The Guild of Motoring Writers (GoMW) in association with Coventry University has organized a symposium titled 'How to Evaluate Car Design', which will take place at the university facilities on 4 June 2009.

Local Motors has announced the results of the Detroit Motor design competition. The first three places were respectively won by Dmytro Zyubyairov from Germany, French Mayeul Walser and Romanian Mihai Panaitescu.

Czech magazine AutoDesign&Styling in partnership with Allivision has announced the first edition of "Allivision09 - Ideas for a Better World", a competition open to designers under 35 years which asks to create an eco-concept car for the near future. The submission deadline is 31 August 2009.

The winners of the design competition organized by the Royal College of Art and sponsored by Opel. The first place was won by French student Augustin Barbot, who presented a futuristic magnetic levitation vehicle.

The official report of the annual BMW Group Design Talk whoch took place during the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este. The theme for the panel discussion was 'Art and Design: Is Modesty the new Luxury?'

DesignerTechniques has announced the results of its 3rd design competition focused on commercial trucks inspired by a non-automotive brand. The first three prizes were respectively won by Flavio Michellod, Nicholas Bormann and Silingov Vitaliy.

An extensive report of the "From Dream to Reality" collective car design exhibition which took place in Teheran, Iran. It presented many projects and works of young Iranian designers, including some new projects specifically developed in teams.

Local Motors has announced its Detroit Motor Competition, which asks designers to create a vehicle targeted to the Detroit-based entrepreneurs who will revitalize the Motor City. The submission deadline is next 5th May 2009.

The “Intelligent Emotion” project was promoted by Audi in cooperation with Munich University of Applied Science. Design students were asked to create visionary ideas for the mobility of the future - from hybrid supercars to lightweight interior concepts.

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.