Nissan's “Think Outside the Parking Box” Contest
27 Jul 2009, 06:09 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Nissan is organizing an online design contest with the theme “urban parking”. The purpose of the contest is to design a new and creative idea of a urban parking. The designs may chall...
BMW M Concept: Surf's Up, R8!
17 Jun 2009, 07:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...or not quite. What you can see in the adjacent photos is not actually an official BMW project, but the handy work of designer Idries Noah. Noah, who in his professional past worked for GM Austral...
Arai Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction Again, Study Shows
27 May 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It is the 11th consecutive year that Arai has the highest score in customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Motorcycle Helmet Satisfaction Study. On a scale from 0 t...
Audi "Intelligent Emotion" Renderings
22 Apr 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It becomes more and more obvious that looking for future design geniuses among people outside of the automotive industry might be the way to go, especially for manufacturers who plan on bringing new...
Peter Horbury Leaves Ford and Returns to Volvo
2 Apr 2009, 15:46 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Big changes taking place in Ford land these days as Peter Horbury is leaving his position as Executive Director of Design to become Vice President of Design at Volvo, which after all is part of the...
Mazda Shuffles Upper Management Ranks, Changes Global Design Team
1 Apr 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like Nancy Pelosi, White House spokeswoman, said yesterday, companies involved in the automotive sector have to make sacrifices in order to cope with the recession and get out without too many ...
BMW Snug Concept, a Glimpse of Things to Come
25 Mar 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The void created by Chris Bangle's departure from BMW (even if it has been filled by Adrian van Hooydonk) created a sudden rush of adrenaline in wannabe designers, as their skills no longer hav...
2009 Ford Fiesta Wins red dot Award
19 Mar 2009, 11:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Ford Fiesta has just received the prestigious "red dot" award for international product design, a verdict of 28 leading designers and design experts from 19 countries, as the Ameri...
BMW Will Use CATIA to Develop Its Engines
13 Mar 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / All BMW's engine development efforts will rely on a single software platform, provided by Dassault Systemes, as the German manufacturer consolidated the use of the program in its research. BMW ...
Chevrolet Launches Online Interactive Design Center
22 Jan 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The world of car designing is undoubtedly fascinating but, in most cases, it is extremely difficult to go behind the curtain and find out what happens in such a designing center. Well, Chevrolet Eur...
Audi Gets Two EyesOn Design Excellence Awards at NAIAS
14 Jan 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If there's a design competition that attracted car makers the most these days, that was definitely the “Design Excellence Awards” at the 2009 North American International Auto. A...