Activism, OEMs and Car Design From the 1968 student riots to protests over the Iraq war, ‘activism’ has always been with us, but more recently it’s become a standout cultural phenomenon. Why is this and how does it affect OEMs and car design? Aysar Ghassan
Car Design Review 11: “Citroën’s brand position has never been as clear” Pierre Leclercq, design director at Citroën, on making purely entry-level cars and the bright future of new technologies. Car Design News
DS goes luxury chic with flagship No.8 Since Stellantis launched the DS brand back in 2009, you could say the models have been somewhat over-designed. Now the design team are reining things back in, starting with a brand new flagship model, the DS No.8. Mark Smyth travelled to the DS Studio in Paris to take a look Mark Smyth
New DS concept combines autonomous driving, Formula E performance and feathers With one side dedicated to racing and the other to chauffeured comfort, DS Automobiles’ new concept has a split personality Trinity Francis
Pierre Leclercq: “If we don’t manage to do something different, the job doesn’t interest me” Car Design News chatted with Citröen design director Pierre Leclercq at the Paris Motor Show to hear about Amis, designing for efficiency and why he will not design ”boring” tail lights James McLachlan
DS creates tribute to iconic SM – just don't call it retro, says design chief DS Automobiles’ design boss gives a walkaround of the inspired SM Tribute concept which was created from scratch just in time for its public debut this month Trinity Francis
Car design round-up: new logos, old names and succession planning 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 Audi, JLR, DS and more… Car Design News
C3 angles Citroën towards new design future Citroën is introducing a new design language with its latest generation C3. Mark Smyth takes a look at the new model with the designers behind it. Mark Smyth
Watch: Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to CDN about the brand’s design direction Fresh from his team’s triumph at the CDN People Awards, Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to Laura Burstein about what the wins mean to him, why the French OEM needs to be bold and why he encouraged the designers to go for extreme solutions with the OLi concept car Laura Burstein
Watch: Car Design News takes the Citroen Oli for a drive in Milan Launched in October 2022, the Citroen Oli concept is still the subject of much discussion owing to its chunky form and materials innovation. Car Design News took the concept for a spin in Milan during the design week James McLachlan
“Making beautiful cars is not enough” – Pierre Leclerq on decarbonising the design industry Citroën design boss Pierre Leclerq talks to Car Design News about decarbonisation
From Paris with love: a comment on French car design Christopher Butt takes a look at the return of robustness in French car design, as illustrated by two new concept cars in the Dacia Manifesto and Citroën Oli
Italian coachbuilder modernises classic Citroen vans Starting as little more than a pet project, one Italian coachbuilder has secured a deal to produce modernised Citroen HY vans of the 1950s under license. It signals a growing appetite for classic aesthetics with modern technology Freddie Holmes
Concept Car of the Week: Citroën Eole (1986) Introduced at the 1986 Geneva Motor Show, the Eole was a four-passenger luxury wagon based on the production CX. But while that car had its roots in the 1970s, the Eole was an exploration of where the genre might go in the next decade and beyond Karl Smith
Concept Car of the Week: Citroën C-Airdream In the 1990s and early 2000s one of the most charismatic, brave and forward-thinking car makers, Citroën, had been reduced to the maker of budget, mainstream Euro boxes such as the Saxo and Xsara. Owen Ready
Concept Car of the Week: Citroën Karin (1980) Designed to seat a wife and mistress, the Karin remains a bold statement from Citroën design Flavien Dachet
