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What Drives Her: Sandy McGill, BMW Lead Designer

February 16, 2015 by Motorhead Mama 1 Comment

What Drives Her: Sandy McGill, BMW Lead Designer

A sterile façade conceals the home of the fun Cooper Mini and designer Sandy McGill. When I first drove up to BMW’s DesignworksUSA , I was disappointed to find a non-descript white office building nestled in a dull corporate plaza. Wait a minute! Shouldn’t this place be in an airport hangar? A glistening, Frank Gehry tower of innovation?… 

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Filed Under: What Drives Her Tagged With: auto industry jobs for women, BMW, BMW Individual program, BMW X1, BMW’s DesignworksUSA, future of women, Sandy McGill

What Drives Her: Pam Fletcher, chief engineer behind the new Chevy Volt

January 19, 2015 by Scotty Reiss Leave a Comment

What Drives Her: Pam Fletcher, chief engineer behind the new Chevy Volt

The Volt-age that sparks GM’s top engineer? Her customer Pam Fletcher’s accomplishments are impressive: as General Motors chief engineer for all electric vehicles, or EVs, she leads a critical sector of of the company, designing and building electric and hybrid cars and trucks. But that’s not what sparks her enthusiasm and quickens her pulse. It’s her customer…. 

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Filed Under: What Drives Her Tagged With: best new electric car, Chevrolet Volt, improvements to 2016 Volt, new Volt, Pam Fletcher, women engineers, Women leading GM

What Drives Her: From Engineer to Marketing Pro, Finding—and Building!— New Roads

January 6, 2015 by Scotty Reiss Leave a Comment

What Drives Her: From Engineer to Marketing Pro, Finding—and Building!— New Roads

Following her passion, Betsy Flegg’s unusual career journey led to guiding GM’s newest model introduction. Hopefully, you’ve never had this happen: your first day on your first job you’re assigned to a department where you’re the only woman in the office, and girly calendars adorned with automotive supplier logos decorate the walls. Some women would bolt, others would complain and most… 

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Filed Under: She Says, What Drives Her Tagged With: best auto marketing pros, best small suv, Betsy Flegg, Chevrolet Trax, city SUV, General Motors, women engineers, women in auto marketing, women in automotive, women in GM

Behind GM’s Newest Line Of Trucks- A Woman Who Never Thought She’d Design Cars

December 29, 2014 by Scotty Reiss 1 Comment

Behind GM’s Newest Line Of Trucks- A Woman Who Never Thought She’d Design Cars

What Drives Her: Anita Burke, Chief Engineer, Mid Size Trucks, General Motors You might not believe that this petite lady built this big truck. Well, mid-sized truck, to be exact. But as trucks go, it’s so much more, and as petite ladies go, Anita Burke is a heavyweight in truck design. Anita was charged with… 

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Filed Under: What Drives Her Tagged With: Anita Burke, award wining trucks, best mid-sized trucks, Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, most comfortable truck, most successful women in automotive, women in STEM, women who design cars

What Drives Her: Alison Rahm, Chief Engineer, Dodge Charger

December 3, 2014 by Scotty Reiss 1 Comment

What Drives Her: Alison Rahm, Chief Engineer, Dodge Charger

The woman who designed one of the fastest cars on the road, and made sure her kids would love it, too. When Alison Rahm was hired for her first design job at Chrysler, her boss told her she’d be designing headliners. She enthusiastically thanked him, excited for the opportunity. Then, she went to look up… 

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Filed Under: She Says, What Drives Her Tagged With: 2015 Dodge Charger, adaptive cruise, Dodge Charger, NASCAR, What Drives Her

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