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Mercedes-Benz scores double wins at German Design Council awards

Mercedes-Benz took home two design trophies from the 2014 German Design Council awards, winning Special Mentions for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class and the Ener-G-Force concept vehicle. The German Design Council traces its history back decades, and every year dozens of experts evaluate more than a thousand entries, with just a fraction of them being automotive designs. This year 30 well-known design experts judged approximately 1900 submissions, assessing a variety of design elements in picking their top choices, and this year a duo of Mercedes-Benz vehicles won the praise of design gurus.

Some General Motors vehicles to get Powermat cordless chargers

General Motors Co. says that Powermat USA will design cordless charging systems for use inside future GM vehicles. Also, the automaker's venture capital subsidiary, GM Ventures, will invest $5 million in the wireless charging technology startup to accelerate development and help the business expand globally.

Saab to use BMW engines & chassis

Saab 9-2 Render (Concept by Fabio Ferrante) The rumours have been around for a few months that Saab were busy talking to BMW about supplying engines. And particularly about supplying engines for the Saab 9-2, Saab’s compact wish-list car. This morning Saab’s parent company, Spyker, has issued a press release confirming the talks and stating that they will release more information as soon as it’s available.