All Cars articles – Page 39
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ArticleOpportunities ahead for automotive OEMs and tier suppliers
The downturn in automotive sales volume creates many challenges, but the transitional state of the industry also provides many business opportunities including for R&D and design, according to a forecast and report from Ultima Media.
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ArticleGreater expectations: brighter days will return for the automotive industry
Although automotive OEMs will face years of stagnant vehicle sales, a stronger recovery thereafter will bring growth back up to long run averages and herald a return to stronger profits. By then, however, the industry is likely to have undergone further consolidation.
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ArticleFirst sight: Yanfeng XiM20
Yanfeng’s Red Dot award-winning XiM20’s concept focuses on making a connection with people using a vehicle for short-trip travel, within a framework of the users being a group who value experiences over posessions
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ArticleReport: Climate Change vs. Carmakers
In our second report from Ultima Media’s automotive business intelligence team, we focus on climate change mitigation policies around the world with a particular focus on the most stringent and imminent EU CO2 emissions targets predicting the financial consequences of the legislation upon the OEMs, the impact upon the wider supply chain and the opportunities that arise from the legislation.
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ArticleFrankfurt 2019: Byton inches closer to massive screen production
Genuine unique selling points among the proliferation of new electric car brands are becoming harder to discern but Byton’s M-Byte still has one – and it’s a big one: its dashboard-dominating 48-inch screen. Gaining its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show, the design team behind the Chinese marque’s mid-size SUV EV gave Car Design News a run-through of its production-ready features
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ArticleHMI walk through: Mercedes-Benz EQC 1886 media playback
This week’s video from Screens runs through the EQC’s media playback interface, with music sources on offer including radio, audio over bluetooth and USB devices. Watch the video to see how the car neatly displays tracks and playlists on screen for easy multitouch browsing
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ArticleFrankfurt 2019: The Round-up
The 2019 Frankfurt motor show signalled European mainstream car manufacturers going electric. We take a look at the show and some of its highlights
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ArticleAuto industry faces lengthy decline in sales
Global new vehicle sales could face years of falls or stagnation, hurting OEM profits and putting pressure on investment in R&D, technology and jobs, according to a forecast by Automotive from Ultima Media’s new business intelligence unit.
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ArticleFrankfurt 2019: Cupra Tavascan design team reveal show car secrets
Brand-new brand Cupra showed its second concept car of 2019 in the shape of an all-electric for-door crossover coupé called Tavascan at the Frankfurt motor show, as it aims to forge a new identity more clearly separate from the Spanish Seat marque that bore it.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Month: Hymer VisionVenture RV (2019)
Experimental all-terrain motorhome, the Hymer VisionVenture, makes the American RV recipe look even more stale
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Mercedes’ Vision EQS
The all-electric Vision EQS concept limousine was Mercedes’ flagship unveil at the 2019’s Frankfurt show. It’s also significant as the first design on a new EV architecture which will spawn other premium electric models as the firm moves to become carbon-neutral by 2039. CDN had a one-to-one chat with overall design boss Gorden Wagener, who explained the new EQS proportions and why a regular S-Class will still sell alongside it.
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: ID.3 confirms start of VW’s cleaner new chapter
Car Design News was on the stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show to see the most important new car for Volkswagen since the original Golf: the ID.3 electric people’s car. Klaus Bischoff, VW’s design chief, talked us through the design details
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ArticleHMI walk through: VW Touareg head unit user personalisation
The 2019 VW Touareg offers drivers a number of ways to tailor the infotainment UI to suit their needs. Screens’ latest video gives an overview of how you can configure the car’s head unit screen to customise your in car experience and display the information most relevant to you
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Taycan’s leap forward by Porsche interior designer
CDN talks to Ivo van Hulten, Porsche’s director interior design, about the new Taycan production EV
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Hyundai unveils Concept 45
Hyundai unveiled the next iteration of its electrification journey with the Pony-inspired 45 Concept at the Frankfurt 2019 international motor show
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Land Rover officially debuts new Defender
After more leaks than, well, the old car actually… we can finally show you Land Rover’s reinvented icon properly, with the 2020 Defender making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Car Design News takes a look at this design icon.
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InterviewExclusive: Ralph Gilles talks Maserati, UX and beyond
On a sunny day in California, Car Design News got an exclusive update from FCA’s global president of product design, Ralph Gilles, on Maserati interior materials, UI and UX design, the positive side of shared components, and what the future might hold for this historic Italian sports car brand
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ArticleFirst Sight: BAC Mono R
Design director Ian Briggs introduces Car Design News to the updated ‘R’ version of the unique BAC Mono. BAC’s team of designers gave Mono a full aesthetic evolution for the first time – although not without a fresh wave of mechanical updates as this limited run of 30 cars bridges a gap between the Mono we know and a next-gen car that we’ll see in the near future.
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ArticleVenucia’s The V concept moves in fast-forward
Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Venucia introduced a forward-looking concept car called The X at the Auto China show in 2018. Designed to demonstrate a clear vision for the future of mobility, The X introduced Venucia’s V-Galaxy design language, including a distinctive Galaxy grille and V-icon motif at the front of the car.
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ArticleHMI walk through: Jaguar I-Pace navigation system
This week’s HMI walk through focuses on the Jaguar I-Pace’s satellite navigation system. Can Jaguar’s feature packed sat nav compete with the likes of Google Maps in terms of usability? Screens let us know in their latest video