Automotive

The automotive industry is no stranger to composites. In addition to enabling groundbreaking vehicle designs, composites are also being used to reduce vehicle weight and cut CO2 emissions.

Continuous-fiber-reinforced Composites Used in Large-scale Auto Production

The Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced composites from LANXESS are being used in large-scale production of various structural components for lightweight automotive design. The lightweight rear seat shell of the...

The Mobility Alliance Proves Lightweighting Potential in Hybrid Automotive Body Parts

The Mobility Alliance, a strategic alliance between Henkel and RLE International designed to drive automotive innovation, has examined and validated the potential of high-performance structural foam for...

Printing Tools for Vehicle Production

3D-printed composite tooling could have many benefits, but automakers have to make sure it’s ready for the assembly line. Additive manufacturing (AM), now used extensively for vehicle prototyping, is...

Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 Supercar is Lightweight and Driver-Friendly

Gordon Murray Automotive revealed details for its new T.50 supercar. The overall weight of the driver-focused supercar is just 980 kg thanks to a focus on minimizing the weight of every component, including a...

GM Pickup Box – The World’s First Mass Production Technology for CFRTP

Teijin’s Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications, the world's first use of CFRTP for structural parts in a...

Polestar Brand Launches Volvo into CFRP

The Volvo Car Group has turned to CFRP construction for the first time with production of the Polestar 1 two-door coupe. Polestar, Volvo’s solo performance brand, has developed an energy-efficient hybrid...