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COMMENT: "The Geneva Motor Show has gone with a whimper not a bang, but I'll miss it"

After a series of false starts followed by a weak 2024 edition, the Geneva Motor Show has reached the end of the road. Jason Barlow offers a personal post-mortem of what was the premier show in the automotive calendar

Considering luxury at the Geneva Motor Show 2024

The juxtaposition of old and new at Geneva 2024 invited fresh considerations of luxury

First sight: the new Dacia Spring

The refreshed entry-level electric may be the electric car we need now

Geneva Motor Show 2024: rating the stands

Architect and design historian Karl Smith reflects on the stands of the show floor at Geneva, designed as always to present the brand and its cars in the best possible light

Chris Bangle: “What is the future of car design without a culture behind it”

Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show 2024, Chris Bangle explains the role car shows play in sustaining a culture of design

Lucid design chief: “Vehicle architecture is design”

At the Geneva Motor show 2024, Lucid’s SVP design & brand Derek Jenkins speaks to Car Design News on vehicle architecture, packaging and why it is not enough to just electrify existing car ranges

Pininfarina CCO: “We are in a moment of brand over product”

Car design needs to break free from the shackles of ’brand’ says Felix Kilbertus, CCO of Pininfarina. Car Design News spoke to the designer at the Geneva Motor Show 2024

Watch: full replay of the Future Design Forum in Doha

Car Design News was in Doha for the Future Design Forum, a talk that brought together designers from various backgrounds to discuss the future of luxury. Watch a full replay of the show here, with big names such as Frank Stephenson and Marcello Gandini sharing their thoughts

The Geneva Motor show goes to Doha

The Doha edition of the Geneva Motor Show made its debut in quietly impressive fashion. Car Design News was there to host the Future Design Forum at the stunning national museum. Here is our take on the show

Apex AP-0 combines LIDAR with lightness

ADAS-infused electric supercar gamifies track driving to make the future more fun (good timing)

Czinger’s Design Director on the 21C

David O’Connell tells CDN about the 21C and the potential of the company’s unique approach to design and production

First Sight: Van Roij Adventum Coupe

Coachbuilt special deletes the clutter and dials up the class

BAC explored generative design for its new Mono

Co-founder and design director Ian Briggs gives us a glimpse at the near future of car design

DS 9 sedan launches ahead of Geneva Show

Citroën’s premium brand gets a new flagship

CES 2020: Fisker Ocean

New e-SUV is designed to be “as timeless as possible” in line with intriguing lease plan

Designer Interview: Antony Villain, Alpine

“When we started the A110 project, we were, of course, aware of Alpine as car enthusiasts, but fortunately we were too young to indulge in nostalgia.”

Interior Motives: Honda E

First there was the Urban EV concept, then the e Prototype. Now, we get under the skin of the finished car…

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

Design interview: Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar

“We have to play our role in ensuring that the transition into the new age is a successful one”

Vision Gran Turismo – The Cars

We look at the most interesting video game cars

Review: 2019 Milan Design Week

Reflecting on the show where car brands really get creative

Par Heyden on Designing Polestar Spaces

Polestar Spaces will be the retail and customer interaction point of contact for the new electric performance brand

Geneva 2019: The Supercars of Palexpo

A look at the Geneva show’s wild side

Concept Car of the Week: Linea Diamante (1953)

Arguably Italy’s greatest modernist architect, Gio Ponti also had a whirl at car design with the Linea Diamante

Geneva 2019: Citroën Ami One explores industrial processes, urban mobility

Jean-Arthur Madelaine-Advenier, Citroën’s head of interior design, talks details

Geneva 2019: Imagine by Kia

Kia surprised us at Geneva 2019 with a highly creative and appealing concept, both inside and out

Geneva 2019: SEAT el-Born concept

Spanish brand’s MEB-platform concept arrives fully formed

Geneva 2019: Lagonda All-Terrain Concept

Lagonda’s E-SUV puts driver back behind the wheel

Geneva 2019: IED-Honda TOMO

Cute concept based on the e prototype’s aesthetic

Geneva 2019: Smart Forease +

Smart’s latest concept gets a parasol

Geneva 2019: Abarth’s 70th-anniversary exhibition

The storied racecar maker’s classics are on display at Geneva

Geneva 2019: Volkswagen ID Buggy

MEB goes back to basics for beach life

Geneva 2019: Honda e Prototype

Honda’s evolved EV spearheads a serious push for electrification

Geneva 2019: Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake

A new generation of the A-class wago– er, Shooting Brake

Geneva 2019: Nissan IMQ performance crossover concept

Nissan’s IMQ concept previews the future of crossovers in Europe

Geneva 2019: Automobili Pininfarina Battista

New, old brand launches cutting edge electric hypercar

Hispano Suiza returns (again) (twice)

