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Car Design News Awards: Nissan IDx and BMW i3 named best Concept and Production cars

The Nissan IDx and BMW i3 were the recipients of Car Design News' Car Designs of the Year Awards in Geneva last night. This year, for the first time, our Car Design of the Year Awards were voted for by a jury of 12 professional car designers, adding an extra layer of gravitas. Nissan's VP and chief creative officer Shiro Nakamura was at the Car Design Night event at Bypass in Geneva to accept the award.

Concept Car of the Week: Vauxhall VX Lightning

Both Ford and Vauxhall celebrated their 100-year anniversaries in 2003, but despite much of the attention being focused on the American giant, GM's UK subsidiary unveiling its own birthday present: the VX Lightning. Revealed at the Dorchester Hotel in London in May, the Vauxhall Lightning concept was a joint project between the GM North America (GMNA) Advanced Design Studio in England and the Opel/Vauxhall Design Center in Rüsslesheim, Germany. The Vauxhall ‘V' brand motif is a recurring theme throughout the car, despite the company's relative lack of global recognition.

Jaguar tells drivers to ‘F’ the meeting in a new billboard campaign for the F-Type

Jaguar tells you to ‘F’ the meeting We’ve all thought it – F*** the meeting, lets go for a drive. And Jaguar are positively encouraging that thought. In a new billboard campaign as part of the F-Type Coupe’s #GoodToBeBad promo Jaguar are telling drivers to ‘F the meeting’, with an image of the new F-Type Coupe roaring off in to the distance alongside to add encouragement.