automotive design


REPORT: Honda closing European design office in Germany

The car design community has been sent reeling by word that Honda plans to close down its European design studio. The office forms part of Honda R&D Europe in Offenbach on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, and while the rest of the research and development facility will continue operating in other capacities, the design studio is reportedly being axed. The two-floor, 3000-square-meter design studio at Offenbach opened its doors in 1992, and has since handled a variety of automotive and motorcycle design duties for the Japanese ... Read more →

VIDEO: Franz von Holzhausen talks about the 2011 Tesla Model S Domenick Yoney

The crew from On Cars had a chance to spend some quality time with the Tesla Model S and some of the key people bringing this sweet sedan to fruition. In the first of three videos (the other two ...

Bavaria's new Flagship: Cruiser 55 sailboat by BMW DesignworksUSA Noah Joseph

The term "flagship" gets thrown around a lot in the auto biz, but this time the term really fits the mold. Styled by the the automaker's design firm, the BMW DesignworksUSA Bavaria Cruiser 55 ...

Former BMW designer Chris Bangle to open own studio? Chris Paukert

For those who have been wondering when and where lightning-rod designer Chris Bangle will surface again, Automotive News has some scuttlebutt for you. According to the industry publication, the ...

Buick Reatta a design flop? Chris Tutor

The Buick Reatta a design flop? That's what a University of Michigan professor told The Wall Street Journal recently. Really? The Reatta is the one car that he could find to pick on as an automotive ...

Amateur car design: How fast do your dreams go? 2 years ago on Autoblog

I was young when I set up my first automotive company. It was small, as you might expect of a corporation founded by a 14-year-old. CJT Inc. produced only two vehicles. The MF2000 was a super-swoopy, gullwinged sports car with a tri-turbo V-12 that ran on either hydrogen or unleaded. Our other ...

GM shuffles global design team 2 years ago on Autoblog

GM's made some fairly significant changes to its domestic and international design teams, with former Chrysler designer Bryan Nesbitt coming out pretty good. Nesbitt moves from executive director of design for GM Europe to vice president of design for North America, reporting directly to Ed Welburn, ...

Scion in their sights: Coventry design students developing customizable youth car 2 years ago on Autoblog

With Scion as their inspiration, three recent graduates from Coventry University's Automotive-Design program are creating their idea of a youth car. For now, the trio is only releasing this conceptual sketch, but they hope to have a 3-D model in 8 weeks. Kazanori Inomota, Edward Stubbs, and ...

Ford launches "Innovations" site 3 years ago on Autoblog

Autoblog reader Josh sent us in a tip about Ford's new "Innovations" site, a testament to the company's investments in alternative fuels, safety, design and technology. So far, the site's only active offering is the alternative fuels area, where it boasts Ford's leadership in the development of ...

Caddy draws on history for richer interior in the 2007 SRX - UPDATED 3 years ago on Autoblog

Cadillac is borrowing a page out of its own book -- one written decades ago -- to offer consumers an interior in the 2007 Cadillac SRX that's hand-crafted by GM's finest. The luxury crossover offers up a richer cabin thanks to what GM calls its "cut and sew" method, a manual manufacturing process ...

Ford Bold Moves: Episode 2 - Commitment to Design 3 years ago on Autoblog

Half Real World, half late-night SPEED channel documentary, Ford's Bold Moves campaign is onto its second episode, Commitment to Design. Ford design gurus J Mays, Peter Horbury and Hau Thai-Tang chime in to accept responsibility for bringing Ford back from the abyss via design. The episode ...

Is retro a dirty word? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Inside Line brings us news of a designer's panel that took place in Detroit on Wednesday, featuring notables like Chrysler Group vice president of Jeep, truck and component design Ralph Gilles. Mr. 300 and others lamented about the horrors of going retro, while Ford North American Car ...

While car design gets 'edgier', motorcycle styling aiming to look more human 3 years ago on Autoblog

Both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and TechnoRide are reporting on interesting trends affecting vehicle design. According to the former, automobile and SUV styling is becoming edgier and more menacing, backtracking from previous attempts to make them more friendly-looking. (Remember the ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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