All General Motors Design articles – Page 16
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Saab files for bankruptcy
Struggling Swedish manufacturer, Saab, has finally filed for bankruptcy. What may well prove to be the closing chapter in this ongoing saga could see the iconic brand laid to rest following months of uncertainty.
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The Year in Review: 2012
Audi's head of design Wolfgang Egger told us in early November that the carmaker is shifting its design strategy as it changes the way it designs and develops its car.
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The Year in Review: 2012
June featured two exhibitions celebrating Italian design. Bertone's 100-year anniversary was rung in with an historic exhibition at Turin's National Car Museum from 29 June to 14 October called ‘One hundred years of car design'.
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Design Review: Chevrolet HHR
The debate surrounding the new Chevrolet HHR (Heritage High Roof) has been up and running for some weeks now, even before the car was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show last week. The criticism that its '49 Suburban retro-styling apes that of the Chrysler PT Cruiser and therefore won't ...
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Who's Where: Bryan Nesbitt and Ken Parkinson switch roles within GM Design
General Motors has announced a change within its Global Design organization that will effectively see Bryan Nesbitt and Ken Parkinson switch roles from August 1 this year.
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Design Review: Buick Riviera concept
Some of the more notable exterior design features include the windscreen that sweeps back over the roof to incorporate the rear screen; the Buick roundel style motif in rear trunk lid; headlamp graphics that bleed back to a horizontal surface; and a satin finish DLO surround with discreet door opener. ...
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Design Review: Buick Riviera concept
The first Buick Riviera was announced in October 1962, penned by exterior designer Ed Nickles and interior designer George Moon under the direction of Bill Mitchell. It was intended as a luxury four-seat coupe and a figurehead for General Motor's Buick brand. The 1971 'boat-tail' Riviera continued the theme into ...
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Rohan Saparamadu appointed Chief Designer at Maruti-Suzuki
Rohan Saparamadu has been appointed Chief Designer and Advisor to Styling at Delhi, India-based Maruti-Suzuki. Saparamadu, a veteran of GM Design for the last 23 years, was offered the position after he accepted an early retirement from the automotive giant late last year.
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Dedicated automotive design school to open in India
Page 1 of 2/site/process/design_services/display| Dedicated automotive design school to open in India by CDN Team 12 Jun 2010 Car designer Dilip Chhabria will serve as chief mentor at DYP-DC College. “I am ...
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Design Essay: Suppliers, Solar Panels and Nostalgia
Many products create emotional ties with their owner but nothing like the relationship we have with our cars. Like our home most of us spend a considerable part of our life and family's life transiting from place to place. Some journeys are enjoyable and some just necessary. ...
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Fioravanti expands into China in partnership with Eastone
Renowned Italian design house Fioravanti has formed a partnership with Shanghai-based design and engineering consultancy Eastone
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A tribute to Jim Das
In 1998-99 Jim had a stint in Italy at the Opel Advanced Studio and worked on a roadster study (currently on display at Opel Live in Ruesselsheim). Jim also made a major contribution on the design development of the new Astra Caravan, as well as the soon to be revealed ...
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Design Contest: Car Design Awards China 2011 launches
阅读本文中文版本请点击这里 CDN is pleased to announce the 2011 Car Design Awards China, a competition for students in China that aims to encourage the development of the next generation of domestic talent.
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Interview: Anthony Lo, Director of Advanced Design, GME
Anthony Lo, Advanced Design Director at GM Europe, has had a wealth of experience working for automotive manufacturers the world over since he graduated from the MA Automotive Design program at the RCA. Lo studied industrial design in his native Hong Kong, before being accepted into the postgraduate program and, ...
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Cars, Culture and the City
And New York was the center of show business: the automobile was celebrated with song and dance and spectacle at General Motors annual Motorama shows of the 1950s and with two World's fairs, in 1939 and in 1965.
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Cars, Culture and the City
When you think of American cities associated with the car it is Los Angeles of course that leaps first to mind, thanks mostly to Hollywood, and Detroit second. But New York turns out to have been vital in the history of car design, as I found researching an exhibition Cars, ...
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General Motors EN-V to be branded Chevrolet
Chevrolet was gifted a centennial birthday present today, with parent company GM announcing that its 2030 Vision concept would carry the bow-tie badge. The youthful orientation and entry level positioning of Chevrolet within the GM portfolio subtly earmarks the intended audience for the EN-V, with the device being billed as ...
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Video: Buick's lead color and trim designer, Heather Scalf on the new Encore SUV
Buick's lead color and trim designer, Heather Scalf, talks us through the Buick Encore's interior as part of General Motors' ‘Faces of GM' series of short videos.
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Design Contest: NDA wins 2009 LA Design Challenge
A future where environmentalists and car enthusiasts - not to mention sober-minded adults and thrill-seeking young people - all coexist in harmony just might be possible with Nissan's V2G concept vehicle.
