All Ford Design articles
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Article“Car design is in Detroit’s DNA”
Ford’s Paul Wraith discusses the importance of design to the Motor City ahead of Car Design Dialogues Detroit on 29 October 2024
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ArticleTodd Willing is Ford’s new design head
Ford veteran Todd Willing is Ford’s new head of design, filling the role vacated by Anthony Lo earlier in 2024
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ArticleResurrecting the Ford Capri – pros and cons
Great design, just don’t call it a Capri – or maybe do?
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ArticleMy Life in 5 Objects: Amko Leenarts
Amko Leenarts is the design director at Ford of Europe and a board member of Dutch sportscar brand Donkervoort. In this article, he shortlists five objects that hold a special place in his heart (and home) that reflect his love of design
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ArticleGoodwood 2024: hypercars, fireworks and crashes
Car Design News reports on the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed
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ArticleCar design round-up: limited editions, Beijing and product design
Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Aston Martin, Nissan, Porsche and more…
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ArticleFord team creates China-specific trim for new Bronco
China is the first market outside of the US to have received a variant of the Bronco SUV tailored to its needs
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ArticleNew Kuga is grown up but far from boring
Car Design News chats to the designers behind the new-look Ford Kuga
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ArticleInterview: Anthony Lo, chief design officer, Ford
Anthony Lo joined Ford over two years ago as chief design officer. Car Design News caught up with quiet man of design to talk about holistic design, brand experience and why the company hired him in the first place
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ArticleFord balances form and function with new Tourneo
The new Ford Tourneo Courier has just entered production. CDN caught up with its design team to find out how they approached the redesign
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ArticleFord Mustang GTD emerges from secret skunkworks
The Blue Oval’s fastest road-going Mustang was the result of a small NDA program between select designers and race engineers. At the car’s premiere in Pebble Beach, CA, Ford global design director Joel Piaskowski gave CDN’s Laura Burstein the inside scoop
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ArticleAmko Leenarts on Ford’s new London design studio
Ford Europe’s design director Amko Leenarts talks holistic design and why Ford is opening a new London studio
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ArticleIn memoriam: Peter Horbury (1950-2023)
One of the world’s best car designers, Peter Horbury, passed away last week in China, aged 73
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ArticleFord’s new Ranger embodies “global appetite” for North American truck
Redesigned mid-size pickup gets toughened up to reflect a more American aesthetic — plus a high-performance Raptor model
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ArticleWatch: Car Design News in Review
Car Design News editor James McLachlan and assistant editor Freddie Holmes discuss the last 3 months in car design
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ArticleFirst sight: Ford’s new electric Explorer
Car Design News was invited for an early look at Ford’s new mid-size crossover at its studio in Germany
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Article2024 Ford Mustang Debuts: “Pure American muscle”
The last ICE-powered version of the iconic pony car, the Ford Mustang, gets a crisp, edgy design and more tech to attract younger buyers
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ArticleFord launches the E-Transit Custom
Car Design News visited Ford and spoke to design director Amko Leenarts and head of D-Ford Usha Raghavachari about the new electrified E-Transit Custom
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ArticleInterview: Amko Leenarts on SuperVans, SUVs and the return of aero design
Car Design News caught up with Ford’s design director of Europe Amko Leenarts at Goodwood to discuss the SuperVans project, the return of aero design and why the era of the SUV might be over
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ArticleThe expanding universe of the pick-up truck
Times, and powertrains, are changing – Karl Smith investigates how the pickup truck is finding itself in the middle of an ever-expanding universe of products