First sight: Lucid Air The Lucid Air has stayed faithful to its concept and has a refreshing, light-touch approach to ‘luxury’ Laura Burstein
S stands for sophistication with the new Mercedes-Benz saloon Exterior proportions combine with an intriguing interior in the new production S-Class Maxine Morland
Ford F-150 redesign puts customers at its (mighty) heart Ford’s bestselling workhorse has been upgraded, without losing its identity Maxine Morland
Luc Donckerwolke resigns from Hyundai Surprise resignation at Hyundai: Luc Donckerwolke has resigned from his position as chief designer of the Group Jens Meiners
Volkswagen ID.3 - the interior story It’s easy to see why Volkswagen says that the ID.3 is as important to its history as the original Beetle and Golf… Guy Bird
Karma SC1 Vision & SC2 - interior design development On a conceptual level, the SC1 is organised around three ‘reads’: firstly, all about its (exterior) proportions, the dramatic length and simple massing, reinforced by large wheels and strong graphics. The second ‘read’ is of the complex interior, with the third revealing more and more details within the closer one looks. Karl Smith
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
Gordon Murray Design’s Motiv concept The Gordan Murray Design Motiv concept was recently shown at the MOVE 2020 mobility show in London. We speak to one of the lead designers involved in the project Ed Stubbs
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
First sight: Tata’s new take on the classic Sierra launches in Delhi Tata’s new take on an old classic reveals thoughtful approach to future mobility and the place of screens in our lives Maxine Morland
Driven: Mazda 3 Skyactiv-X Getting under the light-bending skin of the new Kodo hatch Michael Gooderham
CES 2020: Sony builds a car Sony shows a sleek, four-seat sedan packed with proprietary tech Nick Gibbs
Remembering Syd Mead, 1933-2019 ArtCenter graduate and visual genius Syd Mead has left an inspirational body of work for designers Karl Smith
Land Rover Defender 2019 Re-designing an icon is fraught with peril, risking the wrath of enthusiasts and putting the design department under intense scrutiny. So when Land Rover unveiled the new Defender in Frankfurt, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief as this creative but careful reworking of Defender’s design dna took centre stage Nick Hull
Concept Car of the week: The Chevrolet Nomads Reviewing GM’s repeated – and repeatedly ill-fated – attempts to appease the oddball enthusiasts with three concept cars, all based on the Chevrolet Nomad Karl Smith
Mercedes moves into France’s tech hub (near Nice) Inside Mercedes’ trés chic design studio (and why Como had to go) Guy Bird
Chevrolet Corvette walk around with Tristan Murphy Tristan Murphy, Lead Interior Designer of the Chevrolet Corvette, provides a run down of the vehicle to CDN before they presented it at Car Design Night LA 2019 Car Design News
BMW Vision M Next The BMW M Vision concept carries some interesting messages about what to expect from BMW in coming years… Maxine Morland
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
First sight: Yanfeng XiM20 If you are designing a ride-share autonomous vehicle, how do you make an emotional connection with your passengers? Farah Alkhalisi
Concept Car of the Month: Hymer VisionVenture RV (2019) Experimental all-terrain motorhome, the Hymer VisionVenture, makes the American RV recipe look even more stale Karl Smith
Frankfurt 2019: Land Rover officially debuts new Defender Upright, quasi-retro design links Land Rover’s urbanised present with its adventure-bound past Nick Gibbs
First Sight: BAC Mono R Updated single-seater cleans things up and sets a path for the next generation – air scoop and all Michael Gooderham
First Sight: Nissan Juke mk2 calms it down (a bit) Nissan’s long-awaited second-generation Juke was previewed across five European cities yesterday (Monday Sept 2) so Car Design News popped along to the London event – where the car’s design was born – to chat to Nissan Design Europe’s design director Matt Weaver Guy Bird
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
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
Mini Electric breaks cover (and keeps it simple) Mini’s first-ever production EV finally received its global unveil to select media this week (including Car Design News) to reveal a clean design and clear product positioning Guy Bird
Design interview: Benoît Jacob, Byton “We have the start-up culture of agile and quick decisions, but that does not offset the need for structure and good management” Car Design News
Exclusive: Klaus Busse on Fiat and Alfa’s future On whirlwind tour of Turin in June, Car Design News made time for an exclusive chat with Klaus Busse, head of design for Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Lancia on what’s next for the group’s key brands. Guy Bird
Q&A with YooJung Ahn, head of design, Waymo Celebrating 10 years of self-driving design development, Car Design News chats to Waymo’s head of design YooJung Ahn Guy Bird
Magna Global Bold Perspective Award: meet the judging team Students entering Magna’s design competition will have their work judged by a world-class panel boasting production car, motorcycle, custom car and feature-film design expertise Car Design News
