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Innovation for the Automotive Industry

With more than three billion vehicles on the road in the near future, mobility, emissions, fuel economy, and safety are critical. We invite you to collaborate with our global team to find science-driven, sustainable solutions.

Choosing the right material is crucial to balancing the need to design low-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles without compromising performance, comfort or cost. With more than 100 high-performance product families and technologies and a global network of development experts, DuPont helps the automotive industry deliver efficient vehicles and elevate the driving experience.

We are focused on developing innovative solutions for the automotive industry across eight automotive themes: Sustainability; Alternative Drive; Lightweighting; Improved Performance; Powertrain Efficiency; Total System Cost; Safety; and Comfort and Design. Together we can find the right solutions and build cleaner, energy-efficient cars that people love to drive.

 

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  • Driven by Science

    DuPont scientists are developing sustainable technologies that help improve safety, boost performance, lower costs, and enable new auto design freedom.

  • SUSTAINABILITY

    Sustainable Mobility Solutions

    We're working with our auto industry collaborators to smooth the transitions to alternative power sources and new regulations with innovative sustainable mobility solutions.

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    ALTERNATIVE DRIVE

    Alternative Drive Vehicles

    DuPont science is improving today's hybrid and electric vehicles helping develop the fuel-cell powered vehicles of tomorrow.

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    LIGHTWEIGHTING

    Vehicle Weight Reduction

    DuPont is helping fulfill the promise of engine lightweighting with innovative, non-metal materials that can stand up to today's vehicle requirements.

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    IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

    High-Performance Materials

    DuPont is developing high performance materials that can take the heat and still deliver against ever-more-demanding vehicle requirements.

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    COMFORT AND DESIGN

    Vehicle Design

    DuPont gives auto engineers solutions that help liberate design, including noise reduction, textile, and air conditioning technologies.

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    SAFETY

    Vehicle Safety

    DuPont vehicle safety solutions are helping protect people across the vehicle value chain, from improved worker safety to better airbags and tougher automotive glass.

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    TOTAL SYSTEM COST

    Car Manufacturing Costs

    DuPont is helping automakers manage car manufacturing costs through a global systems approach that improves performance, productivity and efficiency, and often integrates components and functions.

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    ENGINE EFFICIENCY

    Engine Efficiency for Lower C02

    DuPont scientists are working with the auto industry to help optimize engine efficiency with solutions for heat and friction management, C02 reuse, innovative new turbocharger technology and more.

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NEWS

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  • Two Innovations from DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers Win R&D 100 Awards

    An innovative new composite bonding adhesive for Audi and a new nylon resin from DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers were selected as winners of the 55th annual R&D 100 Awards.

  • Three SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Enabled by DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers

    Zytel® resin, Minlon® resin and BETAMATE™ structural adhesives share honors.

  • DuPont to Build New Specialty Materials Manufacturing Facility in East China

    Compounding & Adhesives Investment to Meet Growing Demand in Transportation, Electronics, Industrial and Consumer Products Markets

  • New EV benefits from DuPont™ Zytel®

    TOKYO, Jul 19, 2012 – A recent breakthrough in electric vehicle (EV) motor technology from Japan-based SIM-Drive Corp. extends driving range 30 percent further than today’s mass-produced EV vehicles, in part due to science-powered material innovations and collaboration from DuPont.

  • Survey 'Collaborate to Resolve'

    DETROIT, MI, Mar 30, 2011 – More than 350 SAE members responded to the open-ended question: “What is the top challenge facing the automotive design and engineering community,” a survey commissioned by DuPont and performed by Signet Research Inc., Cliffside Park, N.J.

  • Survey Reveals Top Technologies

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Aug. 7, 2012 – Automakers are increasing efforts to reduce vehicle weight, optimize the internal combustion engine and electrify the vehicle to meet proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE), according to results of the second 2012 WardsAuto survey sponsored by DuPont. Results were released during the Center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminar this week.

  • Jounce bumper featured at FAKUMA, 2012

    DuPont Performance Polymers is featuring an innovative automotive jounce bumper component to show how design, materials and processing can converge to deliver added performance and lower cost.

  • Ultra Light Transmission Gears

    DETROIT, MI, Mar 21, 2011 – An Ultra Light Urban Vehicle project at Bradley University shows how acetal gears — specifically gears made of DuPont™ Delrin® POM — offer strength, toughness and low-friction attributes needed to take the load generated stress in drivetrain transmission systems while significantly damping noise and reducing weight inherent in metal gears.

  • Plastic Helps Improve Fuel Economy

    TROY, MI, Jan 24, 2012 – Tata Toyo’s adoption of DuPont™ Zytel® PLUS nylon resin for three hot- and cold-side charge air coolers used on four vehicles of a major Indian auto OEM across passenger car, UV (Utility Vehicle) and LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) segment illustrates the material’s performance and the benefits of collaborating with a global materials-science company like DuPont.

  • DuPont Troy Innovation Center

    TROY, Mich., Oct. 18, 2012 – DuPont opened its eighth Innovation Center inside its Automotive Development Center here today to provide an environment for collaboration with customers, government, academia and business partners.

  • Showcasing 2K Molding Technology

    WILMINGTON, DE, Oct 5, 2011 – DuPont Performance Polymers (DPP) will be participating with DuPont Protection Technology, showcasing 2K molding technology using DuPont™ Viton® fluoroelastomers, and DuPont™ Vamac® ethylene acrylic elastomers. DPP also will feature a video demonstrating 2K molding technology.

  • Teams Help PA12 Polymer Shortage

    WILMINGTON, DE, Apr 26, 2012 – In response to the PA12 shortage resulting from the unfortunate fire at Evonik’s manufacturing site, DuPont is working with industry associations and with customers to identify alternative materials that can be used to help manufacture components in fuel and brake systems.

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INFORMATION & IDEAS

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