All Trend reports articles
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ArticleNew research explores car design working practices
A Konzepthaus report explores how car designers at various levels and locations are adapting to the new way of working
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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.
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Webinar
Watch: What’s next for the sports car?
Watch this livestream where we explore the future of the sportscar through the lens of styling, technology, lighting, UX and sustainability
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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.
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Design industry survey reveals frustrations with decision-making process
An industry survey has revealed frustrations with slow decision-making and poor communication in the design process
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The design process gets a thorough examination in the latest Konzepthaus report
Konzepthaus report examines the organisation of design teams, with detail on the relationship between employees and supervisors
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Organisation and leadership under microscope in Konzepthaus report
Konzepthaus report examines the organisation of design teams, with detail on the relationship between employees and supervisors
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Konzepthaus report covers employment development in car design
Salary information and details on career development in car design are among the central topics of this new report from Konzepthaus
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CDN Podcast Episode 3 featuring Rebecca Heath, lead colour and materials designer at Envisage Group
Rebecca Heath, lead colour and materials designer at Envisage Group, explains how different approaches to sustainability could play a role in the car of the future
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Seating Trends: Increased integration and biometric systems
Biometric technology is providing another layer to safety and infotainment, and is another challenge for car design
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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
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Seating Trends Spotlight
Car designers have been exploring different seating configurations in expectation of self-driving technology
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Interior Motives
2020 Trend Report by CnTFactory
CnTFactory has teamed up with CDN and Interior Motives magazine to provide a quarterly report on the trends that every automotive designer should have in their moodboards
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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
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Show Review: K 2019
Car Design News reports on the 2019 K trade fair in Düsseldorf, which explored the use of plastics in automotive design and manufacturing
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Trend Report: Frankfurt 2019
Analysing the biggest automotive design trends at Europe’s biggest motor show, before we head further afield – centring around the Frankfurt motor show that generated a certain amount of controversy from the start
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
