The car industry is back! Yay America! Yes it’s all good news and yet the premier American auto show, Detroit, felt distinctly anti-climatic. Where were the exuberant show cars of yesteryear? Um, Porsche had one. The exciting production cars? Chevy‘s new Sonic and Chrysler’s 300 were already well-previewed in advance while Hyundai’s nifty Veloster was [...]
In a sign of how important design has been to the revival of GM‘s Cadillac division, the company has named Vice President of North American Design Bryan Nesbitt to run one of the most storied brands in cardom. Nesbitt was plucked from Chrysler by GM’s former Chrysler guy Bob Lutz several years ago and he [...]
An Appreciation by Noah Mallin Chrysler designer John Herlitz started with the company in 1964, just in time to experience the end of the Elwood Engel era and retired in 2000, just as the Tom Gale era was coming to a close. Though he didn’t extend a reach as deeply and publicly known as the [...]
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