General Motors is getting a new design chief—only the eighth in nearly a century—as Michael Simcoe will retire July 1 after 42 years with the automaker. The Australian-born Simcoe has led GM ...

Michael Simcoe, 67, will retire this summer after ... He was an enthusiastic supporter of GM designer staff's employee car show, where designers and other GM employees showed off their prized ...

The Melburnian worked at the Fishermans Bend design office, which was the first automotive design studio of any car maker in Australia when it opened in 1964. By 1992 Simcoe had risen to become ...