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Car Design News is the leading online resource for automotive design industry professionals, transportation design students and for designers of all disciplines worldwide.

Car Design News gives a global overview of the latest automotive design news, in-depth coverage of major auto shows, design reviews, interviews with design directors, reports from student design exhibitions and feature articles covering the design process behind new concept and production.

In addition to industry news, we provide resources for students and professional designers, including free online design portfolio space and design tutorials including a series of free expert webinars.

Car Design News extends beyond this site into a range of live events, print publications and web activities. Currently these include:

* Awards for professional designers
* Competitions for student designers
* Portfolios from professionals and students
* Conferences
* Car Design Night networking events
* Webinars
* Print magazine

Opel, one of Europe’s largest automakers, was founded 1862 in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The company with its headquarters in Rüsselsheim and its sister brand in the U.K., Vauxhall, sell vehicles in over 40 countries. The company operates plants and development centers in 6 European countries, and employs around 40,000 people. (as of December 2010). In 2010, Opel sold over 1.1 million passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Europe, achieving a market share of 6.2 percent. With the market introduction of the electric Opel Ampera by the end of 2011, the company will found a new segment in the European automotive market and underline its role as a trendsetter for progressive mobility solutions.

„Wir leben Autos“. A brand claim that includes a firm commitment to ourselves: to build great cars you need to be fully dedicated and put all your energy into succeeding this
mission. Technology innovation and ground-breaking design
are the foundation of driving pleasure at Opel. A great car
embodies everything: exciting design, trendsetting technology
and sustainable concepts

Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) links GM, Autodesk, HP, Oracle, Siemens PLM Software, and their global operations, to support strategically selected academic institutions worldwide to develop the automotive product lifecycle management (PLM) team of the future. PLM, as it relates to PACE, is an integrated, parametrics-based approach to all aspects of a product's life - from its design inception, through its manufacture, marketing, distribution and maintenance, and finally into recycling and disposal.

Currently, PACE is focused on:

Assisted by many companies called PACE Partners, Contributors and PACE Supporters, PACE provides hardware, software, training, automotive parts, industry projects, and much more to PACE Institutions around the world.