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Automotive Design Winners Announced


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Cadillac Cien concept

DEARBORN, MI - January 11, 2002: Recognizing major contributions to the world of automotive design, winners were announced January 9th at the Second Annual Eyes On Design/Detroit event honoring the automotive designers who have created the most significant automotive designs on display at the North American International Auto Show. Held at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan, more than 200 automotive designers and executives from throughout the world attended. Honorary Chairman for the event was Mr. Roberto Piatti, design director of Stile Bertone of Turin, Italy.

Automotive design awards were presented in eight (8) different design categories. An award was presented to a design team in each category. In June, each winning team will honor a fellow team member with the ``Most Significant Contributor Award'' at the Eyes on Design Auto Exhibit, Sunday, June 9, 2002 at the DaimlerChrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Judges for the awards were automotive design professionals, suppliers to the design industry and academics. Eyes on Design/Detroit General Chairman Dick Ruzzin, chairman of Dick Ruzzin Design, made the presentations.

Sponsors of Eyes on Design / Detroit include:

  • ASC Incorporated
  • Michelin
  • Intier Automotive
  • Solutia
  • Alias/wavefront
  • Automotive Industries Magazine, and
  • cardesignnews.com

The following is a list of awards, winners and judges' comments describing why each vehicle is being honored with one of the most prestigious awards in the world of automotive design:

  • The ASC Award for Most Significant Design - Best of show - exterior/Cadillac Cien
  • The Intier Automotive Award for Most Significant Design - Best of Show - Interior/Nissan Quest
  • The Solutia Award for Most Significant Concept Car Design/Cadillac Cien
  • The Alias/wavefront Award for Most Significant Production Car Design/Lamborghini Murcielago
  • The cardesignnews.com Award for Most Significant Concept Truck Design/Jeep Compass
  • The Auto Industries Award for Most Significant Production Truck Design/Chevrolet SSR
  • The Michelin Award for Most Significant New Technology - Design Enabler/GM Autonomy
  • The DIO Award for Most Significant Exhibit Design/Audi

Eyes on Design/Detroit is a program of the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology (DIO) and an extension of the Eyes on Design Auto Exhibit organized each year by the DIO to celebrate the world of automotive design.

To commemorate the event, Automotive Industries Magazine included in its January 2002 issue a special insert focused on automotive design, the technologies that shape it and the people with the vision to make it happen. A follow-up is scheduled for the February issue. Winners in each category will also be featured at cardesignnews.com and eyeson.org .

The event benefits the DIO. The DIO is a non-profit corporation founded in 1972. Eyes on Design is its primary source of revenues for the research, education and support group programs that enhance the independence of the visually impaired.

The 2002 Eyes on Design Auto Exhibit will take place June 7-9, 2002 at the DaimlerChrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the world's only car show to focus on the emotion and character of design. The exhibit attracts automotive designers, automotive decision-makers and consumers from around the world. For more information, visit www.eyeson.org .