The Center for Automotive Research has announced the launch of the Coalition of Automotive
Lightweighting Materials (CALM) to support efforts by auto manufacturers to aggressively down- weight vehicles to
improve performance, fuel economy and safety. CALM is the first known organization of its kind to coalesce the
strengths and knowledge of the aluminum and plastics/composites industries with technology providers in design,
fabrication and joining to accelerate the implementation of mixed- material solutions that will reduce vehicle
mass.