Interior Technology Boom Poses Satisfaction, Safety Questions
2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference The industry already has seen failures, too. In a bid to get the latest connectivity technologies into the market, there have been stumbles as consumers were slow...
View ArticleTruck Designers Walk Line Between Gritty, Pretty
2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference Customers told designers of the all-new ’15 GMC Canyon midsize pickup “they didn’t want a car – but they didn’t want it to look rough or cheap,” design chief Helen...
View ArticleFCA’s Busse Finds Inspiration Outside Industry
2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference The splatter from a paintball, a genuine Texas Ranger’s badge, the warm lights of the Middle East and Lake Michigan stones are just some elements that have...
View ArticleCars Lose Weight, One Part at a Time
2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference Auto industry concentrates more than ever on designing weight out of vehicles.read more
View ArticleNissan Titan at WardsAuto Interiors Conference
Nissan rolled out its all-new '16 Titan fullsize pickup at Detroit's Cobo Center as part of this week's WardsAuto Interiors Conference. First to market later this year will be the Titan XD with 5.0L...
View ArticleFrom the Floor: 2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference
More than 600 people, an all-time high, attended the WardsAuto Interiors Conference this week in the all-new conference facilities at Detroit's Cobo Center for keynote speeches, panel sessions and...
View ArticleLuxury Automakers Seek Differentiation
2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference Mainstream automakers now are incorporating woods and leathers into their vehicles, leaving luxury marques scrambling to differentiate their offerings. read more
View Article2015 Student Design Awards
Jeongyoo Kim won the grand prize for a concept that features modular seating and a centrally located steering wheel that allows front-seat occupants to face rear-seat passengers during autonomous...
View ArticleStudent Designers Honored at WardsAuto Interiors Conference
2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference The assignment was to design an interior for a 2030 compact CUV with self-driving capabilities. Ten seniors from the Transportation Design Dept. at CCS took on the...
View ArticleBMW’s Girard Says Materials Strategy Brand Specific
2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference More BMW i offerings appear to be in the pipeline, too. Asked if the automaker has plans for models beyond the i3 and i8, Girard answers coyly, “There are a lot of...
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