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Hyundai Motor Group and RCA Extend Decade-Long Design Partnership to 2027
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and the Royal College of Art (RCA) are celebrating ten years of collaboration by extending their partnership through 2027, reinforcing a shared commitment to innovation, creativity, and sustainability in global design and mobility. The renewed agreement, formalized today at RCA’s Battersea campus, goes beyond existing programs to incorporate emerging research areas […]
Getting Your Car College-Ready: Essential Tips from Start Rescue
With the Class of 2025 celebrating exceptional results and an estimated 665,000 new students preparing to start university or college next month, over 2.3 million full-time students across the UK are facing one of life’s biggest transitions. For many, this includes taking a car or motorcycle away from home for the first time. Leading UK […]
Jaguar Unveils Shortlist for Inaugural Jaguar Art Awards in Partnership with the Royal College of Art
Pretoria, South Africa – Thursday, 26 June 2025 – Jaguar has officially announced the shortlist for its inaugural Jaguar Art Awards, a bold new initiative created in partnership with the prestigious Royal College of Art (RCA). A total of twenty outstanding artworks have been selected, each demonstrating fearless creative expression aligned with Jaguar’s uncompromising ‘Copy […]
New College, Oxford Commissions Paul Day for Iconic MG Sculpture
In an exciting collaboration between academia and automotive history, New College, Oxford, has commissioned world-renowned British sculptor Paul Day to create a unique work of art that will celebrate the College’s pivotal role in the birth of the MG marque. This monumental sculpture, set to be unveiled in the summer of 2026, will immortalise the […]
DHET and JICA Host Centres of Specialisation Facilitator Workshop to Elevate Occupational Training
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is set to host a transformative two-day Centres of Specialisation (CoS) Facilitator Workshop at Tshwane South TVET College, Pretoria West Campus, on 18-19 February 2025. This workshop will convene over 70 TVET college lecturers and project managers from […]
The Importance of Corrective Eyewear for Safe Driving
A significant number of UK drivers may be putting themselves and others at risk by failing to wear their prescribed glasses or contact lenses while behind the wheel. According to the College of Optometrists, 60% of drivers require prescription eyewear for driving, yet nearly a quarter (24%) admit to not always wearing them. Given that […]
RMI applauds success of Motor Mechanic Apprentices at College of Cape Town
The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) has applauded the work being done in the automotive sector at the College of Cape Town’s Athlone campus as the most recent cohort of motor mechanic apprentices prepare for their upcoming trade tests. In March 2022, 32 apprentices embarked on their journey at this Centre of Specialisation, which offers […]
Škoda Auto Appoints Chan Park to Elevate Interior Design
Chan Park Joins Škoda Auto as Head of Interior Design, Bringing a Minimalist Approach Mladá Boleslav, 11 June 2024 – Effective 3 June 2024, Chan Park has been appointed as the Head of Interior Design at Škoda Auto. An alumnus of the prestigious Royal College of Art, Park comes to the Czech automaker with a […]
A German theme for the George Old Car Show 2024, on February 10 and 11
This year The George Old Car Show has adapted a special German theme for the 27th running of the event which takes place on February 10-11 at its traditional venue at the Eden Technical College in the heart of this beautiful Garden Route City. The German Link The local link between Germany and the motorcar […]
Hyundai Motor Company and University College London to collaborate on carbon-free future technologies
SEOUL, November 22, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company today announced that it is partnering with the world-renowned University College London (UCL) to jointly research carbon-neutral future technologies. Hyundai Motor signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on ‘Cooperation in areas of Research and Development for Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Electrification Technology’ with UCL at […]
Bridge of Weir Leather supports inaugural Peter Horbury Fellowship Award to inspire future car designers
Bridge of Weir, Scotland, November 14th 2023 – Bridge of Weir, supplier of Fine Automotive Leather to the world’s most respected luxury car brands, proudly announces its partnership with Car Design News and the Royal College of Art to introduce the first-ever Peter Horbury Fellowship Award. The distinguished accolade, named in honour of the late […]
NISSAN DONATES ENGINES TO UJ & TVET COLLEGES – ENHANCING MOTOR TECHNOLOGY CURRILUM
28 November 2022, Johannesburg – In its commitment to the socio-economic development of youth in the country, Nissan South Africa has partnered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)