TROY, (DETROIT), MICH. – The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE®) today announced the winners for its 54th annual Automotive Innovation Awards Program, the oldest and largest recognition event (established in 1970) in the automotive and plastics industries. The announcement was made on the evening of November 5, 2025, during the 54th SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan, USA.
The Body Exterior Category winner is also this year’s Grand Award winner. The Grand Award winner is selected from the winners of each of the ten categories by a panel of Blue Ribbon Judges who are industry experts.
Sponsors of the 2025 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala to date include: Celanese, BASF Corporation, American Chemistry Council – Plastics Division, Sabic, Covestro, Omya Specialty Materials, ElringKlinger Automotive Manufacturing, 3M Advanced Materials, and Nifco.
The mission of SPE is to promote scientific and engineering knowledge relating to plastics worldwide and to educate industry, academia, and the public about these advances. SPE’s Automotive Division is active in educating, promoting, recognizing, and communicating technical accomplishments in all phases of plastics and plastic-based composite developments in the global transportation industry. Topic areas include applications, materials, processing, equipment, tooling, design, and development. For more information about the SPE Automotive Div., see https://speautomotive.com/ . For more information on the Society of Plastics Engineers, see www.4spe.org.
For more info on the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards, see https://speautomotive.com/spe-automotive-div-innovation-awards-2023/
Photos of the Winners, as well as a large collection of SPE Automotive Division digital photography, is available for download at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/speautomotive/albums/with/72157673717033072
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