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CES Las Vegas 2023 Developments

The Car Men CES Las Vegas Design Report 2023 is available

CES Las Vegas 2023 Atmosphere

The quest for 100 % User Experience is going on.

A car should be the companion of the User (not of the driver).

The sleek and clean design from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Sony, Polestar, Lightyear
is expressing an understated and efficiency orientated level of sophistication.

Devices and vehicle, which connect the USER fully with the digital environment,
are the key products of the CES 2023.

Keywords:
USER EXPERIENCE,
METAVERSE, SENSING,
SUSTAINABILITY,
EFFICIENCY
MODERN LUXURY,
YOUNG PREMIUM

…. and CARS

Paris Auto Show 2022 Developments

The Car Men Paris Auto Show Design Report 2022 is available

Paris Auto Show 2022 Atmosphere

Just a few established automotive brands were seen on the show in Paris,
newcomer brands stepped into the breach.

The powerful Chinese EV brands could benefit from the absence of
European, Korean and Japanese competitors.

Asian (China / Vietnam) car manufacturer are on the radar with
increasing customer attention and positive feedback.

Hydrogen fuel cell technology as an increasing EV solution.

French brands have designed their concept vehicles with a new priority,
influenced from recycling and circularity.

Mid-Summer 2022 Developments

The Car Men Mid-Summer Design Report 2022 is available

Mid-Summer 2022

Beijing Auto Show was postponed with no definitive schedule – like two
years ago to October ?

So, we have created a Mid-Summer Design Report with the following topics:

Search for EV SIGNATURE ingredients: a change of focus zones, new front
end functionality, more attractive rear ends, more decorated illuminated
body side + roof

Increasing Chinese design taste dominance

Young Premium development in China, Europe and USA

CES Las Vegas Design Report 2022

The Car Men Design Report for CES Las Vegas 2022 is available

CES Atmosphere… 2022

A careful start into the world of CES while pandemic normality as a mix of real and digital show acts.
The automotive community is heading towards unlimited mobility with a new extended playground called Metaverse to provide 100 % User Experience.

Keywords:
METAMOBILITY, METAVERSE,
NEW PLAYERS, EMPOWERED USER,
SUSTAINABILITY, EFFICIENCY,
BIO SENSORS, HEALTH

Munich IAA Design Report 2021

The Car Men Design Report for the Munich IAA 2021 is available

Munich IAA Atmosphere… 2021

A small but important show, which is reflecting the consequences of the automotive disruption decade.

Keywords:
More design diversity, more expressive design, interior upgrades, sophisticated exterior / interior deco, ultra compact urban vehicles,
increasingly different vehicle types

Shanghai Auto Show Design Report 2021

The Car Men Design Report for the Shanghai Auto Show 2021 is available

Shanghai Atmosphere… 2021

The statement of China’s leading position in the world wide automotive market is now almost applicable for its design power. It’s not the question, who is creating the best design, or which is the best design team? It is more the question, which design taste is leading and influencing the world market. Now, the Shanghai show is providing an increasing variety of design styles and material interpretation on an increasing number of vehicle body types, which will be successful in China and later world wide.

CES Las Vegas Design Report 2021

The Car Men Design Report for the CES Las Vegas 2021 is available

CES Atmosphere… 2021

A bit sad, …compared with last years CES, this time just half of the car manufacturers showed up on the digital show floor of the CES 2021.
But we can learn here that the entire sensual experience und perception of real and virtual products is so crucial for customers’ acceptance and market success. What a challenge for all the established car brands to handle the demands of the digital, – without burning fuel, – without showing real cars, during the learning process that they are not a software driven company… welcome to the electric future with its digital twist.

Beijing Auto Show Design Report 2020

The Car Men Design Report for the Beijing Auto Show 2020 is available

Beijing Atmosphere… 2020
Now, after the Corona lock down, we could take photos on a Motor Show again. The Beijing Show, postponed from April to the end of September, was a typical EV focused event with again lots of new Chinese brands. They have introduced some predictable cars and some exceptions, highlighted here in the report overview. But, it was a real show, not like the Geneva, Paris, Frankfurt, Detroit shows in the old world, all with an unclear future….

Geneva Design Report 2020

The Car Men **Design Report** for the virtual, due to the Corona-Virus cancelled **Geneva Auto Show 2020** is available

Geneva Atmosphere… 2020

The “U-Turn” from GENEVA marks the first time the Car Men team will miss the spring motor show. COVID-19 is the big news this year and as a result most of the manufacturers created a virtual press conference and it is these images which we have used for our report.

Thanks a lot from the Car Men team to all the brands for providing their press images from the vehicles which were planed for the Geneva Show 2020 !!

Please contact us for the full Design Report and further information:
info@car-men.de

CES Las Vegas Design Report 2020

The Car Men Design Report for the CES Las Vegas Show 2020 is available

Las Vegas CES Atmosphere… 2020

The customers are analysed, they are supported by robots, their needs are foreseen by Artificial Intelligence and the product profiles are getting more and more complex. In contrast to this complex future scenario the overall design development is becoming increasingly clean, crisp and minimalistic but with additional emotional features and some clever HMI.