GM China unveils Buick Electra Orbit concept CDN visits the GM China Advanced Design Center in Shanghai for the debut of the latest iteration in the Electra concept series: the Buick Electra Orbit. Designed by rising local talents, this concept offers a compelling glimpse into the evolving design identity of Buick in the world’s largest EV market Toby Clarke
Car Design News Student Awards China winners The 13th Student Awards China showcased a plethora of talent, who impressed judges from Lotus, Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr, with a variety of work that included everything from sportscars to pieces of mobile architecture James McLachlan
SAIC Kun Concept fuses traditional Chinese art with futuristic technology Linking the old with the new, SAIC has managed to install its Kun concept with a sense of warmth By SAIC Design
Ford unveils all-new Mondeo in Shanghai The design of the new Ford Mondeo was led by the team in China, and is far more modern than the previous model Michael Nash
Sophie Li selected as head of Volvo Asia Pacific Design Sophie Li will lead Volvo’s Asia Pacific Design team from the studio in Shanghai Michael Nash
Guangzhou Auto Show round up 2021 China’s second largest motor show of the year at Guangzhou didn’t fail to disappoint with the sheer number and breadth of new cars on show. Unsurprisingly, EVs dominated but there were still a few combustion engined launches on some of the stands Mark Andrews
Chinese giant Great Wall Motors debuts two European-focused models Chinese behemoth Great Wall Motors has retured to Europe, showing off two very different models at IAA in Munich – the Ora Cat Concept and Wey Coffee 01 James McLachlan
GM’s new Shanghai studio to play a key role in its electrification plans GM’s newly expanded design studio in Shanghai will likely play a key role in its electrification plans Mark Andrews
Watch: Fireside chat with GAC’s design chief Fan Zhang Speed of change, form language and how car designers stay relevant in an era dominated by technology – GAC’s design chief Fan Zhang discusses all this and more with CDN editor James McLachlan James McLachlan
Geely gets spacey with Vision Starburst concept The ultra-futuristic yet curiously retro Geely Vision Starburst concept uses lighting and angular body work to make its mark Michael Nash
SAIC design chief unpicks the MG Cyberster Car Design News speaks to Shao Jingfeng about the new MG Cyberster Mark Andrews
Xpeng launches P5 with Lidar technology The first model in its portfolio to hit the market with Lidar technology, Xpeng’s P5 is big in size and creature comforts. Car Design News got the lowdown from Eric Zhao, senior director of Xpeng’s design centre Mark Andrews
Watch: Designing for China in Europe Car Design Dialogues takes you inside the SAIC studio in central London with Carl Gotham, Advanced Design Director at SAIC Motor, and Robert Lemmens, Head of Design at SAIC Motor Car Design News
Matteo Piguzzi named head of design at Pininfarina Shanghai Matteo Piguzzi takes on the role of head of design at Pininfarina Shanghai after working at the company’s Italy headquarters Michael Nash
NIO launches ET7 sedan with slick interior Chinese EV maker NIO aims for luxury in design with new ET7 sedan, which features some fruity design details Michael Nash
Car Design Review 7: Fan Zhang, GAC GAC’s Fan Zhang explains the brand’s ’vector energy’ approach to aerodynamics and creating a brand loyalty in China from scratch
The top performing institutions in the history of the China Awards Design standards in China have progressed rapidly since the inaugural China Awards in 2010. Car Design News highlights some of the most successful institutions from the last decade of the competition and speaks to the alumni and design heads that form this burgeoning creative design scene Mark Andrews
Car Design Review 7: Shao Jingfeng, SAIC Shao Jingfeng of SAIC talks about Chinese design, the Roewe brand and the impending influence of 5G Car Design News
Car Design Review 7: Peter Horbury, Geely Geely’s Peter Horbury uncovers secrets of brand identity and discusses cultural influences in car design Car Design News
Car Design Review 7: Jonathan Disley, Volvo Volvo China’s head of design Jonathan Disley discusses bringing Scandinavian design to the world’s largest car market Car Design News
China Design Awards returns The design showcase, which champions innovation, ambition and the talent of tomorrow, returns with new briefs, new brands and a new awards category. Car Design News
SAIC envisions a brighter future for the MG 5 reboot Channeling the brand’s sportscar heritage of yesteryear, SAIC is hoping to reinvigorate its MG 5. Mark Andrews
GAC aims for emotive design with the Enpulse The supercar vibes of GAC’s Enpulse will test China’s appetite for a pure sportscar. Mark Andrews
Lynk & Co launches in Europe Chinese OEM Lynk & Co brings its sharp-looking 01 SUV and car membership programme to Europe. James McLachlan and James McLachlan
