Edward T. Welburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetEdward T. Welburn
American businessman
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1950
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: car designer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Edward T. Welburn
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- 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.
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