Walter de' Silva

2012: THE YEAR IN PHOTOS

Days in the life

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 24, 2012
Tributes, protests, fund raisers, artists and a practical joke are all things we remember about this year.... Read More »

 

VW's minimalist styling is the look of the future, says design chief

Sept. 25, 2012 06:01 CET
Volkswagen's minimalist styling is the look of the future because the fad for flamboyant "overdesign" is finished, says Walter de' Silva, VW's global design chief. The clean and simple designs of VW nameplates such as the Golf are timeless and produce better brand worth because they hold their resale value better, he said.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Walter de' Silva: Flamboyant is over, clean and simple is in

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012
Volkswagen's minimalist styling is the look of the future because the fad for flamboyant "overdesign" is finished, says Walter de' Silva, VW's global design chief.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

How Golf got bigger but not bland

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012
Adding a few inches in length, width and height, generation after generation, makes a car roomier, but the added interior comfort usually results in a boring exterior. Volkswagen used some clever tricks to avoid this dilemma, making the seventh-generation Golf that debuted in Berlin last week longer, wider and sexier than its predecessor.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

How VW made the Golf sexier

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 5, 2012
VW used some clever tricks to make the seventh-generation Golf longer, wider and sexier than its predecessor. VW did this by lowering the car's roofline and its floorpan just over an inch (28 millimeters) without affecting the Golf's vertical headroom.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

How VW made the Golf sexier

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 5, 2012
VW used some clever tricks to make the seventh-generation Golf longer, wider and sexier than its predecessor. VW did this by lowering the car's roofline and its floorpan 28mm without affecting the Golf's vertical headroom.... Read More »

 

Special Report
Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

After Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17
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