Neta’s Eureka moment Unveiled at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show, the striking Eureka 03 signals Chinese EV start-up Neta’s burgeoning design ambitions. Mark Andrews
Human Horizons unveils HiPhi X luxury electric SUV The HiPhi X will hit the Chinese market in 2021, and looks to be very close to the futuristic prototype shown in 2019. Mark Andrews
Ford sculpts the future at the Beijing Auto Show Ford unveiled a new design language rather than a car at the Beijing Auto Show. Design director of Ford China Max Wolff explains why. Mark Andrews
The (auto) show goes on in Beijing Face masks aside the opening of the Beijing Auto show hinted that normal service has resumed, at least in China. Mark Andrews
Winners of Car Design Awards China 2020 announced, virtually We weren’t in Beijing in person, instead we brought everyone together virtually to award and celebrate our 2020 Car Design Awards China students Car Design News
How to do car design remotely – Geely The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way in which millions of people around the world are living and working. The automotive industry is scrambling to adapt, and while some areas such as manufacturing have come to a halt, the latest digital tools are allowing car designers to keep going. In this series of short articles, Car Design News talks to the world’s leading designers about virtual car design, the challenges and the possibilities. Guy Burgoyne, vice president of design at Geely China, outlines the measures taken by the company during lockdown, and describes the current situation in China with the re-opening of the Geely design studios. Michael Nash
How to do car design remotely – SAIC The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way in which millions of people around the world are living and working. The automotive industry is scrambling to adapt, and while some areas such as manufacturing have come to a halt, the latest digital tools are allowing car designers to keep going. In this series of short articles, Car Design News talks to the world’s leading designers about virtual car design, the challenges and the possibilities. Shao Jingfeng, Global Design Director at SAIC, describes the procedures that were in place at the company during lockdown, and reveals the current situation in China with the re-opening of the SAIC design studio. Michael Nash
In-car virus busters How Chinese car manufacturers have adapted fast and integrated in-car systems to filter particles (including viruses) from the car Mark Andrews
Watch: Geely’s Guy Burgoyne, SAIC’s Shao Jingfeng and Hyundai’s Simon Loasby livestream Senior design leaders from China and Korea discuss the impact lock-down has had on their work and offer practical advice on designing in the post-coronavirus landscape
Going viral: How design studios in China are coping with the coronavirus The Coronavirus continues to have a significant impact on the automotive industry and car design Mark Andrews
Signs of Design: Geely’s new Shanghai studio How Geely’s anonymous looking new studio is seriously upping capability and attracting talent Mark Andrews
First Sight: GAC’s record breaking ENO.146 concept Understanding the super slippery six-seater fastback Mark Andrews
Guangzhou auto show report 2019 CDN walked the floor at Guangzhou to report back from China’s second-biggest auto show of the year Mark Andrews
Mercedes introduces three premium SUVs on two continents Luxury and power is the focus for Mercedes with its new SUVs Karl Smith
China Report: Bordrin’s customer-led design Why there will be no family look over the Bordrin range of EVs Mark Andrews
China Report: Ford’s renewed China push Fording the Chinese Gap – how Ford aims to turn itself around by designing in China, for China Mark Andrews
Designer Interview: Fan Zhang, GAC ”Most of the time, we concentrate on how it works when it is moving. For some young people, maybe the car is the only property they can afford in a city… so we explored how they can make the car their own” Car Design News
Car Design Awards China: Q&A with the 2019 Winners CDN caught up with the overall and category winners of the 2019 Car Design Awards China competition… Car Design News
Interior Motives: Geometry A The first car from the new Geely sub-brand Geometry is a confident start Guy Bird
Interview: Valuing Venucia design with Taiji Toyota Venucia’s deputy managing director talks about the future of Venucia design Mark Andrews
Designer Interview: Shao Jingfeng, SAIC “Chinese consumers are extremely careful when buying cars – they need a dramatic, high-quality experience. Finding designers to design future SAIC and Roewe cars is therefore both a challenge and an opportunity…” Car Design News
Enovate - interview with Hakan Saracoglu Can Enovate design a difference against other Chinese EV startups? CDN visited the company’s studio in Shanghai to find out… Mark Andrews
Frankfurt 2019: Byton inches closer to massive screen production Byton debuted its production M-Byte at Frankfurt and we took a look inside Guy Bird
