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Camaro Engineering Chief Moves to GM’s EV Team
Al Oppenheiser, who has been the chief engineer for the Chevrolet Camaro since 2007, is moving to General Motors Co.’s electric vehicle team.
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Al Oppenheiser, who has been the chief engineer for the Chevrolet Camaro since 2007, is moving to General Motors Co.’s electric vehicle team.
Mark Dickens (left) will succeed Oppenheiser as the Camaro’s chief engineer. Dickens, who has headed GM’s Performance Variants, Parts, Accessories and Motorsports Engineering operations for three years, previously served as a program engineering manager for the Camaro. Both moves are effective Jan. 1.
In his new position, Oppenheiser (right) will oversee the development of GM’s next-generation EVs. His appointment is part of a trend to shift some of the carmaker’s “best talent” to EV programs, a spokesperson tells Car and Driver.
Oppenheiser joined GM in 1985. Prior to helming the Camaro program, he spent four years as the director of concept and vehicle integration for GM’s Performance Division. His credits include the fifth- and sixth-generation Camaro, including performance variants such as the Z/28, 1LE, ZL1 (pictured) and ZL1 1LE.
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