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253:. Callum was tasked with revitalising the Mazda range, which by the late 1990s was regarded as bland, and in this respect Callum has largely been viewed as successful with the creation of a consistent brand look that featured 'crisp black interiors and red-lighted instruments' and exteriors with 'edgy shapes that were emotional and almost biological – part flame, part flower, expressive of the sporting image the company sought'. He oversaw the daunting 2005 redesign of the iconic 297:
from May 2006. This move, along with Horbury's appointment as Executive Design Director for Ford North American brands, was part of Ford's attempt to consolidate its ‘Red, White & Bold’ design strategy in an attempt to breathe fresh design into its expanding car line-up in North America. Callum
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In 2014, Callum was promoted to vice president, design, Ford Motor Company, replacing the retiring J Mays and charged with responsibility of all concept and production vehicles for the Ford and Lincoln brands globally. He unveiled the 2015 sixth generation
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before becoming disillusioned with the prospect of calculating the size of waste pipes of seven-story buildings for the rest of his life. He changed disciplines and graduated in
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and Callum was promoted to executive director, Ford Americas design, with overall responsibility for American trucks and passenger cars, including
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which were previewed by the 2005 Mazda MX-Crossport concept. He was also instrumental in the production of the Washu (Detroit 2003),
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advanced studio in Poissy, France, contributing to the design of passenger and commercial vehicles. In 1988/1989, Callum joined
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back to Ford as Design Director for Ford's North American brands passenger cars where he reported to
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Having overseen Mazda's successful reinvention as a dynamic and sporty brand, Callum was moved by
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In 1995 Callum was hired by Ford, for whom he had worked on numerous projects at Ghia, to work in
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and worked on almost every other vehicle in Mazda's passenger car range including the 2006
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as a consultant designer where he contributed to the 1989 Ghia Via concept and the
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and followed the well-trodden car designer path of continuing his studies at the
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On 1 May 2021, Moray retired from Ford Motor Company. Anthony Lo, formerly of
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Upon graduation, Callum's car design career began in 1982 where he worked for
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was appointed designer of North American SUVs and pick-ups at Ford.
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Haymarket Media Group. 4 June 2019 809:Alumni of the Royal College of Art 14: 309:In May 2009, Horbury returned to 74:Vice President, Design (Retired) 341:and the 2017 second generation 1: 415:'Who's Where: Moray Callum', 329:, and 2013 second generation 799:British automobile designers 191:Aston Martin Lagonda Vignale 16:Scottish automobile designer 233:, and the Ford EX concept. 124:was the Design Director of 840: 496:, accessed 4 February 2007 480:, accessed 4 February 2007 213:design, as opposed to the 325:, 2013 second generation 321:, 2013 second generation 298:was replaced at Mazda by 727:MaX5 Racing Championship 523:, accessed 16 April 2016 508:, accessed 16 April 2016 477:, Channel 4, 2 May 2006 406:, accessed 16 April 2016 227:Super Duty pickup trucks 302:whilst his predecessor 249:, the designer of the 707:Masashi Nakayama (ND) 704:Yasushi Nakamuta (NC) 300:Laurens van den Acker 824:People from Dumfries 247:Tsutomu "Tom" Matano 158:Royal College of Art 438:, accessed 04/02/07 183:PSA Peugeot Citroën 136:Callum was born in 128:from 1999 to 2019. 804:Scottish designers 784:Chrysler designers 695:Shunji Tanaka (NA) 401:The New York Times 352:, superseded him. 273:(Tokyo 2003), and 203:Dearborn, Michigan 118:Ford Motor Company 83:Ford Motor Company 766: 765: 673:Skyactiv-G PE-VPS 667:Skyactiv-G P5-VPS 593:ND (2016–present) 304:Patrick Schiavone 154:industrial design 146:Napier University 107: 106: 831: 741:Related vehicles 609:Mazda N platform 554: 547: 540: 531: 524: 518: 509: 503: 497: 487: 481: 471: 465: 464: 462: 460: 445: 439: 437: 435: 433: 424:. 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Index

Dumfries
Scotland
UK
Ford Motor Company
Mazda MX-5 (NC)
CX-7
CX-9 (TB)
automobile
Ford Motor Company
Ian Callum
Jaguar
Dumfries
Scotland
Napier University
Edinburgh
industrial design
Royal College of Art
London
Chrysler
PSA Peugeot Citroën
Ghia
Aston Martin Lagonda Vignale
Dearborn, Michigan
Ford Taurus
Jaguar XK
Jaguar E-Type
Ford Windstar
Mercury Villager
Super Duty pickup trucks
Ford Excursion

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