All News articles – Page 68
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ArticleGoing viral: How design studios in China are coping with the coronavirus
The Coronavirus continues to have a significant impact on the automotive industry and car design
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NewsKevin Rice moves to Pininfarina SpA
The talented British designer is moving from Chery to be chief creative officer at the Italian design house
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ArticleYour webinar questions answered: How tier 1 suppliers are responding to tough headwinds
You asked, we answer. We return to the questions from our audience that we didn’t have time to answer in our live webinar, ranging from which parts of automotive tier 1 suppliers’ business models are at risk of commodification, to how tier suppliers are changing supply chain processes
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WebinarWatch our webinar: How to mitigate falling profits in the automotive supply base
Following our latest report: Automotive Tier Supplier Profit Analysis 2020, watch our webinar: How to mitigate falling profits in the automotive supply base, where our automotive analysts provide more in-depth insights into where Tier 1 supplier profit margins are heading and what the impact will be on automotive R&D.
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VideoOpel Designer Erhard Schnell talks about design at Opel in the 1960s
Opel designer Erhard Schnell has sadly died (1927-2020). In this video he describes the design department at Opel in the 60s and working on the 1965 Experimental GT
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NewsCadillac debuts new 2021 Escalade
Cadillac has revealed the interior and exterior of the 2021 Escalade luxury SUV
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ArticleAutomotive suppliers buying and spinning their way into high tech segments
As BorgWarner’s acquisition of Delphi Technologies shows, tier one automotive suppliers are turning to acquisitions and restructuring their business to focus on advanced technology, helping to protect margins, avoid commodification and transition to electrified powertrains
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NewsFirst sight: Tata’s new take on the classic Sierra launches in Delhi
Tata’s new Sierra concept has just been unveiled at the Delhi auto show 2020. We got a preview of it last week when we spoke to Martin Uhlarik and Pratap Bose
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ArticleFirst Sight: Seat Leon
Car Design News speaks to Seat’s head of design about the new Leon – designed to seduce
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NewsNew Designing Car Interiors volume is invaluable resource for students
Books for students of automotive design remain thin on the ground, particularly for interiors. Designer Tim Pilsbury is adressing this imbalance with his excellent Designing Car Interiors volumes
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NewsClerkenwell forum debates brand identity
Ultrafabrics gathered thought leaders to debate the future of sustainable fabrics in its Clerkenwell showroom
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NewsMichelin Challenge Design 2020 entries are open
Michelin’s global Challenge Design competition, set to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, is accepting entries until 1st of March
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ArticleChanging supplier business models will influence car design
A squeeze on automotive suppliers, together with the adaptation of new technology, will lead some major players to play a bigger role in overall vehicle design and in shaping customer user experiences
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Winter 2019/20 issue out now
In this issue: Hyundai 45, Land Rover Defender, Nissan IMk, Volkswagen ID.3, Karma SC1 & SC2, Special focus - Seating, Trend report - Colour and materials
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NewsCruise reveals its “production-ready” Origin autonomous car
Cruise Automation, a mobility startup with funding from GM and Honda, has debuted its new… car?
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ArticleExplaining EU vehicle emissions targets: can OEMs avoid heavy fines?
The new average fleet targets that came into force in Europe on January 1st 2020 are having big impacts on vehicle development and design, pushing OEMs to produce and sell more hybrids and EVs. But the rules are complex and varied by brands, volume and sales. Here we provide a summary of the key rules and terminology.
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ArticleCES 2020: Mercedes-Benz releases the AVTR concept
Mercedes-Benz aims to blur the lines between human and machine with its new Vision AVTR concept, shown at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in partnership with film director James Cameron, whose 2009 blockbuster Avatar gets a sequel next year
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ArticleCES 2020: Byton shows the “production ready” M-Byte
Byton trotted out a near-production version of the M-Byte crossover at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, exactly two years after the Chinese startup first debuted its ambitious concept.
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ArticleCES 2020: Segway-Ninebot shows swift single-seater
At CES 2020, Segway-Ninebot launched a series of new eMopeds and eScooters as well as a self-balancing rolling chair called the S-Pod
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NewsCES 2020: the best design stories from the show
The BMW i Interaction Ease is a concept envisioning a future two-seat interior design for autonomous vehicles