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His brief for the DB7 was to carry through the design theme of Sir David Brown’s world famous DB series while taking full advantage of modern materials, components and manufacturing techniques. Callum also designed the recently announced V12-powered DB7 Vantage and Aston Martin's Project Vantage concept car.

He also has been responsible for a wide range of styling programs for other TWR clients, including Volvo and Mazda. He was awarded the Jim Clark Memorial Award in 1995 in recognition of his styling work on the Aston Martin DB7

Callum started his design career at Ford and worked in Ford design studios in Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan and Australia. He then was appointed Design Manager responsible for the Ghia Design Studio in Turin and initiated the Ghia Zig and Zag show car concepts.

"I feel privileged to be joining Jaguar," said Callum. "The company has one of the most enviable styling traditions in the automotive industry and this is certainly reflected in the latest cars such as S-TYPE. It is an exciting time to be joining Jaguar, and I look forward to leading a very talented styling team and contributing to the company’s expansion plans." Born in Dumfries, Scotland, Callum studied at Lanchester Polytechnic’s School of Transportation Design in Coventry, Aberdeen Art College and the Glasgow School of Art, where he graduated with a degree in Industrial Design. This was followed by a two year, post-graduate course in Automobile Design at
the Royal College of Art, where he graduated with a Master's Degree in Industrial Design. He joined Ford after graduating from the RCA.

Callum is 45 years of age, is married and has two sons, Fraser (13) and Alastair (10). He lives in Oxfordshire, England.

DaimlerChrysler Partners with Organic To Provide Comprehensive Online Services to Consumers
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The DaimlerChrysler-Organic partnership is part of "Customer Connect," DaimlerChrysler's $500 million technology push that includes the creation of an integrated, leading-edge Web system for developing, managing and leveraging relationships between its Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep® brands and consumers and dealers worldwide.

DaimlerChrysler's partnership with Organic will encompass a wide range of interactive efforts, including overall interactive strategy, customer relationship management systems, technical and content enhancements and Web site design and architecture. To facilitate the working arrangement, Organic has opened a 100-person office in Detroit.

More than one million consumers each week visit Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep brand Web sites for information about DaimlerChrysler products and services. Over 100,000 consumers have received vehicle availability and price information online from Five Star-certified Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep dealers through Get-a-Quote, DaimlerChrysler's Internet buying service, launched in January this year.

DDGM and MOWAG began their long working association in August, 1976 by signing the first license agreement. The working association was enhanced in 1977 when the Canadian Forces selected the MOWAG Piranha 6x6 Armored Vehicle General Purpose (AVGP). The Canadian government selected DDGM as the Canadian based contractor for this order. The Canadian Forces order later led to a major contract with the US Marine Corps (USMC) for the 8x8 version of the Piranha and later to an even larger vehicle procurement by the U.S. Army TACOM for the National Guard of Saudi Arabia. The 22-year association between MOWAG and DDGM has contracted and delivered a total of 5,000 vehicles in 30 different mission role variants.

"The expertise of two of BWA's five operating groups -- Air/Fluid Systems and Automatic Transmission Systems -- will be combined at the Center to develop shifting systems for new generations of automated transmissions," said John F. Fiedler, chairman and CEO, Borg-Warner Automotive. "The opening of the Center is tangible evidence of BWA's commitment to product leadership, and is a clear example of the positive results we are achieving with our increasingly cross-business approach to innovation," he said. Initially, 50 engineers and technicians will be based at the Center. Fiedler said that number is expected to increase significantly during the next five years.

BWA expects to more than double the size of its business in Europe from $357 million to more than $900 million. Fiedler said this growth will be driven by three factors: market trends that are expected to produce a dramatic increase in the application of automated shifting transmissions; significantly increased use of turbochargers and chain-driven engine timing systems; and increases in sales ofall-wheel drive vehicles.

BWA's newest European technical center reflects the company's expanding global advanced technology network. Others include Morse TEC Europe's headquarters in Arcore, Italy, at which engine timing systems and powertrain drive chains are produced; and the European technical center for the newly formed BWA Turbo Systems group, which is located near the Turbo Systems manufacturing facility in Kirchheim bolanden, Germany.