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Altair Enlighten Award

Great Minds Think Light:
The Altair Enlighten Award

Automotive industry’s only award dedicated to lightweighting and sustainability.

This year, the Altair Enlighten Award will honor the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that show a successful commitment in reducing the carbon footprint, mitigating water and energy consumption, as well as successful efforts in material reuse and recycling. Sparking interest from industry, engineering, policymakers, educators, students, and the public alike, this annual award provides an environment to share the latest technology innovations dedicated to sustainability.

Our Partners

Car Group Automobil Industrie Automotive Engineering SAE

2021 Altair Enlighten Award Winners

Winners announced at the
CAR Management Briefing Seminars.
Click here to view more information on winning entries.

Sustainable Product

Winner (Component): Magna International
2019 RAM 1500 Active Air Deflector and Grille Shutter

Winner (Vehicle): Ford Motor Company
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

Runner Up: SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd.
Wuling Victory

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Sustainable Process

Winner: Faurecia
NAFILean Stif

Runner Up: Henkel, Nihon Parkerizing
PALLUMINA™ Metal Pretreatment Process

Module Lightweighting

Winner: Stellantis, BASF, L&L Products
2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee Composite Tunnel Reinforcement

Runner Up: Rassini Suspensiones
Lightweight Multi-Material Leaf Spring

Lightweighting Enabling Technology

Winner: ArcelorMittal
GI Fortiform® 980, The 3rd Generation AHSS

Runner Up: JAC Group
JAC, SOL A5, Fastback Sports Car

Honorable Mention: US Steel
Body-in-White Assembly using U. S. Steel 980 XG3™ Gen3 AHSS

Future of Lightweighting

Winner: American Axle & Manufacturing
Electric Drive Unit (eDU)

Runner Up: Shiloh Industries
Aluminum Curvilinear Laser Welded Blank

Honorable Mention: Dura Automotive Systems
Dura Modular EV Battery Tray

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Past Participants

AAM
Alba
AMC
APT
Asahi Kasei
BASF
Cadillac
Continental
Continental Structural Plastics
CSI
DuPont
FCA
Ferrari Portofino
Ford
Harley-Davidson
Hunan university
Jaquar Land Rover
Marelli
Mazda
MSC
Mubea
Nissan
Novelis
Rimac
SGL Carbon
Sika
SVT Products
Toyota
Toyota North America R & D
USS
Varroc
Woodbridge
ZF

Our Judges

Judging is conducted by an independent panel of judges, led by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). CAR will chair the group of recognized industry experts to select the winning entries in all the categories.

Carla Bailo

Center of Automotive Research (CAR)

Harvey Bell

University of Michigan

Josh Brugeman

Fresh Coast Climate Solutions

Brian Daugherty

Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association

Ryan Gehm

Truck & Off-Highway Engineering Magazine
SAE International

Thomas Günnel

Vogel Communications

Gary Latham

Pratt & Miller Engineering

Dr. Deborah Mielewski

Ford

Tony Norton

Altair

Gina Oliver

Senior Director, ACC

George Panourgias

LIFT

Dr. Wolfgang Seeliger

Leichtbau BW GmbH

Chris Theodore

Theodore & Associates
Automotive Industry Consulting

Dr. Frank Zhao

Tsinghua University

Past Participants

Hear from and explore previous year's entrants to the Altair Enlighten Award.

2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Harley-Davidson | Full Vehicle

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Mazda | Honorable Mention for Enabling Technology

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Nissan | Full Vehicle Runner-up

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Toyota | Module Winner

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ZF | Module Runner-up

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Mubea | Enabling Technology Winner

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DuPont | Enabling Technology Runner-up

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Marelli | Future of Lightweighting Winner

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Nissan | Future of Lightweighting Runner-up

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FCA US LLC Full Vehicle

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Ferrari S.p.A.

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ZF

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General Motors and Continental Structural Plastics

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Material Sciences Corporation

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DSM Engineering Plastics, General Motors, Cikautxo Group and HENN GmbH & Co KG

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csi entwicklungstechnik, Automotive Management Consulting and Alba tooling & engineering

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Mercedes

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GM

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SAIC

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Golden Dragon Bus

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Arconic

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Asahi Kasei Corporation

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Auto Steel Partnership

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EWI

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Sika Automotive

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Gestamp

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Jaguar Land Rover

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Magna Exteriors

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Mahindra & Mahindra

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United States Steel Corporation

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Vitro

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Beijing Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd.

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BMW

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CITIC Dicastal CO, LTD.

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Faurecia

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FCA

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Grupo Antolin

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International Automotive Components

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International Automotive Components

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International Automotive Components

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Inteva Products

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Iroquois

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Magna Exteriors

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Matter/OSRAM

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Moto-Maqlab

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Nagase/KN Platech

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Saint Jean Industries

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Subros

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Toledo Molding and Die, Inc.

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3M

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3dtt

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AAM

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Abe Laboratory

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AK Steel

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Auto Steel Partnership

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Cyclone Racing

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Dynex

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Faurecia

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Flash Bainite

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Hiroshima University

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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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Magna Exteriors

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Magneti Marelli

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Meridian

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Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH

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Spira Co.

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United States Steel Corporation

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University of British Columbia

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University of Toronto

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Valentin Technologies

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Yanfeng Automotive Interiors

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AP&T AB

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Aston Martin

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BorgWarner

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Brilliance Auto Group

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Constellium

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Continental Structural Plastics

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Dana

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Dayco

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Eicher Polaris

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Eicher Polaris

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Eisenmann

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Faurecia

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FCA

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Henkel

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Honda

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Honda R&D North America

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Jaguar Land Rover

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Nucor

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Sika

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Sika

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Sika

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Soueast

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Toyota

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Vari-Form

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VE Commercial Vehicles

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Vitro

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Volvo Trucks

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Wanfeng Meridian & FCA

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Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors

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Alcoa

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American Axle

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BMW

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ContiTech

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CSR

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Dicastal

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Faurecia

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FORD

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FTE

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GM Cadillac CT6

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GM Cadillac XTS

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SML-ISUZU

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Magna

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Novelis

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Pittsburgh Glass Works

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Pranav Vikas

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Sika

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VE Commercial Vehicles

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Tata Motors

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VE Commercial Vehicles

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Wanfeng Meridian FCA

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Our Partners

Award Partner:
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is involved in the research of significant issues that relate to the future direction of the global automotive industry. CAR, a nonprofit organization, is focused on a wide variety of important trends and changes related to the automobile industry and society at the international, federal, state and local levels.

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Media Partner:
The »Automobil Industrie« media brand is the communication platform for management in the automobile business. The whole world of mobility is presented: Trends and highlights in production and developments in the markets. Tomorrow's vehicles and their related mobility concepts.

»Automobil Industrie« is on the lookout for new technologies and examines the opportunities for new materials. It communicates your automobile business topics in the right context and to the right partners – quickly, easily, and effectively. With its exclusive reader base, »Automobil Industrie« ensures – true to name – that your message arrives where you want it to: in the automobile industry!

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Media Partner:
Automotive industry engineers and product developers are pushing the boundaries of technology for better vehicle efficiency, performance, safety, and comfort. Automotive Engineering, the flagship magazine of SAE International, is the authoritative source automotive engineers rely on to meet their technology challenges and to design the next generation of vehicles. Click here to begin your free subscription to Automotive Engineering and receive reports on the technologies and trends impacting product design and development from leading experts in the mobility space.

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