Edward T. Welburn Jr.New wave of American design stokes Detroit 3 market share gains 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 25, 2013  From the fires of Detroit's descent into near-death, GM, Ford and Chrysler have forged some of the most distinctive designs since tailfins were soaring in the halcyon days of the postwar-era. Models such as the Cadillac ATS sports sedan, Ford Fusion family car and Jeep Grand Cherokee are turning heads and stoking sales.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN Designing for 2016: It's all about aerodynamics 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012  Four years from now, vehicles emerging from the world's design studios will be more aerodynamic -- and more sculpted. Extreme design will be out of favor. You'll see fewer bumps and bulges and asymmetrical shapes, the kinds of things that kept popping up in the past decade.... Read More »
Building brands by design 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012  Ed Welburn, GM's design chief since 2003, believes that he will get more inspired designs by putting most of his 2,000 designers, sculptors and other personnel under specific brands.... Read More »
CARS & CONCEPTS Welburn: More contours in next Caddy CTS 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012 Expect "more sophisticated, more premium" styling when the next-generation Cadillac CTS hits showrooms next year, General Motors design chief Ed Welburn says.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY WANTED: The next GM design superstar 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  General Motors design chief Ed Welburn says he's looking for the next Chuck Jordan or Wayne Cherry to run the company's Opel design studio in Europe -- a job that historically has been a path to bigger things.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Shuffle kicks off race for GM's top design job 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012  Last week's shuffle of General Motors' lead designers seems to set up a horse race to succeed Ed Welburn, GM's design chief for nearly a decade.... Read More »
Clay Dean, stylist behind Cadillac's resurgence, gets broader role in GM design makeover 3:03 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2012  Clay Dean, the GM designer who oversaw the reboot of the Cadillac brand in recent years, is taking on a more expansive role as GM restructures global design to strengthen its global brands. As part of a series of organizational changes, GM said today, Dean will become the automaker's director of global advanced design. In the newly created position, he will oversee all of GM's advanced design efforts.... Read More »
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