The 4th edition of the Mini Design Award contest is open to all designers with the theme 'Giving value to water'. The event will be promoted at the next Milano Design Week which takes place on 15-21 April 2008.

Car Design News has announced the winners of its Car Design of the Year 2007 Awards. The Bmw Concept CS has placed first in the concept category, while the award for the best production car went to the Fiat 500.

The results of the 6th L'Argus European Design Competition. The winnner is Royal College of Art student Sergio Loureiro with his Coeur concept.

Car Design News has announced the first edition of its all-digital international car design contest. Open to both professional and student designers, it will start on next 16 January and the submission deadline will be 26 March 2008.

The 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge has been won by the Slipstream Concept, a futuristic personal mobility vehicle designed by Volkswagen of America's Design Center in Los Angeles.

The Emotional Hybrid concept by Italian Architect and designer Aldo Meli has received the "Bravo!" award, organized by Fiat and Autocar magazine. The car features an original four-seat layout and canopy opening system.

Mazda has announced the winner of its Design Challenge. The first prize went to Mallory McMorrow, an industrial design student, who will see her concept come to life during the LA Auto Show.

Citroen has launched the first edition of the 'C Design - Combine Connect Create' online competition, open to designers from all over the world. Participants are required to create every-day products by combining parts from Citroen cars, available as 3D files.

Mattel's Hot Wheels has announced the results of its Designer's Challenge, a competition among six automotive manufacturers tasked with designing a futuristic car that captured the brand's core values of speed and performance.

Mazda has announced the launch of the "Mazda Design Challenge", open to US residents. The winner will have the opportunity to work with Mazda designers on a Concept that will debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show.