Great Designs in Steel Conference

Join CAR at the Great Designs in Steel Symposium (GDIS)! As a media partner, we're excited to support this event and invite you to take advantage of complimentary registration. Many of our Affiliate partners will also be there including:
•    Volkswagen
•    GM
•    ArcelorMittal 
•    Auto/Steel Partnership

The symposium will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Attending GDIS is a fantastic way to learn about the latest trends and advanced steel applications on new vehicles and forge connections with automotive engineering, design, technology and academic leaders.

More than 1,200 individuals are expected to attend GDIS 2025 – including body 
structure, applications, materials and manufacturing engineers. Below is a preview of GDIS 2025 speakers – including an automotive keynote address from Volkswagen Group of America EVP and Chief Engineering Officer Lyndon Lie and a steel industry keynote from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Lourenco Goncalves. If you didn’t get a chance to see Lyndon Lie at MBS last year, now is your chance at GDIS!

The GDIS 2025 Agenda Preview is packed with more than 25 technical presentation topics across three tracks – Vehicle Architecture, Manufacturing and Materials & Joining – and will include three vehicle architecture presentations and body-in-white exhibits:
•    Volkswagen ID.Buzz
•    GM 2025 D-Segment Crossover
•    Rivian R1 Body Structure

If you've not yet registered for GDIS 2025, submit your complimentary registration request below. We hope to see you there!
 

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