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Jean-Philippe Salar: “Strong storytelling will generate good design”
Andreas Kurbos: “Studiokurbos moves with speed, agility and independence”
Mitja Borkert: “We never look backwards. We always look ahead”
Shao Jingfeng: “This is our chance, our time”
The enduring art of sketching in car design
Car Design News April Focus: Sketching
Watch: Swarovski Mobility speaks to Car Design News
Car Design News People Awards 2025: call for entries
Syd Mead exhibit this Spring in New York City
CDR 11: Julian Thomson
Ilhun Yoon: “What makes Genesis is everyone’s expertise and fantastic teamwork”
Annelie Karlsson: “It is my job to secure feasible design solutions for production”
Stefan Sielaff: “Geely really invests in design”
March Focus: Materials
Watch now: Perceived quality in car design: creativity, consistency and craftsmanship
Car Design round-up: Bentley, Skoda and Toyota
Derek Jenkins: “Our mission at Lucid remains very pure”
Car design round-up: Audi, Donut-lab, Volvo and Mansory
Caterham designer Anthony Jannarelly talks ‘Art Cars’
Key takeaways: The future of German automotive design
Kia reveals new EV4 exterior
Gorden Wagener: “The more influence design has the better”
Car design round-up: Volvo, Renault and Mini
Watch: Brook Banham, co-founder of Middlecott Sketchbattle
“The right tool at the right moment”: Bart van Lotringen of DAF Trucks
Watch: Renault design boss Gilles Vidal on winning the Production Car Design of the Year
Renault rising
Chris Benjamin: “Scout Motors is a start-up with heritage”
February Focus: Digital Tools
Exclusive: BYD design boss Egger gives rare interview
Hennessey’s design director on sketching a 300mph supercar
Watch on demand: Panel discussion - The future of German automotive design
Klaus Busse on design, tech and the beast of Modena
CDN People Awards 2024 winners revealed
Register now: Be safe, be seen: the future of automotive lighting
“I love what I do” Chris Benjamin, Scout Motors
Watch: Paul Wraith on happy accidents and why designers should ask ‘why’
“GTD is the king of Mustangs”
Watch: Rivian’s Jeff Hammoud on AI and doodling
Register now: Master of none: how to create agile muti-skilled design teams
Interview: Cadillac’s CMF chief Laetitia Lopez
Watch now: How to prepare for the AI-future in Automotive Design
Pierre Leclercq: “If we don’t manage to do something different, the job doesn’t interest me”
A is for…a comprehensive glossary of automotive design terms
Car Design News: Letter from Shanghai
In memoriam: Bruno Sacco (1933-2024)
Ralph Gilles: “The automobile is a statement – a point of pride”
Adrian Newey: “Cars at this level should be art forms”
Lamborghini’s Mitja Borkert: “We give adrenaline a shape”
Meet the writer: Editor, James McLachlan
Watch now: Enabling creative innovation in the design studio
How does marketing influence car design?
Looking back on VW’s Potsdam design studio
Obituary: Ian Cameron – design’s best kept secret
My Life in 5 Objects: Amko Leenarts
Li Auto opens Munich studio
RCA show looks into the future of mobility
Inside General Motors’ dream studio
Former Rolls-Royce design boss killed outside home
Genesis turns up the heat with Magma models
Design analysis: Designing a paint colour
Review: Coventry Connections – 50 years of Transport Design at Coventry University
Q&A: Francois Leboine on the new Fiat Panda family
Review: Staffordshire University degree show 2024
Don’t forget to have fun, says GAC’s Stephane Janin
“Plenty of work ahead” - Ford’s Amko Leenarts on sustainable design
“Just do it” - Changan design director Klaus Zyciora on agile car design
Inside Donkervoort: agile cars, agile design
T. Jon Mayer joins Bentley
Car Design Review X: specialising in advanced design
Design4Production: “Engineering is in Italdesign’s DNA”
Design4Production: “You’ve got to be an advocate for design”
Car Design Review X: The future of texture
“I don’t want only the design leaders presenting to me – I banned PowerPoint, full stop”
Car Design Review X: Lisa Reeves, Volvo
Design4Production: “You can be confrontational or collaborative”
Car Design Review X: Aurelien Doisy
Car designers urged to be bolder moving forward
In memoriam: Paolo Pininfarina (1958-2024)
Car Design Review X: Shao Jingfeng, SAIC
Engineering the design studio of the future
“Less-than-perfect surfaces are key to a more sustainable future”
Alfa Romeo collaborates with Chinese art school
Car Design Review X: Maximilian Missoni, Polestar
My Life in 5 Objects: Pontus Fontaeus
Car Design Review X: Gorden Wagener

