Advanced materials and technologies are crucial in the automotive industry in order to produce fuel efficient, environmental friendly, lighter, safer, and cost competitive engines and vehicles. There has been remarkable progress in replacing steel with lighter weight materials such as aluminum and plastics in the last few years and these new material technologies continue to be developed at an extremely rapid pace. In this newsletter, Baverstam highlights important recent developments in automotive materials and technologies and presents latest product and technology announcements relating to automotive materials.