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Toyota, Daimler to Merge Trucks in Japan

Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corporation announced their intention to integrate Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors as equal partners in May 2023. The aim is to enhance operational efficiency across development, procurement and manufacturing – including in the ongoing electrification of both product portfolios. The finalized agreement includes the formation of a new holding company…

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Future Interiors: Architecture and Space Deserve Innovation

The current megatrends — EVs and AVs, software-defined vehicles,  car sharing — are already beginning to redefine how the car interior space is designed, perceived and experienced. That redefinition shows signs of wanting to accelerate rapidly, but so far, vehicle interior architecture remains largely the same as before. It seems to be struggling in catching up…

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DVN Field Trip: Zeekr Tech Center

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is a global mobility technology group headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Over the past three decades, Geely has developed a global portfolio of brands. The Group currently employs over 140,000 people around the world. Brands are Geely Auto, Lynk & Co, Proton, Lotus, Geely Commercial Vehicles, LEVC (London Taxi), Volvo, Zeekr, and…

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Fuerda, Air Distribution and Interior Lighting Technologies

During DVN Team trip in Ningbo, we had a nice visit to Ningbo Fuerda Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.  Founded in 1995, Ningbo Fuerda is a manufacturing service provider of auto parts integrating design, research and development and manufacturing. The company’s products mainly include dome lights, interior/atmosphere lighting, lighting control modules, cockpit lights, air conditioning control…

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DVN Interview: Marelli Interior’s Mitsuyoshi Naritomi

Mitsuyoshi Naritomi used to work at Nissan, where he led the complete interior / exterior team He joined Marelli recently as Engineering VP. Paul-Henri Matha for DVN: Naritomi-san, it is a pleasure to talk with your before DVN Tokyo workshop happening this week. Could you introduce yourself, your background, and your new job at Marelli…

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DVN Interview : VueReal’s Robert Selley

VueReal came to DVN Munich this year to showcase the microLED product they are developing for vehicle lighting applications. VueReal is back at DVN this week in Tokyo, with a lecture and an expo booth. Robert Selley is CCO, Chief Commercial Officer at VuReal, Canada based: Paul-Henri Matha for DVN: Can you introduce yourself, please,…

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New Dacia Duster

The interior of the Duster is still dominated by hard plastic, which has been described by a tester as “now almost rattle-free”. The tester went on to praise the interior as having been designed with attention to detail: the door panels are embossed; the dashboard trim has a contrasting color and bears large Duster lettering.…

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Car Design News & Ultrafabrics: CMF Trend Survey 2025

Color, Materials & Finish (CMF) remains an essential emotional vocabulary by which vehicle designers, and in particular vehicle interior design departments, express their individual brand identity, differentiate themselves from the competition, and appeal to their target consumer base. The Car Design News and Ultrafabrics  Colour, Material & Finish (CMF) Survey 2025 has established itself as…

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BMW Shows Speedtop Touring Study

BMW presented their Speedtop concept at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The sporty luxury wagon is set to go into small series production. The sparkling brown tone of the ‘Floating Sunstone Maroon’ exterior paintwork is carried over into the interior. Here, the brown ‘Sundown Maroon’ world harmonizes with the light ‘Moonstone White’ of the…

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