Annual award is given to automotive design honoree selected by previous winners Ralph Gilles will receive award from mentor and retired Chrysler Corp. Head of Design Tom Gale at EyesOn Design Vision Honored ceremony on June 16, 2023, at the Conner Center, the former Dodge Viper assembly plant EyesOn Design events provide financial support and
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Truck Thursday: All-new Jeep® Gladiator has features only a Jeep pickup could offer
The interior of the all-new 2020 Jeep® Gladiator offers a number of unique features that only a pickup by Jeep could offer. Exclusive all-new rear seats with a secure storage design, open-air freedom and a heritage-inspired center stack are among the many innovative, functional and intuitive features offered in a Gladiator. This mix of precision
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FCA Design shares teamwork insights with Detroit Pistons
Teamwork powers the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, beating the defense to score a game-winning basket. It also enables FCA designers to create stylish, award-winning vehicles. More than 15 Pistons players and staff members recently spent a couple of hours at the Product Design Office in FCA’s Auburn Hills, Michigan, complex to share ideas and real-world examples
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Alfa Romeo: Designed for the ages
When an Alfa Romeo takes to the road, the classic design of the Italian performance vehicle turns heads. In the classroom, Alfa Romeo vehicles are also an inspiration to the next generation of designers. “When I look at candidates at design schools, they are always sketching Alfa Romeos,” said Ralph Gilles, Head of Design, FCA
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I owe my career to a letter from Chrysler
My office at the FCA US complex is pretty low key – you won’t see a lot of sketches hanging on the walls. Since I travel a lot in my job as head of global design I don’t see my office as often as I used to. But I keep one important memento there, an
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Six NAIAS news nuggets you don’t want to miss
The totally new Chrysler Pacifica minivan was the “star of the auto show” for many this week at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. But it wasn’t the only news the company and our executives made this week. Here are six items you may – or may not – have read about. Bigger &
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Chrysler’s Pacifica minivan is all-new from the ground up
When engineers and designers were tasked to create the next generation of Chrysler’s iconic minivan, they didn’t just get to make few changes, but instead were given the opportunity to totally make over one of the company’s most beloved vehicles. The new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is built on an entirely new platform, resulting in an
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