CarsBrands.com

The second part of the report from the Swansea Metropolitan University Summer Degree Show 2008 with the final projects made by the students of the Automotive Design BA and BSc Courses.

Jaguar has unveiled the first image of the new XJ, which will debut in July 2009 and will go on sale in late 2009. Among the features are the aerospace-inspired aluminium body architecture and the panoramic glass roof.

The 2008 academic year final projects created by Automotive Design students of the BA and BSc courses at Swansea Metropolitan University. The Graduate Summer Show was held at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, UK.

Renault has announced that Laurens van den Acker, who had left from his position of General Manager of Mazda Design, will be Vice President of Renault Corporate Design, effective September 2009. He will replace Patrick le Quément who leaves the company after 22 years.

The Moy Concept is a project of a compact car capable of displaying custom graphics and videos through a body made of polycarbonate panels with integrated LCDs and LEDs. The car, designed by Elvis Tomljenovic, was the winner of the contest at the auto(r) conference.

The first preview sketches of theN1 Concept, a compact sedan that will be unveiled by Roewe at the 2009 Shanghai Motor Show and will preview the 350 production model.

The Hyundai HCD-11 Nuvis Concept is a design study of a modern crossover characterized by single large gullwing doors and a hybrid powertrain. The design language uses an interplay of fluid and rigid surface and hints at a possible direction for a future crossover.

In celebration of the 40th year of the UK’s Royal College of Art (RCA) Vehicle Design course, Opel is sponsoring a competition for students. The task is to envision how the future of Opel mobility might look like 40 years from now.

At its world debut the Aston Martin One-77 has won the Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes in Villa d’Este, on the shores of Lake Como, Italy.

The official design story of the new E-Class Coupé, the model presented by Mercedes-Benz at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show which features an aerodynamic design with a drag coefficient of just 0.24. The document includes new images and design sketches.