Legendary Italian designer Nuccio Bertone has entered the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit, and a plate engraved with his signature has been deposited next to those of celebrities who have made motoring history, from Henry Ford to Louis Renault.

Nissan has revealed part of a design sketch of a new crossover vehicle named Rogue, that will be unveiled at the next Detroit Motor Show in January 2007.

Online Magazine Design & Emotion has published an interview with Mr Young-Ill Kim, who is currently Executive Vice-President for Design and Brand at Hyundai & Kia Motors, Korea.

Auto Express has revealed a preview image of the future Smart Roadster, that will be produced by UK-based Project Kimber in several variants, even with the AC brand. They may be revealed at the next Geneva Motor Show.

Among the themed calendars prepared by Porsche for 2007 is "Design Turbocharged", created by the designers at Porsche’s development center at Weissach, which contains drawings from the styling studio of the new 911 Turbo.

The online community CG-Cars.com has created a subforum fully dedicated to the Peugeot Design Contest. By posting their work-in-progress entries partecipants can obtain comments and suggestions.

ICEM, has announced the forthcoming availability of version 4.6 of its surface design and modelling software suite, ICEM Surf. Among the new features are enhanced photo-realistic and real time design visualisation capabilities.

The Netherlands-based Vandenbrink Design has announced that it will produce the GTO concept presented in April as the 'Ferrari 599 GTO Mugello' design study.

Allan Macdonald, founder and editor of DesigneTechniques.com, has reviewed some of the most popular car design books, from his personal collection.

Two years after the inauguration of its Automotive Design Network Centre in 2004, PSA Group has decided to establish two competing teams of stylists for each of its Peugeot and Citroën marques.