Jeff Teague

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Jeff Teague is an automotive designer and the son of the renowned Industrial Designer, Richard A. Teague. His father was famous for designing notable American Motors Corporation (AMC) cars such as the Gremlin, AMX, and Pacer.

[edit] Design work

Teague graduated from the Art Center College of Design in 1978. He has worked as a designer for a number of automobile firms. He was formerly with Volkswagen of Germany and held the post of Chief Designer for Volkswagen of America. He was also the senior designer at Mitsubishi Motors of America. While working at Ford Motor Company, he penned the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable wagon [1], and was the principal designer for the 1984 Lincoln Continental.

Teague has provided design services and consulting services to Hyundai, Kia, Subaru, and others. He now heads his own firm: Teague Design Inc. [2] He started the company in 1998 in Agoura Hills, California and it was incorporated in 2000. He has drawn an updated AMX IV based on a mid-engine sports cars that made his father an icon in the automobile design business.[3]

Teague is also credited for starting the Automotive Design program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Garrison, Jasper. "Killing the Goose" Chapter 21: Taurus, undated, retrieved on April 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Edmund's Inside Line "Duesenberg May Hit the Streets Again" 04-11-2005, retrieved on April 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Teague Design Inc. "AMX IV sketches" by Jeff Teague, undated, retrieved on April 12, 2008.
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