The NEW A/SP Technology Roadmap is Live!
The NEW A/SP Technology Roadmap reflects the collective priorities of the steel industry, shaped through input gathered from both A/SP members and non-member…
Advancing Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) Testing for 3rd Gen AHSS
Over the past six years, the A/SP Joining Team has led a focused, data-driven effort to understand and mitigate Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) in resistance spot…
Where Classroom Meets Factory Floor: A/SP and MTU Partner to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Advanced High-Strength Steel Trim Tools
The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is sponsoring a Capstone Project at Michigan Technological University (MTU) to explore the use of additive manufacturing for…
Help Shape the Next A/SP Training
Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is preparing its next round of live training—and we’re starting with automotive engineers. Before scheduling sessions or locking in…
A/SP 2025-26 Annual Report Now Available
The 2025–26 Annual Report has been released! It highlights a year of meaningful progress driven by a shared commitment to advancing automotive steel technologies. As…
Auto/Steel Partnership Honors 2025 Award of Excellence Winners
Celebrating Innovation and Leadership in Automotive Steel ANN ARBOR, Mich. October 21, 2025 – Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is proud to present the 2025 Awards of…
About Auto/Steel Partnership
Automotive Innovation, Research, and Steel Resources
The Auto/Steel Partnership is a consortium of steel mills, automakers Stellantis, General Motors Company, Toyota and tier one Affiliates. Formed in 1987, the Partnership leverages the resources of the automotive and steel industries to pursue research, validation and education that have helped automakers enhance vehicle safety and fuel economy while improving design and manufacturing. Through the Auto/Steel Partnership, automakers, steel companies and tier suppliers have worked to drive improvements from concept through realization in vehicles on the road today.
VISION STATEMENT:
The Auto/Steel Partnership will deliver, to the automotive industry, future steel innovations and solutions that meet society’s needs for sustainable vehicles.
MISSION STATEMENT:
To achieve sustainable automotive solutions, Auto/Steel Partnership will appropriately leverage the:
- Intellectual and technical resources of the automotive, steel and related industries / organizations;
- Inherent high-performance characteristics of steel; and
- Innovations in design optimization and manufacturing technologies.
Our Members
