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Taking it slow at Chrysler
22/08/2008 15:40. In the past, the compressed time frame for designing new vehicles affected their looks, Gilles said. "We've put a lot on our backs," he said Thursday. "We developed a lot of cars very quickly in a short time frame." The quick development time limited competition between design teams, which in the past yielded great work at Chrysler, Gilles said. "You always get the best results" with competition, said Gilles, who was promoted to vice president for design. "That's the way we used to do it back in the day." Gilles credits Vice Chairman Jim Press and Chief Executive Bob Nardelli with endorsing plans to slow down design time. "They're really big on execution," Gilles said. "We'd rather make it right than rush it to market." Creed, 63, was responsible for the Chrysler PT Cruiser, Dodge... // St. Louis Post-Dispatch 23/08/2008 19:14 Chrysler's design chief promises improvements News Chief
But Ralph Gilles said that's one of the things that will change now
that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles
look both inside and out. Also look for higher quality interiors and smoother, more aerodynamic bodies as Gilles takes over for Trevor M. Creed, who is retiring at the end of August. Gilles, who worked on cutting-edge designs like the 300C sedan and more recently its two most important products, new minivans and the new Ram pickup, said the compressed time frame for designing new vehicles affected their looks. "We've put a lot on our backs," he said in a recent... // News Chief 23/08/2008 16:07 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements San Jose Mercury News
23/08/2008 04:53 Chrysler Announces Design Chief to Retire New York Times Blogs
22/08/2008 23:40 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements MLive.com
22/08/2008 15:40 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In the past, the compressed time frame for designing new vehicles
affected their looks, Gilles said. "We've put a lot on our backs,"
he said Thursday. "We developed a lot of cars very quickly in a
short time frame." The quick development time limited competition between design teams, which in the past yielded great work at Chrysler, Gilles said. "You always get the best results" with competition, said Gilles, who was promoted to vice president for design. "That's the way we used to do it back in the day." Gilles credits Vice Chairman Jim Press and Chief Executive Bob Nardelli with endorsing plans to slow down design time. "They're really big on execution," Gilles said. "We'd rather make it right than rush it to market." Creed, 63, was responsible for the Chrysler PT Cruiser, Dodge... // St. Louis Post-Dispatch 22/08/2008 09:25 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements Fox 28
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler's new design chief says the automaker's
recent efforts to roll out new vehicles quickly hurt their designs. But Ralph Gilles (GILL'-iss) says that's 1 of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Gilles succeeds for Trevor Creed, who's retiring at the end of August. Creed was responsible for the attention-grabbing, good-selling Chrysler PT... // Fox 28 22/08/2008 09:14 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements WLNS
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler's new design chief says the automaker's
recent efforts to roll out new vehicles quickly hurt their designs. But Ralph Gilles (GILL'-iss) says that's 1 of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Gilles succeeds for Trevor Creed, who's retiring at the end of August. Creed was responsible for the attention-grabbing, good-selling Chrysler PT... // WLNS 22/08/2008 09:11 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements WTOL
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler's new design chief says the automaker's
recent efforts to roll out new vehicles quickly hurt their designs. But Ralph Gilles (GILL'-iss) says that's 1 of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Gilles succeeds for Trevor Creed, who's retiring at the end of August. Creed was responsible for the attention-grabbing, good-selling Chrysler PT... // WTOL 22/08/2008 08:24 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements AZ Central.com
Gilles, who worked on cutting-edge designs like the 300C sedan and
more recently its two most important products, new minivans and the
new Ram pickup, said the compressed time frame for designing new
vehicles affected their looks. "We've put a lot on our backs," he said Thursday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "We developed a lot of cars very quickly in a short timeframe." The quick development time limited competition between design teams, which in the past yielded great work at Chrysler, Gilles said. "You always get the best results" with competition, said Gilles, who was promoted to vice president for design. "That's the way we used to do it back in the day." Gilles credits Vice Chairman Jim Press and CEO Bob Nardelli with endorsing plans to slow down design... // AZ Central.com 22/08/2008 08:09 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements Inside Bay Area
