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Who's Where: Martin Smith to retire, succeeded by Joel Piaskowski as Ford Europe head of design

Martin Smith, head of Ford of Europe design for the last 10 years, will retire at the end of this year, before which he will work on a project to study the future direction of the company's global design direction. He will be replaced by current head of strategic concepts group, Joel Piaskowski on 1 July. Smith (64) first joined Ford back in 2004, leaving General Motors as director of design for Opel/Vauxhall.

Q&A: David Townsend, GM global design director, user experience

GM's new design director of user experience, David Townsend, has only been in the job just over a month. But with a remit extending to the interface design of every vehicle in GM's global portfolio, his influence will soon be widespread. After graduating from Art Center with a degree in transportation design, Townsend interned for Toyota but soon moved to Motorola, where he developed wearable Bluetooth technology and designed the familiar headsets worn by coaches in the NFL.

Exclusive: Jensen Interceptor SX – all the details

The Jensen Interceptor SX - an Interceptor for the 21st Century The guys at V Eight Ltd have had a great deal of success with their Jensen Interceptor S, a rebuilt classic offering modern components and reliability, with all the cool and kudos of the classic Jensen Interceptor. But they’re going one better, and Cars UK has received exclusive details of the Interceptor to beat all Interceptors – the Jensen Interceptor SX. The Interceptor SX is the Jensen brought in to the 21st century.