All General Motors Design articles – Page 23
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Interview: Bob Boniface, Director of Design, GM E-Flex vehicles
CDN: So are you going to be creating other vehicles using this architecture across other brands? Might we see a Cadillac E-Flex vehicle for example?
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Interview: Bob Boniface, Director of Design, GM E-Flex vehicles
Bob Boniface is Director of Design for GM's E-Flex vehicles, which opened last year in an existing space within the manufacturer's Technology Center in Detroit, Michigan. The goal of the studio is to create a new generation of environmentally conscious vehicles, driven by the E-Flex architecture, and by design.
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EyesOn Design Awards 2010
Outstanding achievement in automotive design was recognized at the fifth annual EyesOn Design Awards held at the 2010 NAIAS in Detroit in January. Top honors were awarded to the GMC Granite urban utility vehicle in the Best Concept Vehicle category, and the Audi A8 luxury sedan for Best Production Vehicle.
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Design Essay: Pseudomotive Design
Meanwhile, Gehry has been working in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Wayne Cherry, formerly Design Director General Motors. Gehry has already discussed collaborating with Ford - before he mentioned his fee, a situation that has repeated itself with General Motors. But despite withdrawing his active role, the ...
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Show Review: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2008
Competitors from 12 countries and 27 States brought their world-class classics to California's Monterey Peninsula for judging in 24 classes at the 58th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which took place August 17.
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Exclusive: Franz von Holzhausen joins Tesla Motors
Car Design News has obtained exclusive information about Franz von Holzhausen's next career move. On Thursday of last week, von Holzhausen resigned from Mazda, where he was Director of Design at the R&D Design Center in Irvine CA, to become the Design Director at Tesla Motors.
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The Designers, Pt.12 - Ed Welburn, General Motors
Car Design News launched its first-ever Car Design Review yearbook at the Geneva Motor Show, featuring the award-winning Production Car and Concept Car Designs of 2013.
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Design Development: Saab Aero X concept
The full size exterior, for which much credit must also go to the modeler and Alias Designer Shoichiro Sasai, was signed off by Nesbitt and Lo in May after several outside dynoc reviews. The wheels, mirrors and exhaust designed and sketched in Alias by Daniel were also chosen in May ...
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Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2006
The term "Pebble Beach" refers to a long weekend of events over a full weekend that culminates at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. In an informal survey of those who attend and participate regularly, it seems unanimous that "Pebble" is the Show of Shows in this most elite arena of ...
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2008 EyesOn Design Awards
I was once told that the EyesOn Design Awards was initially conceived as an award by which a vehicle would be judged by visually-impaired individuals. The prerequisite for winning was that the beauty of a vehicle would have to be determined solely through the medium of touch.
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David Lyon in shock GM departure
News of David Lyon's shock departure from General Motors broke this weekend. Lyon was set to become Vice President of Design for Opel/Vauxhall in Rüsselsheim, Germany on 1 August. Up until now, he was responsible for Buick and GMC design, GM interior design and global cross brand design.
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Who's Where: High-profile re-organization at General Motors
General Motors' design division has been re-organized in a spate of high-profile restructuring that comes into effect on 1 August.
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Winners of CCS-Michelin Challenge Design competitions announced
Michelin has announced the winners of the Michelin Challenge Design contest for the College for Creative Studies (CCS).
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Michelin Challenge Design 2013 finalists announced
The finalists of the 2013 Michelin Challenge Design global vehicle design competition have been announced with all 15 of the chosen entrants' work to be displayed at NAIAS 2013.
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The Designers, Pt 11 - Sooshin Choi, College for Creative Studies
Car Design News launched its first-ever Car Design Review yearbook at the Geneva Motor Show, featuring the award-winning Production Car and Concept Car Designs of 2013.
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Interview: Chris Bangle, BMW Group Design Director
Chris Bangle became BMW Group Design Director in 1992. A cartoonist and devoted family man, he has since been both lauded and castigated for being the pioneer of BMW's current design language.
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Wayne Cherry to receive EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement Award
Wayne Cherry has been chosen by a panel of his fellow designers as the winner of the EyesOn Design 2013 Lifetime Design Achievement Award.
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Who's Where: GM Design announces major global restructuring of design executives
GM Design has announced a major reshuffle of its global leadership team, with Mark Adams, current executive director of Global Cadillac and Buick Design and GME vice president of Design, amongst the movers.
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Interview: Clay Dean, Executive Director GM Advanced Global Design / Cadillac Brand Director
"Then all of a sudden, the aero wars took over and every car in 1979 looked like a Lotus 79. Today, look at the F1 field. The way that aero works, combined with the regulations, creates a field of cars that are almost identical. And to a casual fan, it's ...