Freeman Thomas is an automobile designer active in the 1990s and 2000s. He worked at Volkswagen's California design studio with J Mays, where he was involved in the design of the Volkswagen New Beetle and Audi TT. He joined Chrysler in 1999 and moved to head DaimlerChrysler's Pacifica Studios in 2002. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing over 3000 people. ... Volkswagen (VW) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... J Mays (born October 15, 1954 in Maysville, Oklahoma) is currently the Vice President of Design and Chief Creative Officer at Ford Motor Company. ... The Volkswagen Beetle or Bug is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, of Germany, and almost certainly the world. ... 2003 Audi TT roadster The Audi TT is an automobile produced by Audi in Győr, Hungary. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... DaimlerChrysler AG ( Xetra: DCX), ( NYSE: DCX), with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a prominent automobile and truck manufacturer, formed in 1998 by the buyout of the Chrysler Corporation (USA) by Daimler-Benz (Germany). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Thomas resigned from DaimlerChrysler on April 21, 2005 and will move to Ford to become Director of North American Design along with his old boss Mays and fellow designer, Martin Smith. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Martin Smith is National Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party (since 2004) and is a member of its Central Committee. ...

Thomas is credited with the following designs:

• Volkswagen New Beetle
• Audi TT
• Audi A4
• Audi A6
• Chrysler Pacifica
• Dodge Super 8 Hemi concept
• Jeep Willys concept
• Dodge Sling Shot concept
• Jeep Rescue concept
• Dodge Tomahawk concept motorcycle (with Viper V10 engine)
• Chrysler 300C
• Dodge Magnum
• Dodge Charger