Watch: CDN & Ultrafabrics discuss CMF survey results Car Design News and Ultrafabrics have released the results of the 2025 colour, materials and finish survey Car Design News
Results: Car Design News & Ultrafabrics Colour, Materials & Finish Trend Survey 2025 Download the results of our CMF survey to understand what’s hot and what’s not
Five new material trends: from apple pomace to optical fibre CMF experts CnT Factory provides a valuable insight into five of the latest material trends CnTFactory
Survey: Car Design News & Ultrafabrics Colour, Materials & Finish Trend Survey 2025 What’s hot and what’s not? Take the opportunity to share your take on the trends shaping tomorrow’s automotive aesthetics Car Design News
CDN launches new CMF survey What’s hot and what’s not? Take the opportunity to share your take on the trends shaping tomorrow’s automotive aesthetics Car Design News
Callum Designs predicts Aqua Mist as the colour for 2025 Aqua Mist, Midnight Tide and Neon Riot all come together to create a vibrant but calming colour palette in 2025. Mark Smyth spoke to the team at Callum Designs about their predictions Mark Smyth
Latest material trends by CNT Factory CMF experts CNT Factory pick out some groundbreaking projects and materials, including work from BMW and Freitag
Milan Design Week: A CMF sampler Furniture, fashion, cars, make for a veritable feast of materials. Car Design News sampled the offerings at Milan Design Week 2024 Karl Smith
Colour trends to expect in car design Car Design News investigates how Colour of the Year forecasts are playing out in the automotive space Freddie Holmes
Sasha Selipanov on design trends and opening his own studio Car Design News learns more about the new design studio and consultancy, Hardline27, which will be led by a familiar face in design circles Freddie Holmes
Six trends that will shape the automotive industry’s future From integrated factory planning to virtual reality, Autodesk highlights six key trends primed to disrupt the automotive industry in the future By Friederike Voigt
Lighting trends at EuroLuce 2023 Evolution, not revolution seems to be the theme at the annual lighting show during the Salone del Mobile in Milan. What can automotive designers learn from these lighting trends? Karl Smith
New survey investigates car design employment trends With a new survey on employment statistics and trends on-going, Car Design News learns more about the inner workings of the car design industry Freddie Holmes
New research explores car design working practices The report explores how car designers at various levels and locations are adapting to the new way of working – and what all this means for employers Freddie Holmes
Design industry survey reveals frustrations with decision-making process A survey of the industry has revealed frustrations with slow decision-making and poor communication in the design process Car Design News
The design process gets a thorough examination in the latest Konzepthaus report This latest report from Konzepthaus Design Study (KDS) focuses on the design process, including digitalisation and AI. Konzepthaus Consulting
Top 5 colour and trim trends by CnT Factory The CnT Factory team provide a detailed examination of current colour and trim trends and their impact on the auto industry CnTFactory
Seating Trends: Increased integration and biometric systems Biometric technology is providing another layer to safety and infotainment, and is another challenge for car design Farah Alkhalisi
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
Seating Trends: Lounge formats and reconfigurable solutions Car designers have been exploring different seating configurations in expectation of self-driving technology Farah Alkhalisi
Global vehicle demand forecast 2020-2030: The drastic impact of the coronavirus crisis Download our full report and analysis on the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on global vehicle demand across major regions. Our forecast includes assessments according to best case, base case and worst case scenarios across North America, Europe, China, Japan, South America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Automotive from Ultima Media
Your webinar questions answered: How tier 1 suppliers are responding to tough headwinds You asked, we answer. We return to the questions from our audience that we didn’t have time to answer in our live webinar, ranging from which parts of automotive tier 1 suppliers’ business models are at risk of commodification, to how tier suppliers are changing supply chain processes Daniel Harrison Christopher Ludwig
Automotive suppliers buying and spinning their way into high tech segments As BorgWarner’s acquisition of Delphi Technologies shows, tier one automotive suppliers are turning to acquisitions and restructuring their business to focus on advanced technology, helping to protect margins, avoid commodification and transition to electrified powertrains Daniel Harrison Christopher Ludwig
2020 Trend Report by CnTFactory Trends forecasters CnTFactory catalogue the interesting trends for automotive designers CnTFactory
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
Explaining EU vehicle emissions targets: can OEMs avoid heavy fines? The new average fleet targets that came into force in Europe on January 1st 2020 are having big impacts on vehicle development and design, pushing OEMs to produce and sell more hybrids and EVs. But the rules are complex and varied by brands, volume and sales. Here we provide a summary of the key rules and terminology. 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
