GAC Design
Since its establishment in 2006, GAC Design has been internationally recognized for its competency in automotive design and innovation. At the GAC R&D Center, GAC Design has been creating world-class automotive designs for a series of concept and production vehicles, effectively supporting the fast growth of GAC Group (Guangzhou Automotive Group Co. Ltd). We assemble creative talent around the world, with design studios in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Los Angeles. Our goal is to explore the boundaries of automotive design and become an important player on the global design stage.
Car Design News: Letter from Shanghai
Car Design News reports on the Chinese car design industry
Benoit Jacob joins GAC
EV designer Benoit Jacob has joined GAC as the executive design director. He has over two decades of experience with companies like VW, BMW and Renault
Don’t forget to have fun, says GAC’s Stephane Janin
GAC has built a new mantra around design and the third concept from its Car Culture series shows this is a studio built around agility
China, Italy and US teams collaborate on new GAC concept
Car Design News chats to GAC design boss Fan Zhang about the brand’s latest concept car, the ERA
IAA Mobility Design Conference Livestream
Designing the Future of Mobility
GAC shows second ‘car culture’ concept at new studio
Car Design News got a look at the Milan studio’s latest work and caught up with design boss Stephane Janin
GAC reveals Aion Hyper GT interior
GAC’s electric sub-brand Aion has revealed the interior of its Hyper GT grand tourer
GAC Hyper GT goes all-in on aero
GAC has revealed its new electric grand tourer at an event in China, showcasing butterfly doors, ‘unique’ proportions and ultra-low wind resistance
Inside GAC’s new Milan advanced design studio
Car Design News speaks to senior GAC designers about the Chinese OEM’s new Milan studio
GAC shows ‘Barchetta’ concept at Milan studio launch
Car Design News is in Milan for the opening of GAC’s new advanced design studio, and there was a surprise appearance from an unexpected concept car
GAC lifts the lid on first ‘supersports’ car
GAC has formally unveiled its lightning-quick electric sports car, the Aion Hyper SSR. Car Design News has the details
GAC previews the Aion AS9 supersports car
Car Design News speaks to Fan Zhang, VP of design GAC and Pontus Fontaeus design director of the OEMs advanced studio about the forthcoming ‘Supersports car’ for the fledgling Aion brand dubbed for now the AS9. And get a sneak peek at what it will look like
Watch: What’s next for the sports car?
Watch this livestream where we explore the future of the sportscar through the lens of styling, technology, lighting, UX and sustainability
GAC reveals futuristic people carrier concept
Car Design News examines GAC’s hydrogen-powered Space Concept car which pairs a minimalist exterior with a high-tech, culture-rich interior
Interior Motives Summer 2021: GAC Enpulse
With a refulgent yellow interior, a structurally impressive IP and pop culture stylings, GAC’s LA team has designed a sportscar for the digital age with the Enpulse
GAC’s Fan Zhang: “Form language lasts for one generation in China”
Design moves fast in China, says GAC’s Fan Zhang, which means creating distinct identities for multiple brands is a serious challenge, especially when there is so much competition
Interior Motives Spring 2020 Digital Edition
Check out the spring digital edition of Interior Motives, featuring in-depth interior design trends, interviews, sketches and galleries featuring Lexus, GMC, BMW, GAC and more
Watch: GAC global design teams collaborating in a virtual world
The GAC international design team, Fan Zhang, Pontus Fontaeus and David Hilton give a detailed digital design presentation about the interior and exterior design development of the GAC ENO.146, the soon-to-launch Aion V EV and reveal intriguing details about a new concept bound for the Beijing motorshow
GAC ENO.146 Concept - the interior story
GAC achieved a world record in aerodynamics for its ENO.146 concept and also made sure the car could sit up to six passengers
First Sight: GAC’s record breaking ENO.146 concept
GAC has unveiled the ENO.146 concept, with the lowest drag coefficient of any four-door sedan at 0.146Cd. Car Design News spoke to Fan Zhang about how they did it
Designer Interview: Fan Zhang, GAC
From Car Design Review 6, comes our interview with GAC VP and head of design, Fan Zhang.
