The four Topic clusters in 2009

What was searched for?

Ideas for the automobile and for the production of the automobile.

Searched for are ideas, innovations and solutions, which have the distinction of having a high customer value and a high transfer potential to the automobile (Topic cluster 1- 3).
Searched for are process improvements, methods, processes, technologies and tools to use in the fabrication of the automobile (Topic cluster 4).

1. Surplus value for the customer – comfort and function as measured by the human being.

2. Infotainment, Entertainment, X-tainment – the vehicle fulfils new customer wishes.

3. Increase in efficiency and a lightweight design – new ways to reduce C02.

4. Efficient and flexible production.

Over 380 entries from 20 different countries were submitted.