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ArticleDigital design tools: the state of play in 2025
Software is a constituent part of the modern design studio. We survey a number designers about the state of digital tools, and get some unexpected encouragement from ‘Ratatouille’
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ArticleRenault rising
After a stellar 2024, Renault Group has shown that when it comes to navigating choppy waters of the European car industry, it helps to have a clear idea of who you are
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ArticleCar design round-up: Jeep, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin
Car Design News takes a look at some of the stories that may have gone under the radar this week. Read on for the latest from Jeep, BMW, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce and more
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ArticleRobin Page: “Our customers expect a high level of technology. It just needs to be well integrated”
Robin Page, design director at Bentley, explores how a new design language might be exactly what electrification needs
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ArticleChris Benjamin: “Scout Motors is a start-up with heritage”
Chris Benjamin, chief design officer at Scout Motors, explains how the connection heritage to ingenuity is key, the growth of his 45-strong team and the challenges that come with reintroducing vehicles 44 years later
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ArticleFebruary Focus: Digital Tools
This month we will be digging deeper into the digital tools that are at the heart of contemporary car design
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ArticleExclusive: BYD design boss Egger gives rare interview
Car Design News’ candid Q&A with BYD’s global design director Wolfgang Eggers discusses the challenges of creating new brands from scratch, differentiating interior design convincingly and learning Mandarin
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ArticleHennessey’s design director on sketching a 300mph supercar
How do you ensure a car targeting top speed is still beautiful? Over to Hennessey design boss Nathan Malinick
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ArticleGenesis CMF designer juggles tradition with innovation
Hailee Hyeyeon Kim of Genesis describes how her experience in the consumer electronics world is helping sculpt her work for the luxury brand
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ArticleCar design round-up: Cadillac V, arctic Polestar and more restomods
This week’s round-up of short design stories covers news from the likes of Cadillac, Suzuki, Morgan, Polestar and more
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ArticleMcLaren designers put supercar skills to use with new solo venture
It is not every day that someone steps away from their childhood dream with supercars, but that is exactly what two McLaren designers have done. A combination of Irish Gaelic and Portuguese, Ennua aims to be the new benchmark for statement furniture – and more
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ArticleIn pictures: Audi Q6 e-tron off-road concept
Audi has revealed a new off-road concept that puts the Q6 e-tron on stilts, described as “an emotive reinterpretation of the quattro”
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ArticleInterior Motives: Show me the love
How to create tech products that customers love is the question designers must answer, writes Robert Forrest
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ArticleInside DRVN design and the art of the Continumod
Car Design News gets a behind-the-scenes tour of the Coventry studio and the design team led by Wayne Burgess
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ArticleShould Renault thank Peugeot for its recent design success?
CDN’s exclusive Q&A with Sandeep Bhambra, Renault’s chief designer, advanced design and concept cars reveals all
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ArticleYamaha and Final Aim continue utility EV initiative at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025
Final Aim and Yamaha recently showcased the latest progression of its ‘utility EV’ which relied on Autodesk software for its design development
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ArticleInterior Motives: colour science
How do CMF teams tackle the design of a new interior colour? What are the starting points, and how is a material mastered for sign-off? Nick Hull investigates the approach of two brands in contrasting segments to find out more
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ArticleTata reimagines iconic Sierra, reveals new Avinya brand
The SUV enamoured by Gen X has been reborn, this time looking to connect with the next generation of younger drivers. Alongside it sits a new sub-brand, dubbed Avinya, bringing an entirely new level of luxury into the Tata fold
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ArticleDacia teams up with design students
Dacia design boss David Durand explains the brand’s latest project with design students, and why it has reminded the team to “embrace new perspectives”
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ArticleInterior Motives: Vicki von Holzhausen
Interior Motives interviewed CMF specialist Vicki von Holzhausen for the Autumn 2024 edition