“A car designer’s dream” – looking back on VW’s Potsdam studio Car Design News spoke to design bosses past and present plus other notable alumni to find out what Potsdam was like in the glory days – plus the possible reasons behind its closure. Peter Wouda, Thomas Ingenlath, Stefan Sielaff and more offer honest reflections, fond memories and surprising revelations Freddie Holmes
Julio Lozano becomes head of exterior design at SEAT and Cupra SEAT’s new exterior design director Julio Lozano joins the Spanish OEM after spending six years at Audi Michael Nash
Seat tweaks design of Ibizia and Arona Some small updates to the Seat Ibizia and Arona have been made to keep the designs fresh Michael Nash
Car Design Review 7: Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, Seat (former) The former head of design at Seat, Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, speaks about the Spanish company’s approach and the future of car design Car Design News
New Ford F-150 seat design provides ‘Max’ comfort Ford has drawn on upper class airline travel and luxury adjustable mattresses for its new horizontal F-150 seat design Michael Nash
Seat appoints Jorge Díez as design director Former head of exterior design at SEAT Jorge Díez returns to the company as design director, following stints at Audi and Mitsubishi Car Design News
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
Seat gets ‘brutal’ with Cupra Formentor Seat has unveiled the production version of its Cupra Formentor. It is the first vehicle designed exclusively for the Cupra brand, and will be ready for delivery by the end of the year. Michael Nash
Koenigsegg debuts all-new Gemera four-seater Sasha Selipanov’s first Koenigsegg project combines e-motors with a camless three-cylinder engine and four seats Michael Gooderham
First Sight: Seat Leon Seat’s head of design explains the simple, clear design of the new Leon Michael Nash
CES 2020: Segway-Ninebot shows swift single-seater Segway is branching out with new ideas for urban mobility, taking a different approach from its traditional stand-up scooters. The design of its S-Pod has been inspired by the mobility spheres in the Jurassic World film Karl Smith
Designer Interview: Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, SEAT SEAT design director on consolidating and rebuilding the brand’s image, plus how changing attitudes will shape future cars Car Design News
Geneva 2019: SEAT el-Born concept Spanish brand’s MEB-platform concept arrives fully formed Maxine Morland
SEAT launches Twizy-esque EV quadricycle Quadricycle explores interesting solutions for urban mobility Chris Maillard
Car Design Review 4 highlights: Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, SEAT From the Car Design Review 4 yearbook: the Spanish brand’s design director looks at where Seat is, and where it is heading Car Design News
Paris 2016: Lexus spins spider silk into flexible seating Lexus spins spider silk into flexible seating Lem Bingley
Concept Car of the Week: Ford Seattle-ite XXI (1962) Ford’s vision for spaceage, nuclear-powered cross-country driving Karl Smith
Details: Geneva 2016 Show stands It’s easy to be completely engrossed by the cars at the motorshow. Clearly, they should be the number one priority but, increasingly, stand design is important too Joe Simpson
