25. Aug 2026
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(AWP Alliance News) - BMW disclosed results from its three-year Future Sustainable Car Materials research project, targeting lower vehicle CO2e emissions through closed-loop material cycles and series-ready components. The program delivered production-near plastic solutions with higher recycled content for selected parts such as instrument panel carriers and tail lights, while flagging limits for safety-critical or appearance-sensitive applications.
Work on steel and aluminum showed material can be reduced while increasing recycled input without weakening crash performance standards. BMW also developed a digital data platform to compare material properties, test results, and sustainability criteria to speed adoption of new materials.
The company cited its upcoming iX3 50, which it said is built with about one-third secondary materials, including 80% secondary content in certain aluminum cast parts and 70% secondary aluminum in cast wheels.
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