The fabled Spanish name badge will have us seeing double this Spring

Geneva teaser round-up: Hyundai, Kia, Peugeot, Skoda

A quick summary of the pre-show PR hints

IED Torino to display Honda EV concept in Geneva

IED’s ‘TOMO’ EV created in partnership with Honda Design

Concept Car of the Week: Bertone Delfino and Zagato Zeta 6 (1983)

Two remarkable coupés, the Bertone Delfino and the Zagato Zeta 6, presented an alternate future for Alfa Romeo GT cars

VW electric dune buggy – a pre-Geneva teaser

Retro beach cruiser shows off the flexibility of VW’s EV platform

Renault Clio V exterior revealed

New Clio gets the new family face and evolved bodywork

Honda teases updated Urban EV ahead of Geneva debut

Much-adored concept car is almost ready for production

CDR5 Lifetime Achievement Award: Wayne Cherry, GM

Concept Car of the week: Dome Zero (1978)

Launched at the Geneva Motor show in 1978, the Dome Zero designed by Minoru Hayashi was a Japanese concept car that echoed Italdesign or Bertone

Design Detail: Rimac’s Cravat (2011 – present)

Such a ubiquitous sartorial accessory, yet a subtle and unique brand signature

Design Development: Tata EVision Concept

In-depth details of how the UK-conceived concept car came to be – and lots of images

Design Essay: Towards a new architecture

Two thoughtful, innovative concepts have advanced the discussion on autonomous cars

CCotW: DAF Siluro (1968)

Celebrating the Golden Anniversary of a most unusual sports car concept

CCotW: Bertone Pandion (2010)

A highly dramatic return to Geneva for Bertone, mixing sci-fi and high-tech with hawks and helmets

Geneva 2018: Trend Watch

Car Design News picks out the trends from the Geneva Motor Show 2018

Geneva 2018: Kia’s Gregory Guillaume on the third-gen Ceed

The chief designer of Kia Motors Europe Gregory Guillaume on their newest addition

Geneva 2018: Brembo’s artful reminder

It’s not just designers that have their fun – the mechanicals can be engineered beautifully as well.

Geneva 2018: Subaru Viziv Tourer

Subaru, the quirky Japanese company, shows what could be its future estate/wagon the Viziv Tourer Concept

Geneva 2018: Cuteness overload

Everywhere you looked at the show, there were cute cars looking winsomely back

Geneva 2018: Toyota Gazoo Supra Racing Concept

Deciphering where the racing attachments end and the hotly anticipated production car begins…

Geneva 2018: Peugeot’s Pierre-Paul Mattei on the new 508

The new French sedan’s design explained in detail by Peugeot’s Pierre-Paul Mattei

Geneva 2018: Eadon Green Zeclat

If you like 1930s grand tourers and heavy metal you’re in luck – the Eadon Green Zeclat delivers on all fronts

Geneva 2018: Meet the Lvchi/IDEA Venere

Lvchi/IDEA Venere – a new executive Tesla rival from a Chinese/Italian team

Geneva 2018: Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo concept

On a new electric powertrain, the Mission E Cross Turismo previews a future crossover

Geneva 2018: Video – Wayne Cherry accepts our Lifetime Achievement Award

The legendary General Motors designer Wayne Cherry in an exclusive video. Be prepared to tear up a little…

Geneva 2018: Citroën’s Alexandre Malval on the Berlingo Multispace

Design director of Citroën Alexandre Malval on working across three brands

Geneva 2018: Car Design Awards winners announced

The design industry’s most respected awards, Car Design News’ 2017 yearbook and a great evening in Geneva

Geneva 2018: The weird, wild & wonderful ones

Here’s a snapshot of some of 2018 Geneva Motor Show’s odder offerings

Geneva 2018: VW’s Klaus Bischoff on the I.D. Vizzion

Klaus Bischoff, head of Volkswagen design, said the ID Vizzion unveiled at the Geneva show today previews a production electric car that will appear in 2022

Geneva 2018: Gerry McGovern on the Range Rover SV Coupé

Launched as part of Land Rover’s 70th anniversary celebrations, the Range Rover SV Coupé pays homage to the original Range Rover

