For the seventh time, the technology company Altair once again presented the Enlighten Award to outstanding vehicle lightweighting solutions at the CAR Management Briefing Seminar 2019 in Traverse City (USA).

Opinions on the question of whether electrified cars can be sold successfully differ significantly. FCA, for example, is skeptical: The manufacturer prefers the path of low costs - this can also include fines for climate-damaging exhaust gases.

This article series is dedicated to the changes and developments in the aluminum high pressure die casting industry. The second chapter deals with the product portfolio, as one of the four challenges, and its changes in die casting.