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Engineers Reduce Weight of Vehicle Doors by 42 Percent

January 16, 2017
DETROIT—Fiat Chrysler, Magna Interior Inc., Grupo Antolin and the U.S. Department of Energy have collaborated on a project that reduces the weight of car doors by 42.5 percent without a dramatic increase in cost. Using a holistic approach, engineers looked at the door as a complete system that could integrate everything available on the market today. MORE
KEYWORDS: automotive interior design automotive lightweighting automotive plastics Chrysler

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