A/SP Joining Live Webinar Series begins April 16

Welding Wednesdays are back! The Auto/Steel Partnership’s Joining Webinar Training series provides essential knowledge on Resistance Spot Welding for Advanced High-Strength Steels. Whether you're new to resistance welding or looking to refine your expertise, these...

2024-25 Annual Report Now Available

The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) is pleased to announce the release of its 2024-25 Annual Report, now available for download. This report highlights our mission, values, leadership, and key accomplishments in advancing automotive research, technology, and...

Auto/Steel Partnership Announces 2025 AHSS Training Schedule

A/SP is excited to announce the release of its 2025 training schedule, featuring updated courses designed to enhance understanding of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS). A/SP’s flexible training program offers comprehensive learning paths in Metallurgy and...

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.

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