Light and airy: Xpeng’s flying car prototype PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Xpeng and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsEV carmaker Xpeng is getting into the flying car game with its new brand Xpeng AeroHT, revealing not one but two different vehicles slated for production Car Design News
How batteries will shape car design Electric skateboards are an interim step to battery-chassis-body integration and the implications for car designers will be enormous. New packaging designs are possible and old ones will be renewed. Car Design News’ Karl Smith investigates the near future Karl Smith
Will scalable electric vehicles all look the same? Are cars at risk of becoming white goods as a result of aerodynamics requirements, shared platforms and homogenised technologies? Designers are confident they can find new ways of differentiating Freddie Holmes
First Sight: Tata Avinya concept heralds premium EV push The Avinya concept showcases Tata’s new EV-only platform, a move upmarket and a desire to sell in more international markets for the Indian industrial powerhouse Guy Bird
Pininfarina’s Teorema concept aims to put the enjoyment back into the journey In some eyes, autonomous vehicles sucks the fun out of driving, which is why Pininfarina’s new mobility concept is aimed at helping enjoy travel in new ways James McLachlan
Watch: Design-for-manufacturing and light-weighting move to the top of the agenda This livestream investigates how designers and engineers at Ford, Gestamp and key suppliers are using innovative materials and creating light-weight architectures, including for models like the Ford F-150 Lightning and Maverick compact truck. Car Design News
General Motors and Bollinger introduce new EV platforms EV startup’s new platform now faces growing competition from large OEMs Karl Smith
Changing supplier business models will influence car design A squeeze on automotive suppliers, together with the adaptation of new technology, will lead some major players to play a bigger role in overall vehicle design and in shaping customer user experiences Daniel Harrison Christopher Ludwig
Tearing profits apart: how tier 1 automotive suppliers can mitigate shrinking margins The latest report by Automotive from Ultima Media examines the profits and outlook for the top 20 automotive parts suppliers and explores the strategies and solutions they should consider to avoid significant disruption in the 2020s, including the key role they will play in automotive design and R&D Automotive from Ultima Media
CES 2020: MetroSnap, Rinspeed’s biggest concept to date Rinspeed’s Snap concepts have been around for a while but bear close inspection because, as the new MetroSnap demonstrates, these mobility concepts explore fundamental mobility conundrums though supplier technology and cooperation Karl Smith
Stricter EU CO2 regulations will reshape vehicle platforms and car design As OEMs try to reduce CO2 and transition to electric vehicles in the face of the high fines, we expect a profound impact on vehicle design. Automotive from Ultima Media
Report: Climate Change vs. Carmakers In our second report from Ultima Media’s automotive business intelligence team, we focus on climate change mitigation policies around the world with a particular focus on the most stringent and imminent EU CO2 emissions targets predicting the financial consequences of the legislation upon the OEMs, the impact upon the wider supply chain and the opportunities that arise from the legislation. Automotive from Ultima Media
Shanghai 2019 overview Now the dust has settled on the biggest auto show of the year, we asked Drew Meehan join the dots of what we saw in April in Shanghai Drew Meehan
Is the Crossover MPV is the shape of the future? April’s Shanghai motor show made us think hard about the shapes of the future Drew Meehan
