Watch: Ford's Earl Lucas speaks to Car Design News Earl Lucas, chief designer at Ford, speaks to Car Design News about working with Kemal Curic on the Ford Performance products, the move to the new studio and why the people matter
Watch: Joaquin Garcia, Italdesign Italdesign's Joaquin Garcia speaks to Car Design News about the US studio, AI and new brand identity James McLachlan
"We use our rich history of luxury" says Cadillac's Erin Crossley Cadillac designer Erin Crossley speaks to Car Design News from CDD Detroit Car Design News
"We all face the same challenges" says Karma's Nicholas David Karma's design boss Nicholas David chats to Car Design News from CDD Detroit Car Design News
"We don't use the word luxury" says Rivian senior interior designer Rivian senior interior designer Zulf Ali speaks to Car Design News from CDD Detroit Car Design News
GAC design boss on first European launch Fan Zhang, global VP of design at GAC, speaks to Car Design News about the Aion V, a compact SUV that was in fact designed for a global audience Freddie Holmes
Hyundai Europe CEO: "Design is not an isolated function" Xavier Martinet and Simon Loasby join Car Design News for a deep dive on design strategy and the all-new Concept 3 Freddie Holmes
“The better the proportions, the less styling you need” – Gary Telaak, Audi Audi senior designer Gary Telaak has been with the storied brand for 28 years. Here he looks back at the launch of Audi TT, shares his thoughts on what made that car so special and talks about the challenges designers face in working with and integrating new technology James McLachlan
Watch: Autodesk on solving pain points in design At the 2025 Automotive Innovation Forum in Germany, designers from Ford, Tata, Firefly and Incari share how digital tools are reshaping their daily workflows in this exclusive video from Car Design News Freddie Holmes
Watch: Aurelien Doisy speaks to Car Design News Aurelien Doisy is a key figure in Tata Motors’ design evolution. From humble beginnings in a rented shed to global recognition, this conversation explores themes of cultural identity, design leadership, and redefining modern automotive aesthetics through a uniquely Indian lens James McLachlan
Martin Uhlarik: “We have nine full programs live in the UK at the moment, 13 globally” Global design head of Tata Motors Martin Uhlarik speaks to Car Design News about the role of the studio, his current recruitment drive, the importance of diverse talent and hosting the live judging for the CDN People Awards James McLachlan
Five minute sketch: Chris Bangle and The Three Ages of Cars At Car Design Dialogues Milan 2025, legendary designer Chris Bangle sketches what he describes as the three ages of car design. This was done without preparation and with a five minute window. He finished as the buzzer went off. A total pro. Freddie Holmes
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
Watch: Swarovski Mobility speaks to Car Design News Ahead of Car Design Dialogues Milan, Car Design News caught up with the MD of event partner Swarovski Mobility, Lars Schmidt James McLachlan
Five minute sketch: Ford Escort MK1 by Wayne Burgess Experienced car designer Wayne Burgess sketches a front three-quarter view of Boreham Motorworks’ blueprint-accurate reproduction of the Ford Escort MK1 Car Design News
Watch: Brook Banham, co-founder of Middlecott Sketchbattle Detroit’s well-known automotive design competition returned for 2025 with the challenge of envisioning rugged mobility for 2040. Against the clock, designers pushed their skills to the limits
Watch: Renault design boss Gilles Vidal on winning the Production Car Design of the Year At the Car Design News People Awards 2024, Renault design chief Gilles Vidal spoke to CDN editor James McLachlan about winning the Production Car Design of the Year for the Renault 5 E-Tech James McLachlan
Watch on demand: Panel discussion - The future of German automotive design Join us live to explore heritage vs. modern mobility, sustainability's impact on design, and how supplier collaboration drives innovation in today's world Car Design News
