J Mays

Quick Facts

Full Name	J Mays
Date Of Birth	Oct 15, 1954(1954-10-15)
Age	70
Birthplace	Pauls Valley
Country	United States
Birth City	Oklahoma
Horoscope	Libra

J Mays Biography

J Mays is one of the most popular and richest Industrial Designer who was born on October 15, 1954 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States.

Mays began his career as an exterior designer at AUDI AG, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, in Ingolstadt, Germany. While there he worked on the design of the 1986 Audi 80 B3. After a brief stint in 1983 at BMW in Munich where he worked on designs for the 5 Series E34 and 8 Series cars, he returned to Audi the following year as senior designer, where he worked on the design of the Audi 100 C4, Volkswagen Golf III and Volkswagen Polo.

Mays moved back to the United States in 1989, to become chief designer at the Volkswagen of America Design Center in Simi Valley, California. While there, he collaborated with Thomas on the design of the Volkswagen Concept 1 concept car, a modern re-interpretation of the original Volkswagen Beetle. This was first shown at the 1994 North American International Auto Show, and the positive response led to the car entering production as the Volkswagen New Beetle.

J Mays Net Worth

J Mays is one of the richest Industrial Designer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, J Mays 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in rural Oklahoma, Mays started working at his family’s auto parts store at an early age. While attending Maysville High School in Maysville, Oklahoma, Mays enrolled in an occupational drafting program at Mid-America Technology Center in Wayne, with aspirations of architecture. After high school, he studied commercial art at the University of Oklahoma before briefly switching to journalism. In 1976, he transferred to the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in transportation design.

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While at Ford, Mays has received several professional awards and recognition for his designs. In November 2002, Mays’ designs were the subject of an exhibition, “Retrofuturism: The Car Design of J Mays” at the Geffen Contemporary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. He also received the Harvard Design School annual Excellence in Design Award in February 2002, and in September 2002, the Don Kubly Professional Attainment Award from the Art Center College of Design.

Facts & Trivia

Jo-Ann Ranked on the list of most popular Industrial Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. J Mays celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.

On 1 November 2011, Mays announced that the next generation Australian Ford Falcon, expected after 2015, is likely to be front-wheel drive or front-wheel drive based ‘all-wheel drive’.