Kia Motors has announced a state-of-the-art design centre will be created at its new European headquarters currently under construction in the centre of Frankfurt, Germany.

The next Audi TT will show crisp edges and some styling cues borrowed from the Nuvolari and the Le Mans Quattro Concepts. It will be presented in the next months.

The new Fiat Stilo, which will replace the current model within 2006, will be produced in partnership with the Austrian contractor Magna Steyr, that will engineer the design of some parts.

Recently many web sites and auto blogs have reported rumors and anticipations about the design of the forthcoming Alfa 149 that will replace the 147 model in 2007.

Mitsubishi Motors North America announced its E-boost concept vehicle was awarded the 2005 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Gold Award in the category of Design Explorations.

A new image for the next Honda NSX generation was unveiled by the Japanese magazine Auto Gallery Net.

20 June 2005 - Alias has just released the new version of Sketchbook Pro, the professional drawing software designed specifically for use with Tablet PC or digitized pen tablets. Among the many new features, this new version enables to export the images to Photoshop without losing the layers information, one of the most needed feature in the previous version.

11 APRIL 2005 - Volvo is introducing a new interior design and feel for its showrooms to reflect its Swedish style. Introducing the new-look to all Volvo dealers around the world is a global task expected to take up to four years.

7 October 2004 - Twenty-seven months after laying the cornerstone, PSA Peugeot Citroën today unveiled its new design centre, named Automotive Design Network, ADN. The Centre will serve as a "genetic nursery" for the Peugeot and Citroën marques.

8 October 2004 - Battista "Pinin" Farina was honored at the Automotive Hall of Fame on the occasion of a ceremony which took place Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, Michigan. Sergio Pininfarina accepted the induction on behalf of his Father.