This evening, J Mays, group vice president, Design, and chief creative officer, Ford Motor Company will answer questions on the new Ford EcoSport, car design and future design trends. How to ask your question:

1. Tweet your question with the hashtag #ecosport.
2. Post it as a comment on this Facebook note.

About J Mays:

J Mays is responsible for shaping the global design direction of Ford Motor Company’s Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands; and working to create long-range strategic design visions that support the worldwide ‘One Ford’ business model to develop products customers want and value. He has worked on the development of concept vehicles such as Ford Interceptor, Fairlane, Shelby GR-1 and ‘427,’ as well as the Lincoln C Concept. In addition, he has been instrumental in creating key new models including the all new global 2012 Ford Focus and 2011 Fiesta and North America’s 2010 Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO and many others!

During his career at Ford, Mays has simultaneously managed and developed the design language of multiple vehicle brands. He has also successfully led the effort to develop a single, global Ford Design language that now applies to most vehicles Ford produces around the world. Over the years, Mays has received numerous professional awards and recognition for his designs. Mays’ design philosophy and a cross-section of his vehicles were the subject of an exhibition called Retrofuturism: The Car Design of J Mays at the Geffen Contemporary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in November 2002. In addition, he received the Harvard Design School annual Excellence in Design Award in February 2002. In September 2002, he received the Don Kubly Professional Attainment Award from the Art Center.

Mays has also taken on unique advisory roles, consulting, for example, with Disney/Pixar on vehicle design for the 2006 animated feature-film Cars.

So what are you waiting for- let the questions begin!