DETROIT — In its recent past, Chrysler LLC's efforts to roll
out new vehicles quickly to keep them fresh in the marketplace hurt
their designs, according to the company's new design chief. But Ralph Gilles says that's one of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Also look for higher quality interiors and smoother, more aerodynamic bodies as Gilles takes over for Trevor M. Creed, who is retiring at the end of August. Gilles, who worked on cutting-edge designs like the 300C sedan and more recently its two most important products, new minivans and the new Ram pickup, said the compressed time frame for designing... // Inside Bay Area 22/08/2008 07:53 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements BusinessWeek
In its recent past, Chrysler LLC's efforts to roll out new vehicles
quickly to keep them fresh in the marketplace hurt their designs,
according to the company's new design chief. But Ralph Gilles says that's one of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Also look for higher quality interiors and smoother, more aerodynamic bodies as Gilles takes over for Trevor M. Creed, who is retiring at the end of August. Gilles, who worked on cutting-edge designs like the 300C sedan and more recently its two most important products, new minivans and the new Ram pickup, said the compressed time frame for designing new vehicles affected their looks. "We've put a lot on our backs," he said Thursday in a... // BusinessWeek 22/08/2008 07:47 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements MLive.com
DETROIT (AP) — In its recent past, Chrysler LLC's efforts to
roll out new vehicles quickly to keep them fresh in the marketplace
hurt their designs, according to the company's new design chief. But Ralph Gilles says that's one of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Also look for higher quality interiors and smoother, more aerodynamic bodies as Gilles takes over for Trevor M. Creed, who is retiring at the end of August. Gilles, who worked on cutting-edge designs like the 300C sedan and more recently its two most important products, new minivans and the new Ram pickup, said the compressed time frame for designing new vehicles affected their looks. "We've put a lot on our... // MLive.com 22/08/2008 07:41 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements Chicago Tribune
22/08/2008 07:35 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements International Herald Tribune
DETROIT : In its recent past, Chrysler LLC's efforts to roll out new
vehicles quickly to keep them fresh in the marketplace hurt their
designs, according to the company's new design chief. But Ralph Gilles says that's one of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Also look for higher quality interiors and smoother, more aerodynamic bodies as Gilles takes over for Trevor M. Creed, who is retiring at the end of August. Gilles, who worked on cutting-edge designs like the 300C sedan and more recently its two most important products, new minivans and the new Ram pickup, said the compressed time frame for designing new vehicles affected their looks. "We've put a lot on our backs," he said Thursday in... // International Herald Tribune 22/08/2008 07:21 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements Conde Nast Portfolio
In its recent past, Chrysler LLC's efforts to roll out new vehicles
quickly to keep them fresh in the marketplace hurt their designs,
according to the company's new design chief. But Ralph Gilles says that's one of the things that will change now that he's in charge of the way Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles look both inside and out. Also look for higher quality interiors and smoother, more aerodynamic bodies as Gilles takes over for Trevor M. Creed, who is retiring at the end of August. Gilles, who worked on cutting-edge designs like the 300C sedan and more recently its two most important products, new minivans and the new Ram pickup, said the compressed time frame for designing new vehicles affected their looks. "We've put a lot on our backs," he said Thursday in a... // Conde Nast Portfolio 22/08/2008 07:20 Chrysler's new design chief promises improvements Forbes
21/08/2008 17:53 Design Superstar Ralph Gilles Succeeds Trevor Creed at Chrysler Dexigner
The designer, Trevor M. Creed, 63, is senior vice president for design at Chrysler, a company he joined in 1985 from Ford Motor. Chrysler's chief executive, Robert Nardelli, said Mr. Creed played a key leadership role in the development of a number of vehicles, which also include the... // Dexigner 21/08/2008 07:41 Ralph Gilles Becomes Chrysler's Chief Designer Automobile Magazine
Gilles, most recently lead designer of Chrysler's advanced
interiors group, was chosen this week to succeed Trevor Creed, who
is retiring as vice-president of design. Gilles, who's been
