Ed Welburn Announces Retirement After 44 Years with GM
Today, General Motors announced that Ed Welburn, current vice president of General Motors Global Design, will end his 44-year career with the company on July 1st and enter into retirement. GM named Welburn’s successor as Michael Simcoe, the current vice president of GM International Design. Simcoe is a 33-year veteran of GM Design, making him […]
Ed Welburn Honored at GM Center for African American Arts Dedication
General Motors and CEO Mary Barra participated this week in the rededication of the General Motors Center for African American Arts, and in so doing, honored its Vice President of Global Design, Ed Welburn. Welburn, who has been in his current position since March 2005, has been integral in building a network of 10 Design […]
Ed Welburn Named Black Engineer of the Year
General Motors’ Vice President of Global Design Ed Welburn was recently honored as the recipient of the Black Engineer of the Year Award at last week’s 29th annual Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA) STEM Conference Black Engineer of the Year Gala at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in the nation’s capital. Upwards of 6,500 attendees […]
GM Tech Center in Warren Selected as National Historic Landmark
General Motors, as part of its commitment to preserve its history, unveiled a 5-foot-tall and 1,200-pound bethel white granite marker at its Technical Center. The market commemorates the Warren, Michigan site’s selection as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. The ceremony, which took place on Thursday, was attended by officials from General […]
2016 Chevy Malibu Teased for New York Debut
Chevy is not only planning to bring a new-look 2016 Spark to the New York Auto Show next month, but will also bring along the 2016 Malibu. Chevrolet promises that this new take on an old classic will be larger and lighter, providing drivers with more connectivity, safety, and fuel efficiency. The 2016 Chevy Malibu […]
American and Australian Teams Collaborated to Build Buick Avenir Concept
Buick pulled something of a rabbit out of its hat on the eve of the 2015 North American International Auto Show when it came out with the Avenir Concept from what seemed like out nowhere. But, as it turns out, the Avenir Concept didn’t come from out of nowhere at all; it was the result […]
Cadillac Still Undecided on the Elmiraj
Cadillac struck gold in August last year when the luxury brand unveiled the Elmiraj concept at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, signaling what could be Cadillac’s future flagship coupe. Back in December, GM President, Mark Reuss, even called the Elmiraj “the car Cadillac needs.” Yet still today, Cadillac remains undecided on the Elmiraj. According to […]
1984 PPG Pace Car Corvette Recovered from Sinkhole
The 1984 PPG Pace Car is the Fifth Corvette Recovered So Far at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green.
The saga of the sinkhole Corvettes continues today with more good news: after having successfully rescued the 1962 Tuxedo Black convertible Corvette, the 1993 40th Anniversary Corvette, the millionth Corvette ever produced, and the 2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil,” crews pulled the 1984 PPG Pace Car from the ground late on Wednesday. As such, the National […]
[PHOTOS] Chevrolet Colorado Xtreme and Trailblazer Premier
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[wptab name=”New VP of Global Design Reveals Concepts”]It was announced on Thursday that Ed Welburn will retire on July 1st after 44 years with GM, and that his replacement in the role of vice president of General Motors Global Design would be current VP of GM International Design Michael Simcoe. Last month, Simcoe helped unveil […]
[VIDEO] Chevrolet Finally Restores One-Millionth Corvette
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A year and a half after disaster struck, today everything’s coming up Vette. On February 12, 2014, a sinkhole opened up in the Skydome room at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Eight rare Corvettes that were on display were damaged in the freak accident, most notably a white 1992 model that represented […]
Buick Discusses Importance of Fathers in Careers of Sculptors and Designers
Father’s Day was this past Sunday, but really, isn’t everyday Father’s Day? To celebrate the occasion, Buick is honoring the men behind some of Buick’s most talented sculptors and designers. A story over at Buick’s pressroom highlights the stories of the Lys family; Buick director of interior design Liz Wetzel; sculptor Matt Brancheau; and VP of GM Design […]
Americarna May Have Given Us a Glimpse of Zora
Got two minutes to spare and love learning about the design process that goes into making new cars look so marvelous? Then you’re absolutely going to want to take a couple of moments to sit down with this video from Americarna. Need a bit more convincing? How about this: if you look close enough, you […]
Examining the Second-Gen Camaro—1970-1981
As we rapidly approach the debut of the sixth-generation Camaro, Chevrolet is looking back at the first five installments in the classic American muscle car’s history. Five different designers have been asked to share their thoughts on each of the vehicle’s five different generations. First, GM Global Design VP Ed Welburn analyzed the first-gen Camaro, […]
A Close Look at the First Generation Camaro—1967-69
In honor of the Camaro completing the final year of its fifth generation, Chevy interviewed five designers who have worked on the Camaro to reflect on the storied sports car’s five distinct eras. “While Camaro has evolved with cultural and design trends, it has consistently represented the approachable, attainable sports car with an emphasis on […]
Buick Avenir Concept: Surprise, Here’s a Flagship!
Buick has revealed the Avenir concept just hours before the kick-off of the 2015 North American Auto Show. Uh…surprise! The Buick Avenir concept was entirely unexpected, and is hopefully only the first of many unexpected surprises that are dispensed in Detroit in the days to come. So what is the Avenir? The word itself is […]
Cadillac CT6 Styling Will Follow the Norm
Back when we thought that the Cadillac CT6 was going to be called the LTS, we were under the impression that the styling would take a fair amount of cues from the Elmiraj concept of way back when. Even when we learned the actual name of the model, it was still understood throughout the automotive […]
Gran Turismo 6 Update 1.15 Adds Chaparral 2X VGT Concept and More
The latest Gran Turismo 6 update is available today (December 17), and it includes all of the Vision Gran Turismo (VGT) concepts designed by the world’s major automakers. The VGT concepts mark the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo and are representations of the future of racing, in the eyes of these major automakers. Included in […]