John Manoogian II
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- Automobile designer
- industrial designer
- adjunct faculty member
- automotive industry expert
- Cadillac Cimarron
- Cadillac CTS, 2nd Generation with Bob Munson (lead designer) and Paul Scicluna (lead sculptor)[2]
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| Born | July 23, 1947[1] |
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On graduating as a car designer:
"There was an article in Autoweek magazine years ago that made the assertion that it was easier to become a Professional NFL football player in the United States than it was to become a car designer.That theory probably still holds true today. There are several top Transportation Design schools in the US: Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI, and the Cleveland Institute of Arts, in Cleveland, OH. Europe boasts the RCA and Coventry in England, IED in Italy, Pforzheim in Germany, Strate in France, and several others. Korea has Hong-Ik University and the Chinese are developing their own educational resources.
All of this leads to the fact that combined, these top-tier schools graduate approximately 150-200 would be car designers per annum."
John, Manoogian II (January 21, 1991). "On graduating as a car designer". Autoweek. Hearst Communications.
John Manoogian II (born July 23, 1947) is an automobile designer, industrial designer, adjunct faculty member, and automotive industry expert. He is known for his nearly 33-year career with General Motors,[3] where he designed for the company's Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn, Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac divisions.
At Cadillac, Manoogian's work ranged from the hastily conceived and oft-derided Cimarron to the second generation Cadillac CTS Coupe, winner of the Motor Trend Car of the Year, Best Concept Car Design & Best Vehicle Design award at the 2008 North American International Auto Show,[4] as well as the production and concept categories at EyesOn Design, an event judged by noted vehicle designers.[4]
After General Motors, Manoogian has served on the faculty at the College of Creative Studies as well as design director with Quadrobot Corporation, developers of a last mile, autonomous electric delivery vehicle.
Manoogian contributes regularly online at Driven to Write, recounting his design career under the byline JM2.[5]
Manoogian was born in Detroit[1] to Rose Violet Manoogian (1922–2018)[6] and John Albert Manoogian (1921–2016), a former Marine in World War II[7] — and later, manager of the Alpha Project, Ford Motor Company's advanced manufacturing program.[8][9]
Manoogian grew up in Michigan and after working as a designer/clay sculptor for Ford Motor Company,[10] returned to school and received a B.A. in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design,[1] Los Angeles— and subsequently an M.B.A. from Oakland University, Rochester, MI.[1]
