At the recent DVN Workshop in Torino, and in recent newsletters, we have been exploring sustainable interiors—mainly from the viewpoints of automakers and suppliers, trying to draw the path designers and engineers need to follow to support the big challenges we are facing today in reaching goals set by the upcoming circular economy. However, we’ve not yet given due attention to another fundamental aspect, playing a key role in the successful realization of a truly sustainable interior: the end customer and their needs, wants, habits, and behaviors.
To make sure we can correctly interpret the trends from the consumer perspective, we asked in an expert—see this week’s in-depth report.
The first DVN Interior Workshop of 2025 will be in Köln, Germany, on 8-9 April, with the theme Progress in Interior UX & Sustainability. As the industry keeps improving user experience within the vehicle, sustainability is not just a nice thing to have—it’s effectively mandatory, not just in terms of regulations, but also by dint of end-user expectations.
Save the date! We are looking forward to your contributions of lectures, exhibits, presence, and participation.
Sincerely yours,
