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Local Motors 'Design Our Car' competition opens

Local Motors has opened its first-ever ‘Design Our Car' competition, which encourages collaboration within the manufacturing community. The open-source automaker is providing two of its Rally Fighter cars, one of which will be built at the company's micro-factory in Arizona while the other will be built live in the Emerging Technology Center at September's International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago. Ideas from the design and engineering community are being sought to help design and select a skin for the Rally Fighter that will be built by the Local Motors team this spring.

Who's Where: Alfonso Albaisa appointed Nissan Design Director for Global Passenger Vehicles and Electric Vehicles

Alfonso Albaisa has been appointed as Nissan's Design Director for Global Passenger Vehicles and Electric Vehicles, a job that will see him move back to Japan. Albaisa joined Nissan Design America almost 24 years ago and has worked on vehicles in every category and on both interior and exterior projects. He has also worked on customized super yacht design and architecture, one of his particular passions in life.

Pink Lamborghini & Richard Hammond bring a Ray of Sunshine

Richard Hammond chats to Emilia by the pink Lamborghini Aventador There is little in life that’s as inspiring as the courage of a sick child. And organisations that make the wishes of sick children come true bring a ray of sunshine in to the lives of not just sick children, but their loved ones too. The aptly named Rays of Sunshine charity have pulled off just such a life enhancing event with the help of Lamborghini dealers H.R.