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While at GM, Smith also led the international design department for Cadillac and oversaw the design of the latest presidential limo. Longtime General Motors vehicle designer Andrew Smith, responsible ...

Electric cars were supposed to usher in a new era of automotive styling. The thought was that once finally freed from the age-old constraints dictated by the pipes and plumbing of internal combustion, ...

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Project partners include Carbon ThreeSixty, Constellium, and Brunel University of London. Credit: Brunel University of London. Light-weighting is a key area of focus for many OEMs due to key outcomes ...

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