GAC Entranze - designed to share experiences
Chinese automotive company GAC used virtual reality technology to connect the China and LA studios’ together to design this striking crossover-MPV for the Detroit auto show in 2019. Look inside and the fresh approach to the MPV typology becomes even more apparent - led by Pontus Fontaeus, its interior materials, textures and shapes create some really interesting themes for travelling with friends or family in the connected age
GAC's new GA6 sedan focuses on space and light
GAC’s new GA6 production sedan launches in Shanghai 2019
Detroit 2019: Pontus Fontaeus on the GAC Entranze concept
Designed from the inside out. Here’s how…
GAC Aion S revealed at Guangzhou Motor Show
New electric sedan ticks all the ‘Car 2.0’ boxes
🇨🇳 Inside GAC’s new Shanghai studio
Head of Design Fan Zhang gives us a tour of the brand new facility
David Hilton moves to GAC Shanghai
David Hilton moves to Shanghai and new role with GAC R&D
Design Interview: Fan Zhang, GAC
From yearbook 5: GAC’s design head on breaking the Chinese stereotypes
Studio visit: GAC’s new LA facility
Zhang Fan and Pontus Fontaeus show us round their new Los Angeles design studio
GAC opens advanced design centre in Los Angeles
Digitally-driven studio will deal in mobility and cultural immersion
Design Development: GAC Enverge concept
A look into GAC’s trend-driven poster car which prefaces their planned entrance to the US market
Detroit 2018: GAC Enverge Keeps Things On-Trend
It wouldn't be a late-2010s motor show without a Chinese electric SUV concept. The difference is, the sleek Enverge aims specifically at America
Detroit 2017: GAC’s growing ambitions
The Chinese company has big plans and a quirky concept
Jozef Kabaň on Skoda’s future, worries of excessive consumerism and his team’s legacy
25 years after Skoda was bought by the VW Group we speak to its Chief designer Jozef Kabaň
New Car: GAC i-Lounge concept
Guangzhou Motor Show concept car previews Trumpchi's first full-size MPV
Subaru Legacy concept
With other Japanese carmakers either missing or in a very subdued mood, NAIAS 2009 was Subaru's chance to shine.
Subaru Legacy and Outback
This is the international debut of the fifth-generation Legacy and its slightly off-road derivative, the Outback.
GAC VIP Lounge concept
One of the surprise hits of today's Shanghai auto show was this four-door luxury sedan displayed by Guangzhou Auto (GAC) - a Chinese joint venture with Honda and Toyota. Dubbed the VIP-Lounge Concept, the design study wears the company's independent GAC brand label and is rumored to have been created ...
Subaru Legacy concept
Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent of Subaru automobiles, has released a teaser image of its new Legacy concept. Scheduled to debut in Detroit next month, the Legacy concept celebrates 20 years of the Legacy sedan and showcases the future design direction of its newest iteration.
VIDEO: Subaru Legacy concept
The Subaru Legacy, previewed in concept form at the 2009 NAIAS, marks the vehicle's 20th anniversary and signals the design direction of the company's next-generation sedan.
GAC VIP Lounge concept
GAC (Guangzhou Auto Company) bought the rights, tooling, machinery and equipment from Fiat late last year to make its own version of the Alfa Romeo 166 - and here is the Chinese Alfa, under the nametag VIP Lounge. Despite a low-impact restyling and some fussier detailing - thought to be ...
GAC Trumpchi GS5
Guangzhou Auto Corp has released these images of the production Trumpchi GS5 SUV. Based on the Alfa Romeo 166 platform, and derived from the 2009 concept X-power, the production SUV was be unveiled at this year's Guangzhou motor show.
Subaru Legacy Concept
The Subaru Legacy Concept, which makes it debut at next week's Los Angeles auto show, hints at the future design direction of the carmaker's flagship Legacy mid-size sedan models.
Subaru Legacy (2015)
Subaru's 2015 Legacy has few of the design cues previewed by the concept seen at the Los Angeles auto show, although it echoes some themes.
Designer Interview: Zhang Fan, Design Director, GAC
We also explored the emotional link between people and their cars. Cars are no longer simply tools to get from A to B. They are an expression of individuality, interests, lifestyle, or even an extension of your home. We wanted to capture this relationship and so experimented with the idea ...
Designer Interview: Zhang Fan, Design Director, GAC
Zhang Fan, whose exterior design for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class was unveiled at the Shanghai International motor Show last year, has since left the German manufacturer and taken up the position of Design Director at Chinese carmaker, GAC.
BMW i and Wallpaper* Megacity project
BMW i and Wallpaper* magazine have joined forces for ‘Sustainable Neighborhoods', a global project exploring how design and technology will serve in keeping megacities of the future moving.
VW, GM join BATC, GAC plus Chris Bangle and more at key China design event
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BMW Megacity Vehicle (MCV)
BMW's Project i - an internal codename for a possible sub-brand dedicated to green urban driving - has been in the works for some time. The Vision EfficientDynamics concept, unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Show, showcased some of the lightweight technological advances and design thinking behind the forthcoming zero-emission cars.