All CDN Live articles – Page 12
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Paris Motor Show 2004 Trends and Overview
Car design inevitably goes in set patterns: large, radical leaps tend to be followed up by small evolutionary steps, especially for those second-generation models of a previous all-new concept. One dominant theme of this year's Paris Motor Show was the very conservative redesigns of some of 1990's most successful production ...
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NAIAS 2011 Trends and Overview
In the larger D-segment, Volkswagen also launched its assault on the Koreans, with the new, US-market Passat taking on the Kia Optima and Hyundai Sonata. While its predecessor followed its European twin as a sub-premium proposition, the 2012 US Passat is hoping to major on value, ...
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NAIAS 2011 Trends and Overview
The North American International Auto Show 2011 kicked off the automotive calendar in its usual chilly style in Detroit. While widely believed to have the most optimistic such event, post-'carpocalypse', there were fewer product unveilings than we've come to expect at the premier North American auto show.
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Paris Motor Show 2010 Trends & Overview
This year's Paris motor show was heralded as the most optimistic shows of recent times, with seemingly more concept cars gracing the halls of the Porte de Versailles than the rest of the year's shows combined, continuing the upswing in morale we witnessed in Geneva.
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Paris Motor Show 2010 Trends & Overview
The popularization of aggression is a rather contentious issue throughout the industry. While some - most notably Peugeot and Renault - appear to by reigning in the villainous faces, one designer told us that his brand’s car must be “as aggressive as possible” to underline their ‘sporty’ status. We’d like to argue that ‘aggressive’ and ‘sporty’ can be mutually exclusive and would have pointed in t
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NAIAS 2012 - Trends and Overview
It was noticeable how few concepts in Detroit had complete interiors or were closed-off to viewing. But there are several interior trends making headway. The clear push for technological differentiation is one of the biggest stories, although for the full picture you needed to head to CES.
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NAIAS 2012 - Trends and Overview
Luckily, the Cadillac ATS - a dimensional clone of the E90 BMW 3 Series - provided at least some bright light for GM at its home show.
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NAIAS 2012 - Trends and Overview
Anticipation: it's a word that has been sorely missing from the lexicon of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit over the last few years. Yet this year, with more than a dozen significant concept and production car unveils, many arrived in Detroit genuinely looking forward to the ...
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Los Angeles Auto Show 2004 Design Trends
As engineering and technology among manufacturers level out, automakers are looking increasingly toward differentiating their brands through distinctive design. And for most automakers, the cultural influences and lifestyle trends that surround their Southern California design studios play a significant role in shaping their future product lineup.
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New York Auto Show 2011 - Trends & Overview
The company also offered an SRT8 version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee in New York. During the SUV fad, the Grand Cherokee was for several years the best selling model in New York City. The new version aims to merge macho with Range Rover refinement and will be sold in ...
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Frankfurt Motor Show 2005 Trends and Overview
There's also a generic bodyside section that's becoming ubiquitous. First seen a couple of years ago, it's seems to have spread across every European studio now. It comprises three main elements: a strongly diving swage line towards the front wheel (like that on many recent Mercedes models); a vertical slit ...
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Frankfurt Motor Show 2005 Trends and Overview
The 61st International Motor Show in Frankfurt (IAA) is the largest biennial show in Europe, occupying 213,000 sq m of exhibition space over ten halls, with over one thousand exhibitors. Entitled 'Faszination Auto', there seemed somewhat less to really fascinate this time than at many previous shows. As for 'star ...
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Guangzhou Motor Show 2011 - Trends and Overview
The theme of the 9th Guangzhou International Motor Show 2011, held at the China Import and Export Fair, was 'Tech Future'. As the title suggests, the focus was on the most up-to-date science and technology within the automotive industry.
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Geneva 2012 Motor Show Highlights
A look back at Car Design News' live coverage of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, the first on the European calendar. From Bentley to Hyundai, bicycles to supercars, we've captured everything that matters in the Palexpo.
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Design Review: Specialist cars at Geneva 2007
CDN has been covering the Geneva Motor Show for over seven years but this year we thought we should report on some of the less mainstream cars that feature there each year. Of course, Geneva has always been a venue for the Italian Carrozeria (Pininfarina, Bertone, Giugiaro, Zagato, IDEA) to ...
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Geneva Motor Show 2012 - Trends and Overview
We lauded last year's Geneva motor show as heralding a return of the good times in the car industry. The excitement that escaped motor shows of 2008, ‘09 and much of 2010 appeared to be back. Here, we said, was an industry back on its feet and showing off its ...
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Detroit Auto Show 2004 Trends and Overview
Ford's show introductions were heralded under the headline "Year of the Car", which Ford backed up by premiering the new Ford Five Hundred mid-size sedan, Freestyle crossover and revised 2004 Focus range. GM followed suit by launching not just the Corvette C6 but the all-new Solstice compact roadster and G6 ...
