page_title: Edward T. Welburn
hierarchical_section_title: Edward T. Welburn
caption_attribution_description: Oldmobile Aerotech
context_page_description: Edward T. Welburn is an automobile designer and former General Motors' Vice President of Global Design, a role in which he served from 2003 to 2016 and the same position that Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell once held.
  To date, Welburn still holds the distinction of having been the highest-ranking African-American in the global automotive industry. He has overseen the development of recent GM products, such as the Chevrolet Corvette, Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Camaro.
  Recent groundbreaking concepts overseen by Welburn include the Oldsmobile Aerotech, Cadillac Ciel, and Buick Avista.
  Welburn was also the lead GM designer on the Chaparral 2X Vision GT, a concept car designed for the videogame Gran Turismo 6. The car features 4-wheel steer and active aerodynamics, claimed to be similar to a wingsuit, and was made available in December 2014.
context_section_description: Edward T. Welburn (born December 14, 1950) is an automobile designer and former General Motors' Vice President of Global Design, a role in which he served from 2003 to 2016 and the same position that Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell once held.
  To date, Welburn still holds the distinction of having been the highest-ranking African-American in the global automotive industry. He has overseen the development of recent GM products, such as the Chevrolet Corvette, Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Camaro.
  
  Recent groundbreaking concepts overseen by Welburn include the Oldsmobile Aerotech, Cadillac Ciel, and Buick Avista. 
  Welburn was also the lead GM designer on the Chaparral 2X Vision GT, a concept car designed for the videogame Gran Turismo 6. The car features 4-wheel steer and active aerodynamics, claimed to be similar to a wingsuit, and was made available in December 2014.
caption: Oldsmobile Aerotech
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