Ken Okuyama on the Aiways U7 Ion Chief Designer of Design & Art is a deliciously broad job spec for the Japan-based creative, and he is making his presence felt Drew Meehan
GAC Entranze - designed to share experiences Designer in VR (without a clay stage) the GAC Entranze harnesses the creative strengths of current technology to craft an interior for shared experiences Lem Bingley
Who’s Where: Juho Suh moves from NIO to Hyundai Suh’s recent experience of designing performance EVs at NIO could come in handy at Hyundai Michael Gooderham
Simon Loasby walks CDN around the Hyundai range at Shanghai 2019 CDN caught up with Hyundai’s VP of Styling at the Shanghai motorshow 2019 for a design walkaround of the cars on the stand. Simon (formerly at Bentley and VW) has been working in Shanghai since 2017 and led Hyundai China design until taking a global role this past spring Car Design News
Shanghai 2019 overview Now the dust has settled on the biggest auto show of the year, we asked Drew Meehan join the dots of what we saw in April in Shanghai Drew Meehan
Design interview: Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar “We have to play our role in ensuring that the transition into the new age is a successful one” Tom Phillips
Is the Crossover MPV is the shape of the future? April’s Shanghai motor show made us think hard about the shapes of the future Drew Meehan
Leading Ideal - A car designed from the touchscreens out The ‘Elon Musk’ of China, Li Xiang, is building an EV automotive brand from scratch Drew Meehan
Randy Rodriguez moves to GM Patac Now based in Shanghai, Rodriguez is helping to build Buick’s new design philosophy Maxine Morland
Byton reveals new Chinese studio (and more production car secrets) Byton’s new Shanghai studio opens as it readies its first production car Guy Bird
New Nissan studio in Shanghai Alfonso Albaisa explains the decision to open a new Nissan design studio in the heart of Shanghai, the studio opens officially next week
Shanghai 2019: Hyundai Sonata and ix25 New sedan and crossover bring Hyundai’s new global design language to China Christopher Ludwig
Geely Preface & Geometry A Geely unveils EV sub-brand and smart saloon concept at Shanghai 2019 Guy Bird
Shanghai 2019: Lotus reveals Type 130 hypercar plans Famous British brand boards the mega-EV bandwagon Guy Bird
Shanghai 2019: Enovate ME-S Concept Enovate, one of many new entrants into the EV space in Shanghai, reveals the ME-S concept Drew Meehan
Shanghai 2019: Aston Martin Rapide E unveiled Aston Martin’s first ever production electric vehicle has been revealed with subtle design changes from the standard Rapide sedan Nick Gibbs
GAC’s new GA6 sedan focuses on space and light GAC’s new GA6 production sedan launches in Shanghai 2019 Maxine Morland
Karma Automotive launches ‘New Dawn’ product showcase Californian brand shows us how they are moving beyond a revived Fisker sedan Karl Smith
Design Interview: Fan Zhang, GAC From yearbook 5: GAC’s design head on breaking the Chinese stereotypes Car Design News
Interview: Ray Bierzynski on Chery’s EXEED TX Ray Bierzynski, Executive Vice President of Chery R&D Center Shanghai, talks us through Chery’s new Europe-aimed brand Ed Stubbs
Car Design Review 4 highlights: Andreas Nilsson, Lynk & Co Another highlight from our Car Design Review 4 yearbook – a man with a brand new brand Car Design News
Shanghai 2017: Mercedes-Benz Concept A Sedan Aesthetics A ‘sculpture’ comes to life in the form of Mercedes-Benz Concept Car Design News
Shanghai 2017: Renault R.S. 2027 Vision explores F1’s future More focus on the driver, despite an autonomous function… Michael Gooderham
Shanghai 2017: Nio Eve A panoramic view and an AI-enabled personal assistant: Kris Tomasson Car Design News
Qoros previews wild EV concept Concept will feature Koenigsegg powertrain and carbon cabin Michael Gooderham
Car Design Awards China – Where are the winners now? Before the launch of Car Design Awards China, we tracked down some previous winners and asked them how they’d fared Car Design News
Who’s Where: Oliver Heilmer to head up BMW’s Designworks BMW’s head of interior design becomes president of the Designworks consultancy Car Design News
Design Development: Chery FV2030 concept Behind-the-scenes of the creation of Chery’s Beijing motor show concept Farah Alkhalisi
The Designers Pt 14: Richard Chung, Yanfeng “It was a merger of two winners to create the biggest interiors company in the world” Guy Bird
The Designers Pt 7: Guy Burgoyne, Geely VP of Geely design on the firm’s rapid expansion and the challenge of meeting high expectations of tech in cars Guy Bird
Studio visit: FCA APAC Design Shanghai A visit to FCA’s fourth studio reveals a set-up just finding its feet Tom Phillips
Shanghai Motor Show 2005 - Highlights Read on for highlights of the 2005 Shanghai Motor Show Car Design News
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 Car Design News
Interview: Tony Williams-Kenny, Design Director, SAIC Motor UK What’s the biggest challenge for you now? “Quite honestly, it’s the number of programs. We’ve got a lot of cars to do with not a massive team.” Guy Bird