Geneva 2018: Hybrid Kinetic GT by Pininfarina

Design house Pininfarina’s latest project with Hybrid Kinetic lands in Geneva

Geneva 2018: Lagonda Vision Concept

Silicon Valley meets Savile Row – Aston Martin joins the AV/EV revolution with a radical concept. We’ve got the inside story, sketches and more

Design Development: Tata H5X & 45X

The Indian brand has slimmed down its platform line-up and unveiled two new concepts

CCotW: Bertone Birusa (2003)

A sleek BMW-based concept that foretold the future. Just not the right future…

Concept Car of the Week: The Italdesign Aces (1973-’79)

A trio of often-overlooked concepts by Giugiaro – the Italdesign Aces

CCotW: Monteverdi Hai (1970)

A sleek shark from Switzerland

Rinspeed Snap mobility concept unveiled

Separating the interior space from the automobile, both literally and philosophically

Concept Car of the Week: Vauxhall SRV (1970)

A magnificent design emerges from a “temporary” assignment

Triumph TRX (1950)

The Standard Silver Bullet

Concept Car of the Week: Renault Avantime (1999)

A look at Matra’s last car, an automotive portmanteau

Design Development: HK H600 concept by Pininfarina

Pininfarina’s invasion of China continues

Design Development: Volkswagen Arteon

Volkswagen’s luxury sport coupé takes 2014’s Sport Coupé Concept GTE and pushes it to production (the exterior at least)

Lamborghini Athon (1980)

The Bertone spider which helped Lamborghini fly again

Small Urban Vehicles – the other kind of SUV

The tiny but fascinating story of Small Urban Vehicles

Concept Car of the Week: Citroën M35

Ami meets Wankel. Odd romance ensues

Geneva 2017: Inside the Volkswagen I.D. Buzz

A look inside the Volkswagen ID Buzz with its interior designer

Geneva 2017: The Italdesign and Airbus flying car takes off

The Italdesign Airbus Pop-Up was certainly the most unusual concept at the show

Geneva 2017: Shiro Nakamura on Nissan’s direction

Car Design News talks to Shiro Nakamura about Nissan design and why European design can look a little too serious

Geneva 2017: Eadon Green fuses classic with modern

The Black Cuillin Vision Model was a welcome, if curious, addition at Geneva

Geneva 2017: AMG GT Concept points to production four-door hybrid

Mercedes AMG GT concept explores a new definition of luxury

Geneva 2017: Anthony Lo on Renault’s design progress

Car Design News catches up with Anthony Lo as Renault introduced its electric Zoe e-Sport concept

Geneva 2017: Kia’s Gregory Guillaume on the production Stinger

It’s been a long journey for the production Stinger explains Gregory Guillaume

Geneva 2017: Max Missoni on Volvo’s XC60 exterior

CDN talks XC60, the first production car designed entirely under Thomas Ingenlath

Geneva 2017: Volvo XC60 cabin flags up its roots

The new XC60 shows how fundamentally Nordic design influences Volvo interiors

Geneva 2017: Citroen C-Aircross exterior

The new C-Aircross concept shows Citroën’s colourful future for SUV design

Geneva 2017: Tata launches new brand TAMO with Racemo sports car

Tata launches new agile sub-brand and its first car today at Geneva

Q&A with Antony Villain, Alpine

Alpine’s first production car for more than 20 years is set to launch at the 2017 Geneva motor show. CDN talks to its design director, Antony Villain

New Car: Citroën C-Aircross

The new Citroen C-Aircross concept combines SUV style and a riot of colour

New car: BMW 5 Series Touring

It is a conservative facelift for BMW’s larger family wagon

New car: Seat Ibiza

First of the VW Group superminis on a new platform

Subaru teases new XV SUV

Side profile released ahead of Geneva reveal

Concept Car of the Week: Pininfarina Maserati Birdcage (2006)

Recreating a classic for a new era

Concept Car of the Week Geneva special: Corvair Testudo (1963)

The Corvair Testudo is a fabulous mixture of slightly misplaced American ingenuity and bravely outrageous Italian style

Fiat Bertone Barchetta (2007)

Bertone’s 95th anniversary car that celebrated one of the Italian greats

Lincoln Quicksilver (1983)

A forgotten concept from an era of radical aerodynamic experiments

Fabrizio and Giorgetto Giugiaro to develop Techrules GT96

Giorgetto Giugiaro is back in business, developing Techrules supercar with his son Fabrizio

Concept Car of the Week: Opel Trixx (2004)

A look back at GM’s attempt at a smarter Smart city car

Concept Car of the Week: Volvo YCC (2004)

The car designed by an all-female team that raised some important questions as well as eyebrows