Who's where

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New design director at Lincoln; Curic moves to Ford Performance
Michael Simcoe retires
Nicholas David promoted at Karma
Cadillac designer takes senior role with Chevrolet
Anthony Lo joins BAIC
Benoit Jacob joins GAC
BMW shakes up design team, brings in Missoni
Polestar continues to ring the changes as CEO Thomas Ingenlath steps down
Todd Willing is Ford’s new design head
Missoni leaves Polestar
Xiaomi taps Polestar interior chief for new director role
JP Bernal appointed Polestar head of interior design
Peter Wouda joins SAIC-VW in China
Tata Motors: Nicolas Proust trades Pune for Turin
Eduardo Ramirez promoted at Hyundai
Lancia promotes new head of design
Car design round-up: purple paint, pokey powertrains and pop-up lights
Exclusive: Skoda appoints new interior/HMI lead
Anthony Lo leaves Ford
Jozef Kabaň joins SAIC
BMW lands new CMF chief
Baumeister takes the helm at Designworks Munich
Martina Starke shifts from Designworks to Rolls-Royce
Kia appoints two new design leaders
Interview: Javier Garcia-Gallardo on heading up Zeekr’s new Shanghai studio
Dacia designer to head up Ford E division
Helicopter firm adds Blades from Tesla
Lynk & Co names Shanghai design studio chief
Breaking: Frascella joins Audi as Lichte takes new VW Group role
Exclusive: Oliver Samson leaves Changan
Exclusive: T. Jon Mayer leaves Volvo
LEVC adds CMF design chief
Xiaomi enlists Bangle as ‘strategic design consultant’
Breaking: Massimo Frascella leaves JLR
Changan brings senior designer to Japan studio
Callum promotes new head of design
Job news at Lucid, Pininfarina and Li Auto
Donckerwolke gets expanded role (again) at Hyundai
Klaus Zyciora joins Changan
Polaris hires experienced GM designer for off-road division
ArtCenter names new transportation design chair
Bugatti must pair charisma with performance, says new design boss
Ben Payne promoted at Lotus
Car Design News in Review 2023 Q2
Trio of design promotions at Stellantis
Kia adds luxury nous with new exterior design hire
Exclusive: Chris Benjamin on taking the reins at Scout
Ousted from Volvo, Page bounces back to Bentley
Ajay Jain to lead Tata’s Pune design studio
JC Pavone talks Volkswagen promotion and regional design strategy
Sophie Li on Volvo’s new Shanghai studio
Stewart Reed retires from ArtCenter
Bentley’s new design boss jumps ship to McLaren (inside three months)
Rolls-Royce designer takes senior role at Pininfarina
Geely expands design leadership
Nio appoints new advanced exterior design director
Italdesign brings in new design boss
Volvo looks beyond automotive for new head of design
Jozef Kabaň shuffles to VW mobility role as Mindt fills brand hole
General Motors adds digital sculptor to UK studio

