''Car Design News'' (''CDN'') () is an online news and information service for the international
automotive design
Automotive design is the process of developing the appearance (and to some extent the ergonomics) of motor vehicles - including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans.
The functional design and development of a modern m ...
community. ''CDN'' covers production and
concept cars
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...
, the career moves of significant car designers, major international
auto shows, design competitions and student exhibitions at the major transportation design colleges. It is based in the UK and published by Ultima Media, part of German publisher
Süddeutscher Verlag.
CDN offers both free and
paywall-protect content.
History
''CDN'' was founded in November 1999 by Brett Patterson, an automotive designer working at the time for
General Motors on assignment in
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
. In 2004, Patterson relocated to London, UK, taking on fellow car designers Nick Hull and Sam Livingstone as partners.
Eric Gallina came on board in 2005 and helped grow the site's editorial content as well as its reach. He became Editor just before the company was acquired by Ultima Media Ltd in 2008. Gallina continued to work under new ownership, running the website and commissioning contributors from 2008 through 2012.
The ''Car Design News'' portfolio of activities currently includes Car Design of the Year, Car Design Night, Car Design Awards China, ''Car Design News'' Webinars, ''Interior Motives'' (a print magazine illustrating in detail the design development of selected car interiors), ''Interior Motives'' conference, and the ''Interior Motives'' Student Design Awards.
External links
''Car Design News''
References
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Automobile magazines published in the United States
Online magazines published in the United States
Automotive websites
Design magazines
Magazines established in 1999
Magazines published in Detroit
1999 establishments in Michigan