GM’s Corvette engineer to retire
The man behind Chevrolet’s iconic Corvette is retiring.
General Motors said Tadge Juechter, the Corvette executive chief engineer, will retire later this summer after a 47-year career at GM. His replacement will be announced later.
Juechter, 63, leaves what is arguably one of the most prestigious jobs in the auto industry. He started working with the Corvette in 1993 and he has made industry-leading contributions to the last four generations of Corvette, General Motors said, including the Corvette winning the North American Car of the Year award in 2020.
In a statement, Juechter said, “It’s been the honor of a lifetime to work at this company, leading the men and women who have brought to life one of the most iconic and recognizable vehicles in recent American history. Their tenacity and ability to push what is possible with every variant and generation of Corvette was inspiring to see. I know the future of the nameplate is in the right hands.”
Juechter began his career at GM in 1977 in the company’s Assembly Division in Lordstown, Ohio. From there,
“It’s been the honor of a lifetime to work at this company, leading the men and women who have brought to life one of the most iconic and recognizable vehicles in recent American history. Their tenacity and ability to push what is possible with every variant and generation of Corvette was inspiring to see. I know the future of the nameplate is in the right hands.”
Tadge Juechter
Corvette executive chief engineer
he held a variety of roles with the automaker before joining the Corvette team in 1993 as assistant chief engineer. Juechter worked on the fifth-generation Corvette, made between 1997 and 2004, and the sixth generation, made between 2005 to 2013.
After launching those two Corvettes, Juechter was appointed to what he described “the promotion of a lifetime,” as executive chief engineer for Corvette in 2006. In this role, he led the development of the seventh- and eighth-generation cars.
Juechter’s most recent work will be unveiled this summer when GM debuts the ZR1.