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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

Tag: china design

This site is showing all Articles related to this Tag: china design

GM China unveils Buick Electra Orbit concept

Car Design News Student Awards China winners

SAIC Kun Concept fuses traditional Chinese art with futuristic technology

Ford unveils all-new Mondeo in Shanghai

Sophie Li selected as head of Volvo Asia Pacific Design

Guangzhou Auto Show round up 2021

Chinese giant Great Wall Motors debuts two European-focused models

GM’s new Shanghai studio to play a key role in its electrification plans

Watch: Fireside chat with GAC’s design chief Fan Zhang

Geely gets spacey with Vision Starburst concept

SAIC design chief unpicks the MG Cyberster

Xpeng launches P5 with Lidar technology

Watch: Designing for China in Europe

Matteo Piguzzi named head of design at Pininfarina Shanghai

NIO launches ET7 sedan with slick interior

Car Design Review 7: Fan Zhang, GAC

The top performing institutions in the history of the China Awards

Car Design Review 7: Shao Jingfeng, SAIC

Car Design Review 7: Peter Horbury, Geely

Car Design Review 7: Jonathan Disley, Volvo

China Design Awards returns

SAIC envisions a brighter future for the MG 5 reboot

GAC aims for emotive design with the Enpulse

Lynk & Co launches in Europe

Neta’s Eureka moment

Human Horizons unveils HiPhi X luxury electric SUV

Ford sculpts the future at the Beijing Auto Show

The (auto) show goes on in Beijing

Winners of Car Design Awards China 2020 announced, virtually

How to do car design remotely – Geely

How to do car design remotely – SAIC

In-car virus busters

Watch: Geely’s Guy Burgoyne, SAIC’s Shao Jingfeng and Hyundai’s Simon Loasby livestream

Going viral: How design studios in China are coping with the coronavirus

Signs of Design: Geely’s new Shanghai studio

First Sight: GAC’s record breaking ENO.146 concept

Guangzhou auto show report 2019

Mercedes introduces three premium SUVs on two continents

China Report: Bordrin’s customer-led design

China Report: Ford’s renewed China push

Designer Interview: Fan Zhang, GAC

Car Design Awards China: Q&A with the 2019 Winners

Interior Motives: Geometry A

Interview: Valuing Venucia design with Taiji Toyota

Designer Interview: Shao Jingfeng, SAIC

Enovate - interview with Hakan Saracoglu

Frankfurt 2019: Byton inches closer to massive screen production

Ken Okuyama on the Aiways U7 Ion

GAC Entranze - designed to share experiences

Who’s Where: Juho Suh moves from NIO to Hyundai

Simon Loasby walks CDN around the Hyundai range at Shanghai 2019

Shanghai 2019 overview

Design interview: Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar

Is the Crossover MPV is the shape of the future?

Leading Ideal - A car designed from the touchscreens out

Randy Rodriguez moves to GM Patac

Byton reveals new Chinese studio (and more production car secrets)

New Nissan studio in Shanghai

Shanghai 2019: Hyundai Sonata and ix25

Shanghai 2019: Mercedes Concept GLB

Geely Preface & Geometry A

Shanghai 2019: Changan CS75 Plus

Shanghai 2019: Lotus reveals Type 130 hypercar plans

Shanghai 2019: Enovate ME-S Concept

Shanghai 2019: Aston Martin Rapide E unveiled

GAC’s new GA6 sedan focuses on space and light

Shanghai 2019: XPeng P7 Coupé

First Sight: Ford Kuga

Karma Automotive launches ‘New Dawn’ product showcase

Shanghai 2019: Ken Okuyama teases the Aiways stand

Design Interview: Fan Zhang, GAC

Interview: Ray Bierzynski on Chery’s EXEED TX

Car Design Review 4 highlights: Andreas Nilsson, Lynk & Co

Shanghai 2017: Audi e-tron Sportback

Shanghai 2017: Mercedes-Benz Concept A Sedan

Shanghai 2017: Renault R.S. 2027 Vision explores F1’s future

Shanghai 2017: Nio Eve

Shanghai 2017: Geely MPV Concept first look