity, economics of scale, and design integrity, GM surpassed Ford's sales in 1931 and became the dominant player in the indust

.../en/product_services/ps_cars/ps_c_9-3/index.html The 2008 Saab 9-3 Range - GM Media Online]</ref>. Recently, Saab designers have experimented with evolving the styling feature into what has been refe

His first work in design was for [[General Motors]], where he was hired by GM styling czar [[Harley Earl]]. In 1938 he left to work at [[Raymond Loewy As ...xner joined Chrysler, the car's body was fashioned by engineers instead of designers — leading to what many thought were old-fashioned, boxy designs on Chrysl

| Designers ...'''Buick Lucerne''' is a [[Concept Cars|concept car]] that was unveiled at GM's "Teamwork and Technology" expo in New York in 1988. It was a front-wheel

| Designers ...P300''' was one of two new dream cars built in 1951, the other being the [[GM LeSabre]]. Collaborators on the [[Buick Y-Job]], [[Harley Earl]] and [[Char

...ura-to-gm-you-need-to-touch-your-customers-more Nissan's Shiro Nakamura To GM: "You need to touch your customers more!"] [[Category:car designers|Nakamura, Shirō]]

...dt and recombined in 1968. Fisher was dissolved by being merged with other GM operations in 1984. * 1974 - Produced GM's first [[airbag]]

| Designers ...um]] in Dearborn, Michigan. Finally, in 1993, it was brought back to the [[GM Design Center]] in Warren, Michigan and has remained there since.

* [[GM Daewoo|Daewoo Motors]] [[Category:car designers|Giugiaro, Giorgetto]]

...in the [[Citroën SM]], the [[PRV engine|PRV]] [[V6|V6]], [[Chevrolet]]'s [[GM Vortec engine#4300|4.3&nbsp;L ''Vortec 4300'']] and [[Chrysler Corporation| * The 54° [[GM 54-Degree V6 engine|GM/Opel V6]], designed to be narrower than normal for use in small [[front-whe

...ignia|Vauxhall & Opel Insignias]]. The new car will be based on GM's new [[GM Delta Platform|Delta Platform]] and will arrive bristling with new technolo

==Esprit designers== ...8 models is a standard GM unit also found in the V6 [[General Motors Omega|GM Omega]] [http://www.lotusespritworld.com/ERunning/partprices.html]. The fro

...ront and one wheel at the back has many strong proponents among automotive designers and enthusiasts. Two advantages are its improved aerodynamics, and that it ...elers.com/gmlean.html |title=General Motors Three Wheeled Cars. |publisher=GM's Lean Machine (3-wheelers.com/gmlean) |accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref><ref>{

*'''[[Martin Smith (designer)|Martin Smith]]''', former [[GM Europe]] design chief, now head of design for Ford of Europe talks of Bangl [[Category:car designers|Bangle, Christopher Edward]]

.... Moreover, Fiero has achieved one of the highest ratings ever recorded in GM barrier safety tests. ...ecided on a mid-engine layout for many of the same reasons that racing car designers do.

Early automatic transmissions, including GM's [[Hydra-Matic]], Packard's [[Ultramatic]], and [[Borg Warner]]'s automati ...econd collision]]). Nader illustrates that much knowledge was available to designers by the early 1960s but it was largely ignored within the American automotiv

...hstar engine#L47|L47 Aurora]]'' V8, but was poorly supported by the ailing GM division. [[Category:car designers|Shelby, Carroll]]

...until the 1976 [[Dodge Aspen]]//[[Plymouth Volare]], while [[Ford]] and [[GM]] both declined to offer one at all. The new wagon offered a hatch opening ...s and Gucci emblems on the door panels. Having famous name-brand interior designers would soon be a common theme with AMC models.

AvtoVAZ designers proved that they had some original ideas when the VAZ-2121 [[Lada Niva|Niva [[GM-AvtoVAZ]], a joint-venture with [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors

...razil's president Rudolf Leiding, made a challenge for the company's major designers. He wanted to recreate the Beetle but with a Brazilian flair and with the B ...e a comparative test between the VW Brasilia and it's main competitor, the GM Chevette, in March 1980.

[[Ford]] built an experimental fleet of cars with airbags in 1971. Then, GM who had also been experimening with airbags, built a fleet of 1000 1973 mod ...ld to the public. The standard front shoulder belts were deleted in 1970's GM cars equipped with airbags but lap belts were still used for side impact an

...version of the Durango which uses the shared [[General Motors Corporation|GM]]/[[DaimlerChrysler]] Advanced [[Hybrid Cars|Hybrid]] System 2. It is expe ...on [[Dodge Dakota]] on which it was based (during the late 1980s, Chrysler designers proposed building an SUV version of the Dakota pickup; this was shelved whe

...0]] as part of the modular straight-four, straight-five and straight-six [[GM Atlas engine]] line. ...cal interference between valve and piston with catastrophic results. Some designers have experimented with installing the timing chain/gears in the middle of t

...auto market was an oligopoly, with just three companies ([[General Motors|GM]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], and [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysler]]) cont | title = GM Exec Slams Higher Mileage Standards

...rse FWD and transverse AWD engine configurations in larger cars, such as [[GM Premium V engine|Cadillacs]] and [[Ford Yamaha V8 engine|Volvos]]. These en }}</ref> In 2010 GM will introduce a 4.5 litre Duramax diesel V8 with a 72° angle in which the

...and offering long wheelbase and v8 power to buyers for the first time. GM designers moved the headlights down to a new grille, added longer, rectangular tail l

...drive vehicles and light duty trucks/vans, has spread beyond its use with GM (and [[Ford]]] with their 1973 to 1978 [[Ford LTD|LTD]]s and Lincolns). ...-badged Jeep product since AMC came up with the concept; the AMC engineers/designers behind the project, who later became Chrysler employees after the 1987 buyo

...te configurations for a mass market. However, at the end of their programs GM destroyed its fleet, despite offers to purchase them by their drivers. Ford ...ic vehicle conversion|conversion]] and building of BEVs by hobbyists. Some designers point out that a specific type of electric vehicle offers comfort, utility

Probably the most famous custom car designers are George Barris and Ed Roth. Barris was one of the pioneer customizes and ...far more popular than expected, and inspired a host of imitations, both at GM and its competitors.