Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Volvo, Design/Style, Luxury It’s been 50 years since Volvo introduced the P1800, and the Swedish automaker has chosen to mark the occasion by releasing a few sketches of what a modern interpretation of the sports coupe would look like. Christopher Benjamin, chief designer with Volvo, just so happens [...]
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Etc., Design/Style As we revealed last month, the theme for this year’s LA Design Challenge is Hollywood – more specifically, what the silver screen’s next iconic automobile might be. For some reason, this year’s challenge features a lot fewer entrants than year’s past. In fact, half of the field comes [...]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Performance, Europe, Hatchback, Ford, Design/Style We’re inching ever closer to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and automakers are beginning to tease us with the wares they’ll have on display in Germany. Ford has announced that the company will show off a new “major new design concept” as well [...]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Performance, Europe, Hatchback, Ford, Design/Style We’re inching ever closer to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and automakers are beginning to tease us with the wares they’ll have on display in Germany. Ford has announced that the company will show off a new “major new design concept” as well [...]
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Hyundai, Kia Hyundai and Kia have a unique relationship. The two automakers are owned by Hyundai, which is a conglomerate consisting of several companies. But while the two automakers share engineering and development resources, they have separate sales, marking and distribution organizations. So how do the the two automakers view one another? [...]
