Ferrari has released preview images and information on the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi theme park which is set to open in 2010. Among the features is the 200,000 square meters red roof inspired by the double curve side profile of the Ferrari GT body with the largest “prancing horse” emblem in the world.

Turin-based IED has presented the results of a project developed in partnership with Fiat Styling Center. The second year students were asked to create cars that would combine the core values of the Fiat and Chrysler brands.

Porsche has published the range of calendars for 2010, including a style-themed calendar entitled "Designed 4 Ambition", created by Porsche designers from the Development Centre and focused on the new Panamera. It will be printed in a limited edition of 4,000 copies.

The Audi A5 Coupé has won the 2010 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ceremony will take place in Frankfurt on February 2010. We take this occasion to publish a number of exterior and interior design sketches of the model.

Laurenz Schaffer has been appointed President of the California-based BMW Group subsidiary DesignworksUSA, effective 1 December 2009. He will succeed Verena Kloos who will be responsible for Design Strategy and Advance Development at the Munich headquerters.

The Design Newsletter is a document published by the Nissan press department which features various inside stories and offers an overview of the company's design activities worldwide. The issues are available in pdf format for download.

Honda has announced the closure of its automotive and motorcycle design departments at the European Research & Development Center based in Offenbach, Germany. The activities will end on 30 November 2009 after 17 years since opening.

A review of "How to illustrate and design Concept Cars", the book by Adrian Dewey published by UK-based Veloce that cover both traditional and digital drawings presenting the author's techniques and workflow process.

For its 100th anniversary, Audi has selected from its archive a comprehensive set of design-related photos and sketches and released them under the 'Anniversary Magazine Design' label. We report a wide selection of the gallery.

Italian magazines Quattroruote and Virtual Car have revealed that Flavio Manzoni, currently Director of Creative Design at Volkswagen, will be Ferrari's new Head of Design, with the goal of creating a Styling Center and building a new identity for the brand.