Cherry submitted a portfolio that included sketches of cars and engines and was accepted to the college.

His first project was in 1965 under Assistant Director of Design Leo Pruneau working on the Vauxhall XVR concept car.

[citation needed] In 1983, General Motors consolidated the design activities of its Vauxhall and Opel subsidiaries.

Cherry returned to the United States in 1991 to direct the design studios of General Motors' Chevrolet and Geo divisions.

[3] In 1992, Cherry became Vice President of Design for General Motors worldwide, [6][7] one of seven to have held the position, including Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, Irv Rybicki, Chuck Jordan, Ed Welburn and Michael Simcoe.