Long, flowing shapes accented with razor-sharp edges, inlets and exits that tap into cooling airflow with minimal drag, and wheels sized to leave little room for anything else – these are the design keys for Dodge three decades from now.
FCA US Product Design Office Announces Winners Of The 2017 Drive For Design Contest
Three talented high school students from Georgia, Delaware and Michigan have earned top honors in the 2017 Drive for Design contest, sponsored by the FCA US Product Design Office. The contest, in its fifth year, challenged U.S. high school students in grades 10-12 to design a Dodge vehicle 30 years in the future. The FCA design team partnered with EyesOn Design and Lawrence Technological University for this year’s contest.
‘The Drive for Design contest helps connect our design team to the extraordinary artistic talent of students across the country and allows us to help guide them for a potential career in automotive design,’ said Mark Trostle, Head of Performance, Passenger Car and Utility Vehicle Design, FCA – North America. ‘All of the submissions were creative and visionary as they truly thought about what vehicles could look like in the next 30 years.’
The three student winners include: •First place – Davis Kunselman, Mount de Sales Academy (Macon, Georgia)
FCA US Product Design Office Announces Winners Of The 2017 Drive For Design Contest
•Second place – Richard Chen, Delmar High School (Delmar, Delaware)
•Third place – Paige Webb, Stoney Creek High School (Rochester, Michigan)
Prizes included: •Two-week summer automotive design course at Lawrence Technological University (includes housing, meals and field trips)
•Passes to the EyesOn Design Vision Honored Black Tie and Silent Auction and Automotive Design Exhibition in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
•Three-day/two-night stay in Michigan (includes flight, hotel and rental car)
•An Apple MacBook Pro
About FCA US LLC
FCA US LLC is a North American automaker based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It designs, manufactures, and sells or distributes vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep?, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo brands, as well as the SRT performance designation. The Company also distributes Mopar and Alfa Romeo parts and accessories. FCA US is building upon the historic foundations of Chrysler Corp., established in 1925 by industry visionary Walter P. Chrysler and Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (F.I.A.T.), founded in Italy in 1899 by pioneering entrepreneurs, including Giovanni Agnelli. FCA US is a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA).
FCA, the seventh-largest automaker in the world based on total annual vehicle sales, is an international automotive group. FCA is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘FCAU’ and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario under the symbol ‘FCA.’
Long, flowing shapes accented with razor-sharp edges, inlets and exits that tap into cooling airflow with minimal drag, and wheels sized to leave little room for anything else – these are the design keys for Dodge three decades from now. FCA US Product Design Office Announces Winners Of The 2017 Drive For Design Contest Three talented high school students from Georgia, Delaware and Michigan have earned top honors in the 2017 Drive for Design contest, sponsored by the FCA US Product Design Office. The contest, in its fifth year, challenged U.S. high school students in grades 10-12 to design a Dodge vehicle 30 years in the future. The FCA design team partnered with EyesOn Design and Lawrence Technological University for this year's contest.
'The Drive for Design contest helps connect our design team to the extraordinary artistic talent of students across the country and allows us to help guide them for a potential career in automotive design,' said Mark Trostle, Head of Performance, Passenger Car and Utility Vehicle Design, FCA – North America. 'All of the submissions were creative and visionary as they truly thought about what vehicles could look like in the next 30 years.' The three student winners include: •First place – Davis Kunselman, Mount de Sales Academy (Macon, Georgia) FCA US Product Design Office Announces Winners Of The 2017 Drive For Design Contest •Second place – Richard Chen, Delmar High School (Delmar, Delaware) •Third place – Paige Webb, Stoney Creek High School (Rochester, Michigan)
Prizes included: •Two-week summer automotive design course at Lawrence Technological University (includes housing, meals and field trips) •Passes to the EyesOn Design Vision Honored Black Tie and Silent Auction and Automotive Design Exhibition in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan •Three-day/two-night stay in Michigan (includes flight, hotel and rental car) •An Apple MacBook Pro
About FCA US LLC FCA US LLC is a North American automaker based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It designs, manufactures, and sells or distributes vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep?, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo brands, as well as the SRT performance designation. The Company also distributes Mopar and Alfa Romeo parts and accessories. FCA US is building upon the historic foundations of Chrysler Corp., established in 1925 by industry visionary Walter P. Chrysler and Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (F.I.A.T.), founded in Italy in 1899 by pioneering entrepreneurs, including Giovanni Agnelli. FCA US is a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA). FCA, the seventh-largest automaker in the world based on total annual vehicle sales, is an international automotive group. FCA is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'FCAU' and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario under the symbol 'FCA.'
