All General Motors Design articles – Page 14
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Who's Where: Ken Ma resigns as Changan Design Vice President
Ken Ma has resigned as Vice President of Design for Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. after only a year. The former General Motors and SAIC designer's departure is a blow to the Chinese manufacturer's bid to design more distinctive cars to compete more effectively with foreign rivals in China and abroad.
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Design Review: Nissan Mixim concept
Electric cars have certainly experienced resurgence in recent years. This can of course be directly attributed to the increases in gas prices and the threat of global warming, but also because automakers are being forced to explore new means of propelling their vehicles to meet strict emissions requirements currently being ...
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College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
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GM and PSA announce four joint vehicle programs
PSA Peugeot/Citroën and General Motors have confirmed they will develop four future vehicle projects as part of their ‘Global Strategic Alliance' as both parties grapple with dwindling sales and spiraling costs in the European market.
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Fourth annual World Automotive Design Competition winners announced
Christophe Charbault, a design student from the Ecole de design at the Universite de Montreal, won the first prize of US $10,000. Charbault's entry, entitled 'Virtuoo', was chosen from amongst 70 entries submitted by 97 students from 28 design schools world wide. Judge Ken Gross stated that Virtuoo received top ...
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Who's Where: Dagoberto Tribia promoted to Director of Interior Design at GM Brazil Design
Dagoberto Tribia was promoted to Director of Interior Design at GM do Brasil Design on January 1, 2011.
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CCS students tackle GM project
Seniors studying Transportation Design at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, Michigan, have recently completed a project with General Motors that has been underway since late 2009.
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Detroit Auto Show 2010 - Trends and Overview
This year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit was overshadowed by another exposition: the Consumer Electronics Show, America's biggest rollout of high tech products, held in Las Vegas just days before. It was at CES that Ford CEO Alan Mulally gave the keynote address, not at Detroit, and the ...
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Ken Ma appointed VP Design at Chang'an
Former Shanghai Automotive Technical Center (SATC) design director Ken Ma joined Changan Automobile Group as vice president of the firm's Engineering Research Center late last year. Ma's new role puts him in charge of the Group's global design department, reporting directly to Changan group chairman LiuPin Xu on all design ...
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Exclusive: Anthony Lo to become VP of Exterior Design at Renault
In another exclusive, Car Design News has obtained information regarding Anthony Lo's most recent career move. According to our industry contacts, Lo resigned as Director of Advanced Design at General Motors Europe, handing in his papers yesterday morning. He is now set to become Vice President of Exterior Design at ...
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Interview: Ed Welburn, GM Vice President of Global Design
Few automotive designers dedicate their entire careers working for one manufacturer. However, Ed Welburn, General Motor's Vice President of Global Design, is one such designer.
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CDN Contest 2008 - Starts today!
CDN is today announcing the design brief and the start of the Car Design News Contest 2008. Coinciding with the announcement, we are publishing an assessment process - specifically developed for the contest - and confirming our illustrious panel of car designer judges.
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Dassault Systèmes Design Challenge finalists announced
Anne Asensio and a team of expert judges have chosen the three finalists of the Dassault Systèmes Design Challenge 2012.
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RIP Anatole ‘Tony’ Lapine 1930-2012
Anatole ‘Tony’ Lapine, head of Style Porsche from 1969 to 1988, passed away at the age of 81 on 29 April at his home in Baden-Baden, Germany.
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GM donates Insignia prototype to Coventry University
Though the cloud of uncertainty is currently looming over General Motors' Opel and Vauxhall brands, the economic climate hasn't deterred its Vauxhall division from showing a bit of generosity.
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First Sight: Holden Torana concept
Torana concept debut at the Australian International Motor Show. Click for larger imagesHolden has stolen the limelight at the opening of the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, unveiling a ground-up concept car dubbed the Torana TT36. The concept revives a famous Australian nameplate from the 1970s - ...
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Show Review: Eyes on Design 2012
It was 25 years ago that the heads of design at the Detroit Three - Jack Telnack of Ford, Chuck Jordan of General Motors and Tom Gayle of Chrysler - joined together to set up a show focused on design.
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GM closes UK Advanced Design Studio
CDN has learnt that General Motors is closing its UK Advanced Design Studio as part of its ongoing restructuring program.
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Book Review: Car Guys vs Bean Counters
Designers are the surprise heroes of a new book by former General Motors vice chairman Robert Lutz, called Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business.
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Where is Kinetic Design headed?
Martin Smith has been guiding Ford of Europe's design efforts since he was appointed to the position of Executive Design Director in 2004, coming straight over from an illustrious career at General Motors. During his tenure as Director of Design at GM Europe, Smith oversaw the Insignia concept car as ...