‘Partnership is the new leadership’ says Volvo Group’s Guerra It might seem an unlikely strategy for an organisation as broad as Volvo Group, but strategic partnerships with others in the transportation arena (and beyond) is helping to bring results quicker. And at a practical level, it helps to share the load. “It is obviously still a competitive environment,” Gustavo Guerra, VP of strategic product planning at Volvo Group says, “but also making sure the transport industry as a whole moves forward.” Read a summary of the Design4Production show for free Car Design News
GenAI a ‘source of early inspiration’ says Audi designer As a studio engineer prior to his current role at Audi, Daniele Sirigatti knows how designers work — and what makes them tick. For the last few years now he and his team have been building their experience in Generative AI, or GenAI for short, applying it early on in the design process to find new sources of inspiration. Here he tells Ultima Media’s chief content officer, Christopher Ludwig, about the opportunities ahead and why the team was “ahead of the hype” when it came to AI. Read a summary of the Design4Production show for free. Car Design News
'Designers and engineers are ultimately all creators' says Tata design boss Martin Uhlarik has been on a mission to bring the design and engineering departments together within Tata Motors, and by all accounts he has done that. Part of the breakthrough came as a result of breaking down barriers — both metaphorically and physically, given the layout of the building — and recognising that both sides are working toward a shared goal. Read a summary of the Design4Production show for free. Car Design News
“What makes a material interesting is its story” Gaia Crippa, head of materials innovation at Chris Lefteri Design, speaks to Car Design News in Milan at the Maserati showroom James McLachlan
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 James McLachlan
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 James McLachlan
Watch: Bentley’s design heads on the brand’s future Car Design News paid a visit to Bentley at the luxury British marque’s Crewe headquarters to speak to the department heads of exterior, interior and CMF James McLachlan
Are start-ups forcing major car brands to work faster? Car Design News chats to design bosses from JLR, Mahindra and Studiokurbos about start-ups, CEO influence and working at speed Freddie Holmes
Watch: Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to CDN about the brand’s design direction Fresh from his team’s triumph at the CDN People Awards, Citroën design director Pierre Leclercq speaks to Laura Burstein about what the wins mean to him, why the French OEM needs to be bold and why he encouraged the designers to go for extreme solutions with the OLi concept car Laura Burstein
Watch: Dacia’s David Durand on winning the Concept Car Design of the Year Car Design News editor James McLachlan speaks to Dacia design director David Durand about winning the Car Design Review 10 Concept Car Design of the Year at the CDN People Awards James McLachlan
Watch: Design legend Ed Welburn on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award Car Design News caught up with General Motors design legend Ed Welburn at the CDN People Awards about winning the Car Design Review Lifetime Achievement Award James McLachlan
Watch: Dongfeng design director on the Mengshi design language At Dongfeng’s Shanghai Design Centre, the team has investigated how elements of Chinese culture can help to create more of a unique, distinctive design language for its Mengshi brand. Car Design News editor speaks to Dongfeng design director Yongliang Zhang Car Design News
Car Design News in Review 2023 Q2 Car Design News’ James McLachlan and Freddie Holmes rendevous at the CDN headquarters to discuss new car launches from Mercedes, Lancia, Aston Martin and a host of others, plus people moves, car design events and why designers need to work harder on sound design. We also interview clay modeller Harry Burgess about his craft
Watch: Lotus head of design Russell Carr speaks to Car Design News Lotus head of design Russell Carr has been coming to Goodwood Festival of Speed for years. For 2023, Carr presented the limited edition Evija hypercar plus the four-pot version of the stunning Emira. Car Design News caught up with Carr on the gargantuan Lotus stand to chat motorshows, special editions and pay tribute to Peter Horbury Freddie Holmes
