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Execs vent, as fake follows function.

Publication: Automotive News
Publication Date: 28-MAY-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Execs vent, as fake follows function.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Rick Kranz

General Motors' John Manoogian is concerned that a wave of low-cost copycats will destroy the latest automotive design trend - functional side vents.

Brands such as Cadillac and Land Rover have been adding chrome-covered, functional, sometimes beautifully detailed air vents to the front fenders of their vehicles. Now brands with less prestige are adapting designs that offer the perception of functionality.

Either way, the intent is the same.

"It is a good way to...

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