The automotive industry has been experiencing huge changes in recent years and it will continue like that for some time. It is being said that the industry will change more in the next five to ten years than it has changed in the past fifty years. The boundaries and structure of the traditional sector are fading and new companies are entering the market. Start-ups are developing new technologies and mobility concepts that may adapt better to the auto-related experience that the consumer wants to have. Automakers need to partner with technology and media companies and those start-ups in order to create the vehicle of the future. On the other hand, bio and light material developments are being researched by both public and private institutions in order to provide fuel saving solutions and offer more sustainable alternatives. This newsletter reviews recent innovations in materials and technologies for automotive applications.