Mark Adams (born 11 December 1961, in

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) is an English car designer. He is current senior car designer at Opel Automobile and has worked as for brands including

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and

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Career

Adams studied both engineering and design and has masters in automotive design from the

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in London. Adams started his career with Ford. Adams joined GM's former German brand

in 2002 as the newly created Director of Exterior Design role, responsible for exterior design of all Opel vehicles. He was appointed Vice President GM Europe Design in June 2007 where he created the consolidated GM Europe Design Center in Rüsselsheim, Germany and was responsible for designing cars across GM’s

, Saab and

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marques. In August 2012 he became Executive Director of Design for Cadillac and Buick in the US. In August 2013 Adams returned to Europe to work with Opel to develop better links between the German marque and Buick.

Design work

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** Ford Fiesta Mk V **

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** Opel Ampera ** Opel GTC Concept ** Opel Cascada **

Opel Insignia Concept The Opel Insignia is a large family car (D-segment in Europe) developed and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel since 2008. Taking its name from a 2003 concept car, the model line serves as the flagship Opel car line, slotted above the ...

** Opel Insignia A / Mk I ** Opel Insignia B / Mk II ** Opel Karl ** Opel Meriva B **

Opel Monza The Opel Monza is an executive fastback coupe produced by the German automaker Opel from 1977 to 1986. It was marketed in the United Kingdom as the Vauxhall Royale Coupé by Vauxhall. Monza A1 (1977–1982) The Monza was planned as a succe ...

Concept ** Opel Zafira Tourer Concept *

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saloon/sedan

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Mark (designer) General Motors designers Opel designers Alumni of the Royal College of Art Living people English engineers 1961 births British automobile designers