All General Motors Design articles – Page 13
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Vehicle debuts at the 68th Turin Motor Show
EW ALFA ROMEO 147Unless some other car maker changes its mind at the 11th hour, the only world-première to be seen at the 68th International Motor Show will be the new Alfa Romeo 147, which is due to replace later this year both the three door 145 and the five ...
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GM hires designer Anne Asensio from Renault
Detroit May 8, 2000 - General Motors has hired Renault designer Anne Asensio. She will direct GM’s brand studios’ designers, in charge of Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and GMC.
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Digital Image opens European design studio
Digital Image Studios has announced the formation of three distinct divisions: the Digital Effects Center located in a new headquarters in Novi, MI, the Research & Development Group in Montreal, and the New Design Center in Sophia Antipolis near Nice, France.
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Cadillac concept vehicle for Geneva Motor Show to be named "Imaj"
DETROIT - Cadillac has announced that the concept vehicle it will debut at the Geneva Motor Show Feb. 28 will be called "Imaj ", (pronounced "e-maazh").
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New L.A. design studio GM's next step in global network
Feb22, 2000 - General Motors Corp. will have advanced design work underway by April in a new studio the automaker is establishing in North Hollywood. GM Design Vice President Wayne Cherry said the company is transforming a former bakery complex on two-acres into a studio that will incorporate the newest ...
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Frank Saucedo to manage new GM advanced studio
Los Angeles, Jan 6 - Frank Saucedo, formerly chief designer at Volkswagen of America's Simi Valley, Calif. design center, will manage a new LA studio opened by General Motors.
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GM unveils Oldsmobile Profile, Saturn CV1 concept vehicles.
SANTA MONICA, Calif, Jan 5 - General Motors has taken the wraps off the Oldsmobile Profile and Saturn CV1 concept vehicles and also announced it will establish a satellite GM Design Studio in Los Angeles.
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The Designers Pt2 – Mark Adams, General Motors
Mark Adams, VP of design at GM Europe, talks us through his design philosophy for Europe, and how this will evolve as a host of new products come to market over the next few years.
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“A Century of Automotive Style – 100 Years of American Car Design” back in print
Specialist book publisher Lamm-Morada has announced that is has reprinted 500 copies of Dave Holls and Mike Lamm's hardcover chronicle of the past hundred years in US car design. Called A Century of Automotive Style – 100 Years of American Car Design, the book is widely regarded as a must-have ...
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Starting Out: Interview Techniques
The procedure of an interview varies from place to place. It can happen over a lunchtime appointment for example, but because many opportunities arise through checking the job listings on Car Design News or other media, through an agent or by getting lucky during an auto show; interviews are generally ...
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PPG Design Challenge
Global supplier PPG Industries presented its Design Challenge awards at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in January. The annual automotive glass design competition called for students to design a vehicle for a 20-something male named Matt - a recent college graduate beginning his career - whose vehicle needed to be ...
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Who's Where: John Puskar and Liz Wetzel appointed to new roles at GM Design
As part of an ongoing strategy at General Motors, this past month has seen a series of moves taking place within the company's design organization in Europe and the US. Two of the key changes have been the appointment of John Puskar to the role of Director of Cross-Brand Strategy, ...
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Design Essay: Cars and Architecture
Shuffling past boxes to get to the car in the morning, we seldom give too much thought to the garage beyond tidying it. But without cars there would be no garages, and rarely do we stop to consider the broader affiliation cars have with their surrounding structures. In the 1920s, ...
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Who's Where: Ken Ma resigns as Changan Design Vice President
Ken Ma has resigned as Vice President of Design for Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. after only a year. The former General Motors and SAIC designer's departure is a blow to the Chinese manufacturer's bid to design more distinctive cars to compete more effectively with foreign rivals in China and abroad.
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Design Review: Nissan Mixim concept
Electric cars have certainly experienced resurgence in recent years. This can of course be directly attributed to the increases in gas prices and the threat of global warming, but also because automakers are being forced to explore new means of propelling their vehicles to meet strict emissions requirements currently being ...
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College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
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GM and PSA announce four joint vehicle programs
PSA Peugeot/Citroën and General Motors have confirmed they will develop four future vehicle projects as part of their ‘Global Strategic Alliance' as both parties grapple with dwindling sales and spiraling costs in the European market.
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Fourth annual World Automotive Design Competition winners announced
Christophe Charbault, a design student from the Ecole de design at the Universite de Montreal, won the first prize of US $10,000. Charbault's entry, entitled 'Virtuoo', was chosen from amongst 70 entries submitted by 97 students from 28 design schools world wide. Judge Ken Gross stated that Virtuoo received top ...
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Who's Where: Dagoberto Tribia promoted to Director of Interior Design at GM Brazil Design
Dagoberto Tribia was promoted to Director of Interior Design at GM do Brasil Design on January 1, 2011.
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CCS students tackle GM project
Seniors studying Transportation Design at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, Michigan, have recently completed a project with General Motors that has been underway since late 2009.