Winning designer of the popular contest will receive an internship in the Ram Truck Design Studio and other prizes March 21, 2023 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – For the 11th consecutive year, Stellantis is empowering students to envision the automotive future with its Drive for Design contest. For this year’s competition, high school students in grades 10-12
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Once is not enough, so we’re back at it for an all-new Sketch Battle – SEMA Edition! In honor of this year’s virtual SEMA360 SEMA Show, FCA Head of Design Ralph Gilles and Head of Ram Truck and Mopar Design Mark Trostle challenge you to create the ultimate Mopar SEMA concept vehicle. Just like last
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For generations, the Jeep Wrangler has captured the imagination of off-road enthusiasts, explorers and those who love the outdoors. Now, the most-capable SUV ever is inspiring a new generation. But instead of taking the legendary 4×4 off the beaten path, these young designers have the opportunity to look to the future and design the 2030
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The creation of an all-new vehicle, to put it simply, begins with a simple stroke of a pen on a piece of paper by a talented artist with vision and direction. Those not in the automotive industry may not think of automotive design as an art, but it is. The women and men behind the
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By Mark Trostle I’ve loved cars since I can remember. Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, my dad and I were regulars at local car shows and most race tracks in Michigan. It’s what we did on the weekends and, thankfully, it’s what I still do with my dad today. You see, my dad
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Powerful, muscular, aggressive – that’s the future that high school student Ben Treinen imagines for the Dodge Charger sedan. Treinen’s vision for a 2025 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat earned top honors in the FCA US Drive for Design contest. “Ben really captured the essence of what Dodge and Hellcats are all about,” said Head of
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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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