Watch: Lamborghini’s Mitja Borkert speaks to Car Design News at Goodwood Lamborghini and Goodwood Festival of Speed are made for each, even more so when the Italian supercar brand turns up with a new race car – the SC63. Design director Mitja Borkert took some time to chat with Car Design News about the close relationship between design and engineering, design language and why EVs should sound like spaceships James McLachlan
Watch: Hyundai’s Simon Loasby speaks to Car Design News at Goodwood Biuilding on the success of the award-winning Ioniq 5, Hyundai unveiled the high-performance N version at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The South Korean brand’s VP of design Simon Loasby was on hand to talk CDN through the new model, why it makes sense to introduce engine noise and gear changes to an EV, plus share his thoughts on the allure of Goodwood James McLachlan
Watch: Tata’s senior clay modeller Harry Burgess speaks about his craft Tata’s Harry Burgess triumphed at the Car Design News People Awards in 2022, winning the best clay modeller category. CDN spoke to Harry about the importance of his craft, why digital tools can be helpful, and what it meant to be acknowledged by some of the best in the business James McLachlan
IAA Mobility Design Conference Livestream A precursor for ”Building a Creative Culture”, this panel looked at how designers from Mahindra Group and Ford are cultivating a high-performing and creative culture in the world of design, and producing a roadmap to creativity in their studios James McLachlan
Watch: Car Design News in Review Car Design News editor James McLachlan and assistant editor Freddie Holmes discuss the last 3 months in car design
Watch: How will CMF shape an electric future? Watch this premier livestream, in partnership with Ultrafabrics, where our panel will explore new ways to reshape the exterior and interior of cars. James McLachlan
Watch: Maximilian Missoni and Laura Burstein on the Polestar O2 concept car award Following the Polestar O2’s award for Best Concept Car of the Year in Car Design Review 9, Laura Burstein visited Polestar’s freshly opened design studio to chat with head of design Maximilian Missoni. Watch to find out how the concept came about, the inspiration behind the brief and where Polestar design is headed Laura Burstein
Watch: Adobe Substance 3D: Create, Iterate, and Visualize Car Design Concepts Watch this webinar, in partnership with Adobe where they discuss how Adobe Substance 3D apps help transportation designers with their creative workflows and enhance collaboration with digital design reviews. James McLachlan
Watch: Massimo Frascella on winning the CDN Production Car of the Year award In this film, Jaguar and Land Rover head of design Massimo Frascella spoke to Car Design News editor James McLachlan about winning the Car Design Review 9 Production Car of the Year award for the Range Rover
Watch: Is the future of automotive design in software? This CDN livestream featured speakers from Volvo, Bugatti Rimac, TomTom and The Qt Company. We discuss how automotive designers are using connected technologies in informing design decisions. James McLachlan
GAC previews the Aion AS9 supersports car Car Design News speaks to Fan Zhang, VP of design GAC and Pontus Fontaeus design director of the OEMs advanced studio about the forthcoming ‘Supersports car’ for the fledgling Aion brand. Dubbed (for now) the AS9, we get a sneak peek at what it will look like
Watch: What’s next for the sports car? Watch this livestream where we explore the future of the sports car through the lens of styling, technology, lighting, UX and sustainability James McLachlan
Watch: Is data visualization at the center of your decision-making? Watch this new webinar, in partnership with Dassault Systèmes where they discuss the visualization and collaboration capabilities of their 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Watch: Back to the Future of Interiors Watch this Car Design News livestream featuring General Motors, Group Lotus and Lawrence Technological University as they reflect on changing interiors over the last 20 years and as they look ahead to the next 20. James McLachlan
Watch: What does the luxury car interior of the future look like? This CDN livestream featured speakers from BMW, Polestar, ELeather, Italdesign and Automobili Pininfarina. We discuss the current definitions of luxury, how consumer attitudes are changing and how design can lead the way to a better future.