Supplier Profit Analysis: Mitigating Margin Compression to Invest in R&D Automotive tier 1 suppliers are facing unprecedented industry transformation in electrification along with economic uncertainty. Download this report on the top 20 global suppliers for a deep analysis of their historic margins, as well as solutions for how suppliers could cope with growing pressures and new requirements in research, development and design Automotive from Ultima Media
Suppliers will charge the change: opportunities in the EV value chain While much focus is put on OEM plans to launch more electric vehicles, a great deal of the technology, value, services and even design will come from both existing and emerging suppliers across the value chain. We expect many new opportunities for these companies over the next decade. Daniel Harrison
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
EV design: must form follow function or could design electrify consumers? With growth in electrified powertrains set to soar, OEMs have more opportunities to showcase EVs’ unique design possibilities, and use them to win over hearts and minds on the road to electrification Daniel Harrison Christopher Ludwig
Powertrain forecast to 2030: Navigating the road to electrification Download this report for forecasts of eight different powertrains across major regions, including hybridisation, electrification and internal combustion engines, which reveal changes that will have big implications for automotive design. The latest insight by the business intelligence unit of Automotive from Ultima Media Automotive from Ultima Media
Trend Report: Frankfurt 2019 With the European show season wrapped up for another year, we took a deeper look at what it’s brought us… Drew Meehan
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
Suppliers will face squeeze as OEMs push to meet EU CO2 targets As carmakers strive to reach the more stringent CO2 emissions targets being phased in across the EU next year, we predict that many are likely to put more pressure on their supply base to help reduce emissions Automotive from Ultima Media
OEMs’ profit strategies today could hurt them tomorrow Ahead of stringent EU emissions targets starting in 2020, some carmakers are pursuing strategies that actually go against what they will ultimately need to do to reduce hefty fines. This makes sense – but only for now Automotive from Ultima Media
EU fines and electric future not entirely in the hands of OEMs In the face of government and citizens’ rising concern over climate change, vehicle emission regulations around the world are tightening, especially in Europe. In our latest business intelligence report, we forecast that carmakers will face hefty fines under tightening vehicle emission targets, driven largely by factors outside their control. Automotive from Ultima Media
Opportunities ahead for automotive OEMs and tier suppliers The downturn in automotive sales volume creates many challenges, but the transitional state of the industry also provides many business opportunities including for R&D and design, according to a forecast and report from Ultima Media. Automotive from Ultima Media
Greater expectations: brighter days will return for the automotive industry Although automotive OEMs will face years of stagnant vehicle sales, a stronger recovery thereafter will bring growth back up to long run averages and herald a return to stronger profits. By then, however, the industry is likely to have undergone further consolidation. 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
Electrification poses cost and technology risk for automotive industry The high R&D, production and technology costs of electric vehicles could mean that OEMs will be selling most at a loss for years to come, according to a report by Automotive from Ultma Media. Automotive from Ultima Media
Emissions regulations pose existential risk for OEMs Escalating fines over CO2 and fuel standards, especially in Europe and China, are set to have significant impacts across OEM profits and future model plans, according to a new report by Automotive from Ultima Media. Automotive from Ultima Media
Report: Automotive headwinds align into a perfect storm Ultima Media’s new business intelligence team forecasts global vehicle sales by powertrain over the next decade, with analysis of the trends reshaping the automotive value chain. 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
Leading Ideal - A car designed from the touchscreens out The ‘Elon Musk’ of China, Li Xiang, is building an EV automotive brand from scratch Drew Meehan
Trend report: Clerkenwell Design Week 2019 Clerkenwell Design Week is in its tenth year, and improving with age. We assess trends that are likely to bleed into automotive Farah Alkhalisi
Detroit 2019: A full-house of full-width lamps Full-width light bars were a design trend Detroit Auto Show 2019 Lem Bingley
Detroit 2019: Earth tones and warm metals make for cosy cabins Worried your future AV will be too cold and robotic? The colour & trim department have got you covered Lem Bingley
The big car design trends for 2019 and beyond Five non-design trends which will influence automotive design this year Karl Smith
Geneva 2018: Trend Watch Car Design News picks out the trends from the Geneva Motor Show 2018 Ed Stubbs
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 Car Design News
