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ArticleConcept Car of the Month: Opel GT2 (1975)
A follow-up to a popular blue-collar sports car was one designer’s breakthrough project
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Explaining 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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The inside story of Land Rover’s new Defender
The interiors design team at Land Rover created a new look for the Defender interior with cunning storage solutions and rugged sophistication
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HMI walk through: Lincoln Navigator telephone connectivity
In the first Screens video of the year on CDN, see how Lincoln have provided an optimised UI in the Navigator for accessing calls and messages on your smartphone. Including Siri integration if you’re using an iPhone
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CES 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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Magna: Regain lost time – with seating
From the Winter 2019/20 issue of Interior Motives: Magna Seating tell us about their multi-mode configurable seating layouts for autonomous cars
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CES 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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CES 2020: Is Sony’s Vision S a scary sight, or a revelation for carmakers and suppliers?
Should automotive manufacturers fear or embrace this surprise announcement from the consumer technology giant?
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CES 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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Design Essay: Why is Car Design so Hooked on the Past?
Retro car designs have been appearing throughout the 21st century so far… but why are they so popular?
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Tearing profits apart: how tier 1 automotive suppliers can mitigate shrinking margins
The latest report by Automotive from Ultima Media examines the profits and outlook for the top 20 automotive parts suppliers and explores the strategies and solutions they should consider to avoid significant disruption in the 2020s, including the key role they will play in automotive design and R&D
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New materials for smart surfaces, from Canatu
[Sponsored] Canatu’s embedded 3D touch technologies support multi-modal use
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Supplier Profit Analysis: Mitigating Margin Compression to Invest in R&D
Automotive tier 1 suppliers are facing unprecedented industry transformation in electrification along with economic uncertainty. Download this report on the top 20 global suppliers for a deep analysis of their historic margins, as well as solutions for how suppliers could cope with growing pressures and new requirements in research, development and design
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Land Rover Defender 2019
Land Rover’s new Defender has taken enough elements of the old Defender to respect the heritage, while playfully updating and reinterpreting the brand identitiy for a modern context. CDN spoke to Massimo Frascella, Gerry McGovern and Andy Wheel about the exterior design. The full interior story will follow in a few weeks…
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Iconic BMW Designs: 8-Series (E31)
The final featured BMW design in this little series is the company’s ’90s flagship: the E31 8-Series.
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Job Opportunity: Special Projects Editor – Automotive at Ultima Media and Car Design News
Interested in moving your career in automotive media and content to the next level? Consider joining our editorial team in a new role as Special Projects / Brand Editor
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CCotM: The Chevrolet Nomads
Our final Concept Car of the Month for 2019 is, in fact, three different GM concepts cars, all inspired by the Chevrolet Nomad’s design
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Iconic BMW Designs: Z8
BMW addict Steve Carter profiles his top-five most iconic BMW designs
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Design Essay: The Strange Allure of Ugliness
Are tastes changing, or is taste simply disappearing? We try not to cover our eyes…
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HMI walk through: Porsche Taycan touchscreen user interface
This week’s UX review video from Screens walks you through the Porsche Taycan’s head unit UI, demonstrating software features such as navigation, media and climate control
