CDN covers production and concept cars, the career moves of significant car designers, major international auto shows, design competitions and student exhibitions at the major transportation design colleges.
CDN was founded in November 1999 by Brett Patterson,[2] an automotive designer working at the time for General Motors on assignment in Detroit.
In 2004, Patterson relocated to London, UK, taking on fellow car designers Nick Hull and Sam Livingstone as partners.
Eric Gallina came on board in 2005 and helped grow the site's editorial content as well as its reach.
Gallina continued to work under new ownership, running the website and commissioning contributors from 2008 through 2012.