Car Design Dialogues North American: Innovation Showcase with Linkage Michael Check from Linkage Design showcases the type of computer hardware the company recommends, scene setups and the associated tools to use to create a useful and dependable VR setup
Car Design Dialogues: Data-driven Interiors An expert panel including designers from GAC, Hyundai, Lincoln and Stellantis examine how data is shaping the design of car interiors
Car Design Dialogues: Magna Global Bold Perspective Award Magna’s exterior design chief Larry Erikson chats with CDN’s Abel Sampson to announce the brief of the 2022 Magna’s Global Bold Perspective Award
Car Design Dialogues North America: Future of Pick-ups Ryan Nagode of Ram and Ryan Vaughan of Chevrolet join Car Design News’ Karl Smith to discuss the future of the pick-up segment
Car Design Dialogues North America: Where next for SUV design? From luxurious family car to Bugatti-beating powerhouse – our expert panel discuss potential directions of evolution for the SUV Car Design News
Car Design Dialogues North America: Ethical Materials in Automotive and beyond In an era of sustainable design, the use of traditional materials is under the microscope and OEMs across markets are exploring the potential of new virgin materials that have a lighter impact on the environment. At Car Design Dialogues, an expert panel from across a variety of creative disciplines compared notes on how to design sustainably Car Design News
Car Design Dialogues North America: The Changing Landscape of Automotive Design with Autodesk An expert panel, including Lucid’s VP of Design Derek Jenkins, examines the rapidly rising expectations of the automotive consumer and what designers can do to meet the challenges posed
Car Design Dialogues North America: Design Review – Fisker Ocean CEO of auto start-up Henrik Fisker takes Car Design News on a deep-dive into the Ocean – an all-electric EV unveiled at the LA Auto Show. Fisker offers unique insight into the design thinking, engineering, and sustainability goals behind the project Car Design News
Car Design Dialogues North America: Future of HMI Experts from General Motors, BMW and Rivian explored the thorny subject of Human Machine Interface design
Car Design Dialogues North America: Fireside Chat with Ralph Gilles Stellantis chief design officer Ralph Gilles joins Car Design News editor James McLachlan to speak about his career journey, mentors, the importance of diversity in design and the EV strategy for the multiple brands he oversees
Car Design Dialogues North America: Innovation Showcase with Adobe Pierre Maheut from Adobe and Onur Dursun, founder of Duron Automotive give a comprehensive demonstration of X-Taon showcar, providing insight on how to use Substance 3D apps to create pictures for official press kits and communications
Car Design Dialogues North America: Electrifying an Icon Speaking at Ehab Kaoud and Mark Sich from Ford talked through the challenges and opportunities presented by reinventing the F-150 as an electric vehicle
Love of the game: What’s bringing car and gaming designers together Adobe’s Pierre Maheut tells CDN about the growing collaboration between gaming and automotive design including in 3D tools, colour and trim, in a special preview of Car Design Dialogues Asia Car Design News
Lancia chiefs talk through 115 years of design Luca Napolitano and Jean-Pierre Ploué look back on Lancia’s 115 year design history as the company gears up to make a come-back Michael Nash
Watch: Fireside chat with Patrick le Quement Naval designer, author and former car design extraordinaire Patrick le Quement talks about his career and the challenges of design Car Design News
Watch: Inside Toyota’s bustling ED2 studio Ian Cartabiano, Toyota ED2’s president, takes us behind the scenes of the design studio in the south of France and provides a review of the Aygo X Prologue Car Design News
Watch: Interior design fuses technology and materials Design experts and professors come together to discuss the challenging relationship between materials and technology for car interiors Car Design News
Watch: Lighting innovation offers custom design options The team at Myotek walk us through some new lighting technologies that allow car companies to take personalisation to the next level Car Design News
Watch: Leveraging design to re-shape mobility Paul Priestman, Dale Harrow and Chris Thorpe come together to discuss mobility and the role of designers as vehicles evolve Car Design News
Watch: Design review of the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV Adam Hatton and his team at Jaguar take us on a deep-dive design review of the face-melting Vision Gran Turismo SV Car Design News
Watch: Alcantara material weaves customisation with eco credentials This film showcases the wide variety of applications for Alcantara, from fashion to cars, as well as its impact on the environment Car Design News
