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ArticleGeneva Motor Show 2006 Highlights
The Geneva Motor Show marks the first of the major auto shows in Europe each year and the venue has seen the première of some classic concept and production cars during its history.We have all the highlights, an extensive photo gallery featuring over 1000 photos from the show floor, with ...
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Design Development: Dodge Challenger concept
The recent NAIAS in Detroit saw the arrival of a new 'pony car wars', with the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger concepts debuting head-to-head in a bid to rekindle that era of great American sports cars from the late 60s. In fact, Dodge was pretty late to the pony car ...
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Alias|Wavefront awarded unprecedented software agreement with General Motors
Agreement expands General Motors global conceptual design and surface creation capability
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Peter Stevens appointed as Product Design Director for Rover Group
July 6th 2000 - Rover Group has announced the appointment of Peter Stevens as its new Product Design Director.
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New SAAB badge
Aug 21, 2000 - Saab, the Swedish executive car-maker, is introducing a new corporate logo with the launch of its latest model range.
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Coventry University student wins Alias Wavefront Student design competition
July 19, 2000 - Coventry University MA Automotive Design student Saharudin Bin Busri has just been announced as the winner of ‘Best Transportation Design’ category, in the Alias Wavefront Global Student Competition 2000, organised by software manufacturers Alias Wavefront, the leading supplier of computer-aided design software to the automotive industry.
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New Renault Trafic, Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro to debut at 2000 Frankfurt LCV show
Renault and Opel/Vauxhall will unveil a new compact panel van in a world premiere at the 58th Frankfurt LCV Show on September 23, 2000.
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Daewoo appoints new chief designer at Worthing Technical Centre
July 27, 2000 - Chris Milburn has been appointed Chief Designer at Daewoo’s Worthing Technical Centre.
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Trevor Creed appointed Chrysler Senior Vice President - Design
Detroit June 21, 2000 - DaimlerChrysler Corporation today announced the appointment of Trevor M. Creed Senior Vice President - Design, effective July 1, 2000.
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Volkswagen Concept A
Volkswagen has revealed its latest design study, the Concept A, a crossover between sports car and SUV. Like the conceptually similar Concept T of 2004, the Concept A is based on the Golf platform, marrying coupe-like profile with raised stance. At the front, vertical vents flank the shield-grille, whose matt-silver ...
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Ford S-Max
Following the unveiling of the SAV concept at Geneva last year comesthe production version, the S-MAX. Sharing much in common with the newGalaxy, the S-Max aims to have greater dynamic appeal and retain acloser connection with Ford of Europe's 'Kinetic Design' ethos.Differences include the dropping window-line that pushes back to ...
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Russo-Baltique Impression
One hundred years since its conception, the Russo-Baltique brand has been resurrected for a show car at Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance. Once the maker of cars for Russia's Royal Court, the country's Revolution suspended Russo-Baltique's activities after the First World War, only restored in 2003 when work on the new ...
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Faralli and Mazzanti Antas V8
Farralli and Mazzanti, an Italian classic car restoration company, has created their first touring car, the Antas V8. Exhibited the other side of the border from Villa d'Este at the Top Marques exhibition in Monaco, the Antas V8 is also the first car created entirely in-house by Farralli and Mazzanti.
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Ferrari 575GT Zagato
Zagato recently unveiled their bespoke Ferrari 575GTZ at Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance in Italy. Zagato, based in nearby Milan, was commissioned by Japanese collector Yoshiyuki Hayashi to create a new body for his 575M in the style of the 250GTZ Berlinetta.
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Opel Antara
Opel unveiled their new SUV at the opening of the new design center in Germany last week. Taking cues from the Antara GTC concept shown in Frankfurt last year, the production version shares its platform with the Chevrolet Captiva. More premium-feeling than the Captiva, the Antara combines the concept's "stylish-body-on-rugged-base" ...
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Aston Martin DBS
Aston Martin has shown pictures of the next Bond car, the DBS. Based on the DB9, the DBS is more muscular and sits menacingly on polished 20" wheels. Additional inlets on the sill, hood and bumper also connect the car with the DBR9 racing car, their depth more powerfully planting ...
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Citroen C-Buggy
Citroen will show their latest concept in Spain at the Madrid Motor Show next week. Chopping the roof off last year's C-AirPlay brings the concept closer the Smart Crossblade seen in 2001, and proposes a potential direction for a more leisure-orientated supermini.
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BMW Concept Coupe
BMW unveiled their latest concept in the run up to the contemporary Mille Miglia, a road race for cars that competed during the original event held between 1933 and 1957. The BMW 328 that set the fastest time in 1940, averaging over 100mph, has also provided inspiration for the Coupe ...
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FAW Hongqi Benteng
First Automobile Works (FAW) has unveiled their new Hongqi Benteng at the Hangzhou Motor Show near Shanghai, China. The Benteng is first of a new generation of Hongqi models, and is based on the Mazda 6, as a result of their partnership with the Japanese brand.
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Opel Corsa
Opel has released pictures of the new Corsa, which will make its debut in July at the British Motor Show. Sharing its platform with the Fiat Grande Punto, styling is closer to the larger Astra with dynamic cab-forward proportions. Aided by the strong chin, an additional pane in the side-glass ...