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Automotive Innovation Awards Competition & Gala



Call for Executive Nominations Flier Click to Download.
Executive Nominations Form Click to Download.
Call for Part Nominations Flier Click to Download.
Part Nominations Form Click to Download.
Part Competition Rules Click to Download.
Call for Sponsorship Flier Click to Download.

LINK to Past Winners of the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition



2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Program



Date of Awards Gala: November 20, 2008

Location: Burton Manor, Livonia (Detroit), Michigan -- Click for Map

2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Award Program Chair:
Maria Ciliberti, Ticona Engineering Polymers

Registration & Tickets:
Patricia Levine, SPE Automotive Division
email: information@speautomotive.com
Ph: +1.248.244.8993

SPE’s Automotive Innovation Awards program is the oldest and largest competition of its kind in the the automotive and plastics industries. Dozens of teams made up of OEMs, tier suppliers, and polymer producers submit nominations describing their part, system, or complete vehicle module and why it merits the claim as Year’s Most Innovative Use of Plastics. Applications must be on a commercially available vehicle by November 1st of the year in which a nomination is submitted. Competition categories include:
  • Body Exterior
  • Body Interior
  • Chassis/Hardware
  • Environmental
  • Hall of Fame
  • Materials
  • Performance & Customization (Automotive Aftermarket)
  • Powertrain
  • Process / Assembly / Enabling Technologies
  • Safety
The competition’s most coveted prize - the Grand Award - is chosen from winners in the other categories.

This annual event typically draws 600 - 800 OEM engineers, automotive and plastics industry executives, consultants, and media.

Funds raised from the event are used to support SPE educational efforts and technical seminars, which help to secure the role of plastics in the advancement of the automobile.




2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Sponsors
Sponsorship Level Organization Name Organization's Website
Media/Assoc. Polymotive www.hbmedia.net/polymotive
Ward's AutoWorld www.wardsauto.com
Composites Technology / High-Performance Composites www.compositesworld.com
CM Magazine www.acmanet.org/
American Composites Manufacturers Assoc. / Automotive Composites Alliance www.acmanet.org/
Injection Molding Magazine www.immnet.com
Modern Plastics Worldwide www.modplas.com
Plastics Technology Magazine www.ptonline.com
Automotive Design & Production Magazine www.autofieldguide.com
VIP Cocktail Reception & Afterglow Sponsor Ticona Engineering Polymers www.ticona.com




2007 Automotive Innovation Awards Program Archives

2007 Innovation Awards Nominations, Finalists, Category Winners, & Grand Award Winner, Click for Details.

To View 2007 Innovation Awards Gala Program Guide, Click to Download. WARNING! 4 MB.

LINK to Past Nominations & Winners of the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition


Photos from November 7, 2007 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala and of 2007 Part Nominations:

To access the photos, first select the bundle of images you wish to review; click on the blue link and download the zipped folder. All images are medium-format JPG files in ZIP compressed folders. (If you are using a Mac and cannot open zipped folders, please contact us for SIT-compressed instead of ZIP-compressed files.) There is no charge to access the images. Enjoy!

CLICK HERE for Winning Executives & Teams.

CLICK HERE for VIP Reception.

CLICK HERE for Main Reception & Part Displays.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Grand Award..

CLICK HERE for the Executive Award Winners

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Body Exterior Award.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Body Interior Award.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Chassis / Hardware Award.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Hall of Fame Award.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Materials Award.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Performance & Customization Award.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Powertrain Award.

CLICK HERE for the Team that Won the Process / Assembly / Enabling Technologies Award.

CLICK HERE for Executive and Category Winners from General Motors.

CLICK HERE for Teams that were Finalists in various categories.



CLICK HERE for Photos of All '07 Part Nominations Sorted by Category & Placement.



CLICK HERE for Order Form for 2007 Trophies & Plaques (Certificates) for Winning Teams.

See winning entries for 37th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition below. Winner in Materials Category was also GRAND AWARD WINNER for 2007.

























Our program would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors.









2007 Innovation Awards Press Releases