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Chris Bangle Associates announces 'Illustrate the Future' design competition

Chris Bangle Associates has announced a new design contest called 'Illustrate the Future.' The competition is open to all design students across all design disciplines and coincides with the launch of Managing Director, Chris Bangle's new book. "I have written a fiction book about Car Design and the prologue takes place 25 years in the future," says Bangle. "It contains some concepts I have been working on, and this contest is to see what YOU would make of them." Bangle's novel explores the state of affairs in the car design field and also expresses his concerns about the culture future generations of designers will inherit.

Mitsubishi tease new model ahead of Geneva. New Outlander based on PX-MiEV II, perhaps?

Mitsubishi Tease a new car ahead of Geneva 2012 Mitsubishi are teasing a new model for the Geneva Motor Show in March. Could it a be new Outlander based on the recent PX-MiEV II Concepts? We’ve only just got over the Detroit Motor Show reveals, and car makers are already queuing up to tease us with offerings for the Geneva in March.

Budget 2009 - UK gets £2000 scrappage scheme

By Ben Pulman Motor Industry 22 April 2009 15:15 Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a £2000 car-scrapping incentive, and a surprise 2p per litre increase in fuel tax in the latest budget. Darling delivered his Budget speech at 12.30pm GMT today. Scroll down the page to see our edited highlights of the 2009 Budget, read in-depth details of the scrappage scheme and see how the motor industry has responded.