Design Interviews

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Andreas Kurbos: “Studiokurbos moves with speed, agility and independence”
Shao Jingfeng: “This is our chance, our time”
The enduring art of sketching in car design
Watch: Swarovski Mobility speaks to Car Design News
CDR 11: Julian Thomson
Ilhun Yoon: “What makes Genesis is everyone’s expertise and fantastic teamwork”
Stefan Sielaff: “Geely really invests in design”
Watch now: Perceived quality in car design: creativity, consistency and craftsmanship
Derek Jenkins: “Our mission at Lucid remains very pure”
Gorden Wagener: “The more influence design has the better”
“The right tool at the right moment”: Bart van Lotringen of DAF Trucks
Watch: Renault design boss Gilles Vidal on winning the Production Car Design of the Year
Renault rising
Chris Benjamin: “Scout Motors is a start-up with heritage”
Exclusive: BYD design boss Egger gives rare interview
Hennessey’s design director on sketching a 300mph supercar
Watch on demand: Panel discussion - The future of German automotive design
Klaus Busse on design, tech and the beast of Modena
Register now: Be safe, be seen: the future of automotive lighting
“I love what I do” Chris Benjamin, Scout Motors
Watch: Paul Wraith on happy accidents and why designers should ask ‘why’
“GTD is the king of Mustangs”
Watch: Rivian’s Jeff Hammoud on AI and doodling
Register now: Master of none: how to create agile muti-skilled design teams
Interview: Cadillac’s CMF chief Laetitia Lopez
Watch now: How to prepare for the AI-future in Automotive Design
Pierre Leclercq: “If we don’t manage to do something different, the job doesn’t interest me”
Car Design News: Letter from Shanghai
Ralph Gilles: “The automobile is a statement – a point of pride”
Adrian Newey: “Cars at this level should be art forms”
Lamborghini’s Mitja Borkert: “We give adrenaline a shape”
Meet the writer: Editor, James McLachlan
Watch now: Enabling creative innovation in the design studio
My Life in 5 Objects: Amko Leenarts
Genesis turns up the heat with Magma models
Design analysis: Designing a paint colour
Q&A: Francois Leboine on the new Fiat Panda family
Don’t forget to have fun, says GAC’s Stephane Janin
“Plenty of work ahead” - Ford’s Amko Leenarts on sustainable design
“Just do it” - Changan design director Klaus Zyciora on agile car design
T. Jon Mayer joins Bentley
Car Design Review X: specialising in advanced design
Design4Production: “Engineering is in Italdesign’s DNA”
Design4Production: “You’ve got to be an advocate for design”
“I don’t want only the design leaders presenting to me – I banned PowerPoint, full stop”
Car Design Review X: Lisa Reeves, Volvo
Design4Production: “You can be confrontational or collaborative”
Car Design Review X: Aurelien Doisy
Car designers urged to be bolder moving forward
Car Design Review X: Shao Jingfeng, SAIC
“Less-than-perfect surfaces are key to a more sustainable future”
Car Design Review X: Maximilian Missoni, Polestar
My Life in 5 Objects: Pontus Fontaeus
Car Design Review X: Gorden Wagener
Car Design Review X: Derek Jenkins, Lucid
Volvo on People Awards win and lighting design
Cyberster the start of something special, says MG
Car Design Review X: Mitja Borkert, Lamborghini
CDN marks International Women’s Day
Car Design Review X: Florian Seidl, Lavazza
Tata UX lead talks design gimmicks and longevity
Interview: Jacques Flynn, Mazda Design Americas
Car Design Review X: Won Kyu Kang, Kia
Car Design Review X: SangYup Lee, Hyundai
Car Design Review X: Stefan Sielaff, Geely
Car Design Review X: Pontus Fontaeus, GAC
Car Design Review X: Anthony Lo, Ford
Polish designer goes back to his roots with Izera EV
Car Design Review X: David Durand, Dacia
Car Design Review X: Julien Montousse, Archer
Watch: Bentley’s design heads on the brand’s future
Car Design Review X: Marc Lichte, Audi
Interior Motives: Amy Frascella
Are start-ups forcing major car brands to work faster?
Designers have a “sea of opportunity in CMF,” says expert
GM’s Sharon Gauci on the evolution of Buick
Interview: Ian Callum on the Skye concept
Exclusive: Rob Melville on Ceer, Saudi Arabia and regional design
Exclusive: Lexus design boss shuns over-styling for ‘the basics’
Stefan Sielaff: "Personality is returning to design"
Watch: More than just a new coat of paint - Alias 2024
Bob Boniface on Buick’s new face
Maserati’s Klaus Busse on the MCXtrema and why simplicity is key
Bugatti must pair charisma with performance, says new design boss
Luc Donckerwolke: Trust in design has pushed Hyundai Motor Group forward
Sasha Selipanov on design trends and opening his own studio
Mercedes-Benz on exterior design, new tools and why specialism still matters
Aston Martin on heritage, gut instinct and the Valour V12
Caterham’s “retro-futurist” designer talks Project V and Italdesign collab
Watch: Lotus head of design Russell Carr speaks to Car Design News
IAA Mobility Design Conference Livestream
Car Design Review 9: Sharon Gauci, General Motors
The Volvo team unpacks the EX90
Car Design Review 9: Troy Beetz, DeLorean
Car Design Review 9: Maximilian Missoni, Polestar
Car Design Review 9: Ralph Gilles & Jean-Pierre Ploué
Car Design Review 9: Martin Uhlarik, Tata
Car Design Review 9: Jochen Paesen, Kia
Car Design Review 9: Jeff Nield, General Motors
Car Design Review 9: Stefan Sielaff, Geely
Car Design Review 9: Derek Jenkins, Lucid
Exclusive: Chris Benjamin on taking the reins at Scout
Car Design Review 9: Anthony Lo, Ford
Car Design Review 9: Gilles Vidal, Renault
JC Pavone talks Volkswagen promotion and regional design strategy
CCS Transportation Design Chair Paul Snyder on the future of design education
Old and new converge at inaugural Car Design Event
Sophie Li on Volvo’s new Shanghai studio
Lamborghini on design DNA, longevity and the Revuelto
Noteworthy design roles: Cadillac’s Alexandra Dymowska brings brand thinking to the design studio
Interview: Andreas Mindt, head of design, Volkswagen
Exclusive interview: Karim Habib, EVP and head of Kia design
Podcast: Polestar’s Max Missoni speaks to CDN
Exclusive interview: Polestar design director Maximilian Missoni
Watch: How will CMF shape an electric future?
Double trouble: Meet the identical twins of car design
Exclusive interview: Stellantis chief design officer Ralph Gilles
Sue Magnusson on her time at Lucid and carving a career in CMF
Watch: Adobe Substance 3D: Create, Iterate, and Visualize Car Design Concepts
Exclusive: Inside Faraday Future’s California design studio
World exclusive: Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan global design boss
Exclusive interview: design director at GM California Advanced Design Brian Smith
行家论道
In defence of big screens: Merc UX design boss fights back
Watch: Is the future of automotive design in software?
Studio tour: Mahindra Advanced Design Europe
Karma bolsters studio with new design VP
The time is right for an M3 Touring, says BMW M
GM’s Sandy Lipscomb on future vehicle UX design
The Meyers-Manx 2.0 is a modern EV with old-school attitude