responsible for products like the 300C and the all-new 2009 Dodge
Ram, now has reigns over future Chrysler designs - and although
styling is subjective, we're ecstatic to hear future vehicles may
not be so...well, boxy. "It's definitely time for a new aesthetic at Chrysler," Gilles told Automotive News . "We're done with the... // Automobile Magazine 20/08/2008 04:17 Design Superstar Ralph Gilles Succeeds Trevor Creed at Chrysler Edmunds.com/Inside Line
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan — In a major passing of the design
torch, Chrysler announced on Monday that Ralph Gilles will succeed
Trevor Creed in the automaker's top design job. The appointment is
especially noteworthy because it means that African Americans now
head up design at two of Detroit's major automakers: General Motors
and Chrysler. Ed Welburn, who is shepherding such critical vehicles as the Chevrolet Volt and new Chevrolet Camaro into production, is General Motors' design chief. Creed, 63, retires after 23 years with Chrysler. "Trevor has led a distinguished automotive design career," said Chrysler Chairman and CEO Robert L. Nardelli in a statement. "He played a key leadership role in the design of award-winning vehicles such as the new Dodge Challenger , Chrysler 300C ,... // Edmunds.com/Inside Line 20/08/2008 02:21 Trevor "Apollo" Creed To Retire As Chrysler Design Chief, Gilles ... Jalopnik
20/08/2008 00:40 Chrysler design boss retires Autocar
Chrysler has announced that long servicing design boss Trevor Creed
is retiring, and he will be replaced in the top job by Ralf Gilles,
the man who styled the 300C saloon. Gilles other design credits include the current Chrysler Voyager and the Jeep Trailhawk. The 37-year old has worked on many of the companys hit designs since he joined in 1992. But his new design fiefdom has lost one of its creative crucibles the Pacifica studio in California, which was closed and sold to... // Autocar 19/08/2008 23:49 US: Chrysler names new design chief just-auto.com
"Trevor has led a distinguished automotive design career," said
Chrysler LLC chairman and CEO Robert Nardelli. "He played a
key leadership role in the design of award-winning vehicles such as
the new Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300C, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Dodge Viper,
Dodge Ram and the Plymouth Prowler." Creed joined Chrysler from Ford in 1985 as head of interior design. Chrysler also announced a structural change under which the design office now reports to product development head Frank Klegon to "improve efficiency and enhance operations". Gilles, newly named to succeed... // just-auto.com 19/08/2008 21:52 New design head for Chrysler Wheels24.co.za
Chrysler LLC has announced that Ralph Gilles will head its design
division once Trevor Creed retires on August 31. Gilles, the new vice president of design, most recently served as the vice president for Jeep, truck and advanced interior design. Current senior vice president of design Creed joined the company in 1985 as the director of interior design. "Trevor (Creed) has led a distinguished automotive design career," said Chrysler LLC... // Wheels24.co.za 19/08/2008 21:42 US: Influential Chrysler design executive Trevor Creed to retire Automotive World
19/08/2008 19:27 Chrysler appoints Gilles as design chief Windsor Star
19/08/2008 16:53 Chrysler announces design chief to retire International Herald Tribune
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan : Chrysler said the design chief responsible for the success of the
Dodge Challenger, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Dodge Viper and Dodge Ram is
retiring at month's end. The designer, Trevor Creed, 63, is senior vice president for design at Chrysler, a company he joined in 1985 from Ford Motor. Chrysler's chief executive, Robert Nardelli, said Creed played a key leadership role in the development of a number of vehicles, which... // International Herald Tribune 19/08/2008 16:07 Chrysler picks new design VP DetNews.com
Formerly at Ford Motor Co., Creed, 63, joined Chrysler in 1985 as
director for interior design. Gilles, 38, will head Chrysler's Design Office beginning Sept. 1. The Design Office will report to Frank Klegon, executive vice president for product development, as part of an effort to streamline the hierarchy and increase efficiency, Chrysler said. Creed reported directly to Nardelli. But analysts say the new structure does not necessarily undercut the design team's influence, which was traditionally very powerful at Chrysler. "If it's done correctly, it has the potential to be a good thing," said Alexander Edwards, head of the automotive division of Strategic Vision, a consulting firm in San Diego. "By having the two groups work together, it's more likely that the initial ideas of... // DetNews.com 19/08/2008 15:54 Ralph Gilles to head Chrysler design; Trevor Creed retires Aug. 31 AutoWeek
19/08/2008 10:59 Chrysler VP of Design Trevor Creed retires, Ralph Gilles to ... TruckTrend Magazine
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