Judging & Prizes

Dates for your diary...

May 2012 Competition launch (Phase 1)

Early-September 2012 Phase 1 deadline

Mid-September 2012 Finalists announced

24th September 2012 Phase 2 [for finalists] is launched (finalists compete against each other to be an eventual winner)

November 25th 2012 Phase 2 (for finalists) deadline. All finalists are invited to the NAIAS in January 2013

January 2012 Finalists attend the NAIAS in Detroit for the announcement of the winners. The work of the finalists will also be displayed to the professional design community at the auto show.

Prizes...

GM is offering a total of 5 students a paid internship (with housing included) at their studios in Warren, Michigan (pictured right).
One winner will be picked from each brand (Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC)
and one additional overall winner will also be chosen by the judges.

That's an excellent way to kick-start your career!

Maximum Publicity for finalists

The work of the chosen finalists was publicized to the global professional design community, both online at Car Design News, and at the NAIAS in Detroit in January 2013. This degree of exposure is invaluable to young, aspiring car designers looking to impress.

Last year's competition winners...

To read about last year's competition winners, click here

Watch video highlights from last year's announcement...

‘Faces of GM', one of General Motor's social media initiatives, tells the story of the people behind the brands of GM. The 2011 video of the CDN-GM Interactive Design Competition stars several of the winning students as well as the prize giving event, which took place on the Cadillac stand at the North America International Auto Show in Detroit.

The video, shot during the winners' presentation on the second press day, features Dave Lyon, Executive Director of North American Interiors along with competition winners Shane Harbour, Jiyeon Ha and Vitaliy Pankov.