Automotive/Trucks

Innovations for a sustainable mobility

More environmental protection, more safety and cost efficiency are important issues in the automotive industry. As a long-standing partner, the steel business of thyssenkrupp understands these requirements and provides comprehensive industry-specific expertise with regard to material as well as technology.

Whether autobody, chassis or powertrain – we support car manufacturers worldwide in the construction of lightweight, safe and affordable vehicles. For instance:

• with high-grade flat steel products and premium surfaces for the outer skin of the autobody (e.g. primetex^®)
• with high-strength and ultra high-strength lightweight steel materials for safety-relevant structural components
• with innovative hybrid materials for an even higher weight reduction
• with non-grain-oriented electrical steel strip for hybrid or electric drive systems
• with our innovative manufacturing process smartform^® for high-strength cold-formed parts

Also the manufacturers of commercial vehicles benefit from the know-how of the steel business of thyssenkrupp. Suited for the production of trucks are, among other things, our hot-rolled products of the perform^® family as well as innovative scalur^® steel grades with particularly tight tolerances and a minimum thickness. For trailer bodies, the high-quality, organic strip-coated metal sheet pladur^® allows for a broad scope for design.