Monday, May 9, 2011

Automobile design in France

    In France notable designs came from Bugatti and Avions Voisin. Of the mass selling cars Citroën, launched their vehicles with innovative designs and engineering and mostly aided by the Styling of Flaminio Bertoni as evident from Citroën DS. After World War II with the disappearance of the French coach building industry, with the exception of Citroën, others stuck to following British and other popular trends till they gained financial stability. From the 1980s, manufactures like Renault cultivated their own strong design identities with designers like Patrick Le Quement demanding more freedom from engineering departments. Peugeot, which was dependent on Pininfarina since early post-war period, later established its own brand identity from 1980s onwards. Its other company Citroën still retains it distinctive French innovations in its designs. Today French designs are known for their innovativeness and forward looking.


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