2024 Induction
General Motors/Chevrolet Category
Tadge Juechter
In 2006, Juechter became the fifth chief engineer of the Corvette, a position he still holds today. However, his roots with GM stretch all the way back to 1977. Educated in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Juechter never intended to seek employment with GM, but he tagged along with a friend to a job interview with the company and wound up getting hired. He served in several different roles within GM including manufacturing, research and development, vehicle development, and product design. Juechter’s professional career with Corvette began in 1993. He became Total Vehicle Systems Engineer for the in-development C5, but also worked on later versions of the C4. Beginning in 1999, he served as Corvette’s Assistant Chief Engineer until assuming his current role.
To date, Juechter has worked on five generations of Corvettes. His contributions to the C6 version of the ZR-1 ensured that Corvette would remain part of GM’s product line as the company worked through bankruptcy. He led the development of the C7 and made a special point to redesign the interior of the Corvette. The mid-engine C8 is the first Corvette Juechter got to create from the ground up. Under his leadership, Corvette’s reputation as one of the world’s finest sports cars continues to grow.
