All articles by James McLachlan
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ArticleKlaus Busse on design, tech and the beast of Modena
Car Design News paid a visit to Centro Stile to catch up with Klaus Busse, design director at Maserati, and to see the beast of Modena
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ArticleMake Lancia great again
Brutalist architecture, classic italian furniture and bold geometry are the nucleus of Lancia’s revival. Car Design News paid a visit to Centro Stile to hear from new design boss – and brand super fan – Gianni Colonello
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ArticleFord’s superfast SuperTruck
With a design process as speedy as the end result itself, Ford’s design team leaned into its digital design expertise and team spirit to create the SuperTruck, which scaled Pike’s Peak 11 seconds quicker than its nearest rival
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ArticleJaguar rebrands, annoys people
From what Car Design News has seen, the new Jaguar is going to be a good deal better than the baffling rebrand. However, as a fan of the marque there is such a thing as bad publicity, writes CDN editor James McLachlan
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ArticleWatch: Catherine Ciftci, Pangea at Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024
Catherine Ciftci, Senior Design Manager for Pangea, discusses their role in helping designers take concepts and turning them into reality
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ArticleWatch: Daryl Thomson, Autodesk at Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024
Daryl Thomson, Senior Manager for Automotive in North America for Autodesk, discusses bringing AI into the design studio
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ArticleWatch: Kelly Shen, Mingxin New Material at Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024
Kelly Shen, Deputy General Manager at Mingxin New Material, discusses their innovative fiber technology
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ArticleWatch: Libby Holt, Seksui at Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024
Libby Holt, Assistant Marketing Manager at Seksui, discusses how they enable studios to be creative and stretch the boundaries of their imagination
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ArticleWatch: Eric Zeile, Prefix at Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024
Eric Zeile, CEO of Prefix, discusses how they are helping OEMs bring exciting projects to life
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ArticleWatch: Joaquin Garcia, Italdesign at Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024
Joaquin Garcia, head of design at Italdesign, discusses why the storied design house is reopening an office in Detroit
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ArticleWatch: Chris Moxlow | Architexture at Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024
Chris Moxlow, design manager at Architexture, discusses the importance of keeping high manufacturing standards alongside design
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ArticleWatch: Car Design Dialogues Detroit 2024 highlights
Car Design Dialogues Detroit gathered industry leaders from General Motors, Stellantis, Scout, Ford and more
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Article“GTD is the king of Mustangs”
Ford’s global design director Joel Piaskowski on the “king of Mustangs”
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ArticleWatch: Rivian’s Jeff Hammoud on AI and doodling
Rivian’s design boss Jeff Hammoud on AI and the power of the doodle
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Article“Aero-dramatic”?: The Lynk & Co 02
At a suitably quirky launch event in Milan – dancers, saxophones and laser shows all featured – Lynk & Co showed off its 02. Car Design News spoke to the design team
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ArticleInterview: Cadillac’s CMF chief Laetitia Lopez
At the Paris Auto Show, Cadillac’s CMF manager Laetitia Lopez spoke to Car Design News about material innovation, having a dedicated CMF studio and the diverse nature of her team
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ArticlePierre Leclercq: “If we don’t manage to do something different, the job doesn’t interest me”
Car Design News chatted with Citröen design director Pierre Leclercq at the Paris Motor Show
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ArticleCar Design News: Letter from Shanghai
Car Design News reports on the Chinese car design industry