Watch: Low-volume high-performance car design Designers from Koenigsegg and Pininfarina discuss the advantages and challenges of designing cars that will be produced in low volumes Car Design News
Watch: Fireside chat with Chris Bangle Design legend Chris Bangle takes the gloves off in a brutally honest discussion about the challenges facing the world of car design Car Design News
Watch: Design review of the Volvo C40 Recharge Car Design Dialogues takes you to Gothenburg to see the new Volvo C40 Recharge in more detail Car Design News
Watch: Team Fordzilla unpack the P1 virtual race car Made for the world of gaming, the P1 is the first virtual race car to be designed in collaboration between a carmaker and the gaming community. Team Fordzilla takes us through this unique design process, which included Twitter polls and head-to-head races. Car Design News
Watch: Creating detailed textures in the digital world Two tech wizards show off their ability to design detailed digital models through using Substance by Adobe Car Design News
Watch: Design review of the Skoda Enyaq iV Oliver Stefani, head of design at Skoda, and his team take us through the finer details of the Enyaq iV in a live Q&A Car Design News
Watch: Inspiring car design through art and fashion Experts from Dinamica, Yatay, Stratasys and Matteo Cibic Studio come together to discuss influences outside of automotive and their impact on car design Car Design News
Watch: Design review of the Tata Sierra concept Pratap Bose and the wider Tata design team take us inside their studio and get under the skin of the Sierra concept Car Design News
Watch: Digital car design and the evolving tools Two expert digital designers from Autodesk and Geodigm discuss the evolution of design tools Car Design News
Watch: Designing for China in Europe Car Design Dialogues takes you inside the SAIC studio in central London with Carl Gotham, Advanced Design Director at SAIC Motor, and Robert Lemmens, Head of Design at SAIC Motor Car Design News
CDN’s Production and Concept Car Award winners for 2019 The best cars of 2019, as decided by our judging panel of experienced automotive designers Maxine Morland
Frank Stephenson on the Ferrari F430 How design gave the 430 a bit more bite than the Ferrari 360, and became a little bit more unfriendly
Frank Stephenson on the new Mini project Designing the new Mini based on the original design, balancing the need for both brand recognition and modernisation Car Design News
Video: Project ‘TRACY’ by IED Turin Students at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin created a concept vehicle which explores versatile, sustainable micro mobility for up to six people. Car Design News
Genesis G80 design film Sangyup Lee, head of Genesis design, talks through the details of the new G80 sedan Car Design News
Polestar Precept design video Thomas Ingenlath introduces the Precept, Polestar’s first all-Polestar concept Car Design News
Inktank Academy tutorial on creating reflections with markers and charcoal ’Don’t think in lines, you have to think in surfaces’ Car Design News
Opel Designer Erhard Schnell talks about design at Opel in the 1960s Opel designer Erhard Schnell has sadly died (1927-2020). In this video he describes the design department at Opel in the 60s and working on the 1965 Experimental GT. Car Design News
Video: Rivian on designing its Amazon van A quick look into the design process behind the Amazon electric delivery van Michael Gooderham
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
Flavio Manzoni and the one-of-a-kind Ferrari P80/C The Ferrari Senior Vice President of Design talks to CDN about one-offs and creative inspiration Laura Burstein
Simon Loasby walks CDN around the Hyundai range at Shanghai 2019 CDN caught up with Hyundai’s VP of Styling at the Shanghai motorshow 2019 for a design walkaround of the cars on the stand. Simon (formerly at Bentley and VW) has been working in Shanghai since 2017 and led Hyundai China design until taking a global role this past spring Car Design News
New Nissan studio in Shanghai Alfonso Albaisa explains the decision to open a new Nissan design studio in the heart of Shanghai, the studio opens officially next week
Karma SC1 Vision concept design video Karma’s concept, launched in Shanghai, has some great details alongside the striking speedster format Car Design News
McLaren teases new GT model New “superlight grand tourer” gets previewed ahead of May 15 2019 debut Michael Gooderham
Video Interview: Syd Mead, Visual Futurist An exclusive insight into the incredible creative processes of Syd Mead, Car Design News’ Lifetime Achievement Award winner Owen Ready
Watch: Marcello Gandini receives Car Design News Lifetime Achievement Award Marcello Gandini receives Car Design News Lifetime Achievement Award Owen Ready