Design Development: Opel GT concept

How GM Europe’s surprise Geneva motor show concept came to be

Concept Car of the Week: Autobianchi A112 Giovani (1973)

A look back at the one-off concept Pininfarina designed for new drivers in 1973

Design Development: Renault Scénic

How Renault’s designers reinvented the mini-MPV for the crossover generation

Concept Car Of The Week: Corvette Nivola [Bertone] (1990)

A mid-engined Corvette concept with Italian Flair

Concept Car of the Week: Bertone Saab Novanta (2002)

Italian firm’s 90th birthday present to itself, via Sweden

Q&A: Sonja Vandenberk, Ford Europe’s chief colour and materials designer, on how Vignale will evolve

Executing Vignale: How Ford intends to take its premium sub-brand forward

Concept Car of the Week: Nissan Chappo (2001)

The issue of the automobile in the megacity of tomorrow has been on automakers’ agenda for the last decade now. Plenty of questions are still being debated – What will power this car? Will it be autonomous? What will its architecture need to be? And what will an urban design language look like?

Concept Car of the Week: Daihatsu X-021 (1991)

Tiny rival to the Mazda MX-5 that was destined not to be

Design Review: Audi Q2

B-segment crossover signals a change in design direction for the German brand

Jozef Kabaň on Skoda’s future, worries of excessive consumerism and his team’s legacy

25 years after Skoda was bought by the VW Group we speak to its Chief designer Jozef Kabaň

Concept Car of the Week: Jaguar Kensington (1990)

The Kensington was Giugiaro’s vision for a modern Jaguar that made production a decade later and half a world away

Design Review: DS E-Tense

We unpick PSA’s new reptilian sports EV

Why car designers and engineers should solve problems together

Nick Gibbs explores how close relationships between design and engineering can help to make better cars

Peter Stevens on the state of automotive design in Iran

Travelling to Tehran instead of Geneva proves an interesting and worthwhile decision, writes designer Peter Stevens

Trend Report – Geneva motor show 2016: Wagons

Revised and expanded in-depth look at key developments large and small at the Geneva Motor Show 2016

Geneva 2016: Opel GT is the unanimous car of the show

The little sports car from Rüsselsheim that everyone’s talking about

Geneva 2016: Aston Martin DB11 looks to the near-future

Contemporary graphics show confidence, but is it justified?

Geneva 2016: Ferrari GTC4 Lusso’s dual cockpit allows passengers to join in the fun

Co-driver feature spreads touchscreen across the cabin

Geneva 2016: Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze blows in like a Landwind

VW’s Evoque convertible is remarkably familiar

Geneva 2016: Bugatti Chiron doesn’t move the game on, just plays it better

Geneva 2016: Citroën explores with colour and trim

A quiet show for the French brand allows time for C&T experimentation

Geneva 2016: New Renault Scenic trades practicality for looks

With falling sales, the definitive small MPV has been thoroughly re-thought

Geneva 2016: Lamborghini Centenario is a sad parody of itself

Ferruccio must be spinning faster than this creation’s V12 engine

Geneva 2016: DS E-Tense scales up the surprise

Pictures certainly don’t do justice to DS’s electric supercar and its reptilian cabin

Geneva 2016: Abarth goes rallying

Celebrating 40 years since Abarth last went rallying, CDN sees the vehicle in the flesh in Geneva

Geneva 2016: Toyota C-HR – is it a step too far?

With the C-HR Toyota’s vision to create exciting designs brings a challenging reality

Geneva 2016: With the Alfa Romeo Giulia, less is more

Lesser variants add a welcome dose of elegance to Alfa’s Giulia sedan

Geneva 2016: Nissan makes us ask ‘what is premium?’

Nissan’s X-Trail Premium concept has Car Design News reaching for the dictionary

Geneva 2016: Audi Q2 has character, but is it from the right brand?

Leaving its comfort zone gives mixed results for Audi’s new Q2 crossover

Geneva 2016: Hyundai Ioniq hits the hybrid middle-ground

The Korean brand has played safe with the Ioniq

Geneva 2016: VW Up is more car, less product

Opting for a more car-like look for the Volkswagen Up comes at the cost of product design coolness

Preview: Geneva motor show 2016 [updated]

Run-down of all the major production and concept cars expected at this year’s event

Design Development: Volkswagen Sport Coupé Concept GTE

The Volkswagen CC’s upmarket, grown-up, powerful and quick sibling

Design Review: Volvo YCC concept

Launched in 2004, the Volvo YCC (Your Concept Car) was a landmark in automotive design in that it was created by and all-woman team