General Motors Design Team

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gptkbp:instanceOf automotive design division
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs GM Design
gptkbp:designCentersLocatedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:China
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employs automotive designers
clay modelers
color and trim specialists
digital sculptors
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Harley_Earl
gptkbp:foundedIn 1927
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Warren,_Michigan
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Art_and_Color_Section
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Motors Design Team
gptkbp:influencedBy Art and Color Section (original name)
gptkbp:notableAchievement first in-house automotive design department in the industry
influenced global automotive styling trends
introduced tailfin design in the 1940s and 1950s
pioneered concept car development
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Ed_Welburn
gptkb:Michael_Simcoe
gptkb:Bill_Mitchell
gptkb:Harley_Earl
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Chevrolet_Corvette
gptkb:Cadillac_Eldorado
gptkb:Chevrolet_Camaro
gptkb:Buick_Y-Job
gptkbp:numberOfDesignCenters 10
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:General_Motors
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:General_Motors
gptkbp:responsibleFor vehicle design
concept cars
production car styling
gptkbp:website https://www.gm.com/design
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hummer_H2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7