Interior Motives: Fiat Grande Panda The 2024 Fiat Grande Panda is part of a new family of vehicles that lean into the legacy of the very first one, but in intelligent new ways Guy Bird
Q&A: Francois Leboine on the new Fiat Panda family Car Design News spoke to head of Fiat design Francois Leboine about Giugiaro and the 2019 Centoventi concept car, the new Panda range and why plug-n-play accessories could be an important part of his new design approach
Fiat to go all-electric by 2030 Fiat to go all-electric; Stellantis experiments with hydrogen for light commercial vehicles Car Design News
François Leboine becomes new head of design at Fiat & Abarth François Leboine will lead the design of new Fiat and Abarth models after overseeing concepts at Renault Michael Nash
Seating Trends: Driver centred solutions Designing the cabin to allow the driver to sit in the centre and the development of lighter, more sustainable seats Farah Alkhalisi
Design Essay: how adversity shapes cars How have automotive designs responded to drastic shifts in society and culture in previous years? We take a timely look back Aidan Walsh
Micro Mobility’s Microlino and Microletta Isetta-referencing microcar joined by three-wheeled e-scooter Karl Smith
Design Essay: Big Screen, Big Problem? Automotive interior design is being subjected to ever tougher screen tests… Aidan Walsh
Design Essay: Is still possible to draw in Italian? Matteo Licata takes a brief look back at the history of Italian car design and asks if the same emotion can be replicated today Matteo Licata
FCA–PSA fusion: first of the electric shock waves? The merger attempt by FCA and PSA will be complicated but makes economic and operational sense, including for R&D investment. Whether or not it goes ahead, more consolidation is likely as the automotive industry gears up for electrification Daniel Harrison Christopher Ludwig
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
ArtCenter Degree Show, Summer 2019 The ArtCenter students presented ideas ranging from a utilitiarian trike to an ultra-luxe yacht concept. Karl Smith
Exclusive: Roberto Giolito on the 2004 Fiat Trepiuno In Part 2 of this series, Fiat’s design maestro takes CDN on a tour of his favourite designs in the Fiat Heritage Hub in Turin Guy Bird
Exclusive: Roberto Giolito on the Fiat ESV 1500 In Part 1 of this series, Fiat’s design maestro takes CDN on a tour of his favourite designs in the Fiat Heritage Hub in Turin Guy Bird
Designer Interview: Roberto Giolito on the Fiat 500L (2012) Architect of the Multipla, the Fiat 500 and many more cutting-edge designs, Roberto Giolito also worked on the 500L launched in Geneva in 2012 Joe Simpson
Design Essay: Are ‘Responsible’ Cars the Future? We took a look at why a holistic view of a vehicle’s environmental and social impact is needed when developing the cars of the future Aidan Walsh
Fiat Concept Centoventi A ground-up reimagination of the Panda, and the surprise of Geneva 2019 Michael Gooderham
CCotW: Abarth/Bertone 1500 Biposto Coupé (1952) Is this car the first of the famous B.A.T. concepts? Karl Smith
Car Design Review 4 highlights: Ralph Gilles, FCA From the Car Design Review 4 yearbook: “What I love about my job is being able to work on the kind of vehicles that people create clubs for.” Car Design News
Design Essay: What Makes an Icon? How does a car transcend mere industrial design… and can it be done on purpose? Aidan Walsh
Wheel Design – Where Next? Alloys opened up wheel design, but does this crucial area now need a new shake-up? Aidan Walsh
Why have cars become so aggressive? It’s long been known that attributing human characteristics to cars can make them more appealing. But are cars becoming too aggressive? Aidan Walsh
Fiat Bertone Barchetta (2007) Bertone’s 95th anniversary car that celebrated one of the Italian greats Karl Smith
Concept Car of the Week: Autobianchi A112 Giovani (1973) A look back at the one-off concept Pininfarina designed for new drivers in 1973 Karl Smith
