VW Group design boss fears CO2 rules will overcomplicate exteriors

Volkswagen Group design boss Walter de Silva has been waging a 15-year battle against vehicles with unnecessary exterior graphics. His campaign started at VW Group subsidiary Audi and now includes the German automaker's entire range of brands. His most recent works – the VW Up minicar and the seventh-generation Golf – display the kind of design purity de Silva covets, even if some critics say the cars look boring.