Chevrolet Corvette boss retires | KLRT [Video]

Chevrolet Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter is retiring, effective later this summer, General Motors announced Wednesday, ending a 47-year career with the company. A replacement will be announced at a later date, GM said in a press release.

Juechter began his career with GM in 1977, working at the automaker’s Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant. He joined the Corvette engineering team in 1993, worked on the C5 and C6 Corvettes under then-chief engineer Dave Hill, and was named assistant Corvette chief engineer in 1999.

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He was then promoted to Corvette executive chief engineer in 2006, effectively putting him in charge of the sports car’s engineering. In this role, he oversaw the development and launch of the C7 and C8 Corvettes. The C8 is the first mid-engine Corvette production model, fulfilling the dream of the Zora Arkus-Duntov, known as the “father of the Corvette,” who pushed for a mid-engine ‘Vette to make the sports car more competitive on …