Studios

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Inside Mahindra’s new Mumbai studio
Exclusive Q&A: Oliver Samson, Kia Europe Design
“India has made a remarkable improvement in perceived quality”
Collaboration central to materials innovation, says Ultrafabrics
Inside DRVN design and the art of the Continumod
Tata reimagines iconic Sierra, reveals new Avinya brand
Klaus Busse on design, tech and the beast of Modena
Make Lancia great again
The world is getting phygital, and so is car design
Mahindra’s new SUV shows concepts can make it to production
Ford’s revamped London studio puts focus on human-centric design
Meet the studio reviving Australian car design
Thinking outside the box – how Merck is reshaping CMF exploration
In pictures: Maserati Biturbo restomod
Bio leather and beyond – Brusarosco explores new sustainable solutions
Car Design News: Letter from Shanghai
Effective, quick and digitally agile expertise
Exclusive: Ford team goes rogue to celebrate RS200 anniversary
Swarovski Mobility on ‘the science of creativity’
Looking back on VW’s Potsdam design studio
Li Auto opens Munich studio
Inside General Motors’ dream studio
Design analysis: Designing a paint colour
DigiPHY the design process
Don’t forget to have fun, says GAC’s Stephane Janin
New Model Army: inside Tata Motors’ clay studio
Inside Donkervoort: agile cars, agile design
Car Design Review X: specialising in advanced design
Car Design Review X: The future of texture
“I don’t want only the design leaders presenting to me – I banned PowerPoint, full stop”
Inside the studio: General Motors, Advanced Design UK
Engineering the design studio of the future
New mobility design studio opens in Munich
How ‘phygital’ tools are shaping cross-disciplinary design
“Every material we develop has a story behind it”
Callum’s Young Guns
“The car is a dream, a desire, lasting for millennia” – Marcello Gandini
Two decades of design: Changan celebrates milestone in Turin
Watch: Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to CDN about the brand’s design direction
Studio tour: Bentley’s evolving Crewe campus
Toyota’s CALTY turns 50, reveals unseen concepts
Sasha Selipanov on design trends and opening his own studio
Supercar Blondie opens pioneering automotive and gaming art design studio
Inside the studio: General Motors Advanced Design, China
Listen: CDN talks to Afry Experience Studios
Inside the studio: Afry Experience Studios
Sophie Li on Volvo’s new Shanghai studio
In pictures: Volvo’s new Shanghai studio
Students challenged to design electric truck of the future
Exclusive Pininfarina of America tour: “We’re not looking to follow trends”
First look: Wiesmann’s Project Thunderball EV
Inside Designworks’ new Santa Monica studio
Inside Polestar’s sleek new design studio
Geely teases new Milan studio
Exclusive Studiokurbos tour: “We want to be the Pininfarina of the future”
Exclusive: Inside Faraday Future’s California design studio
Inside GAC’s new Milan advanced design studio
Studio tour: Mahindra Advanced Design Europe
Leadership transition at GM’s California Advanced Design Studio
Exclusive: Julian Thomson to head up GM’s new UK-based advanced design studio

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