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The first use of composites by a high volume car manufacturer was probably the 1954 Singer Hunter with Glass Reinforced Plastic bonnet and side valences. For years the automotive industry had established practices in design and manufacture with metal and plastics whereas working with so called 'advanced materials', in particular polymer matrix composites was not yet widespread.
During 1998-1999 the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) devised a sequence of 'composite awareness' courses written and run by researchers from WMG and engineers from the Rover group. The course was supported by a 'sourcebook' covering the lectures in depth and providing useful references. An Introduction to Automotive Composites, edited by Nick Tucker and Kevin Lindsey, is an updated and expanded version of the original course 'sourcebook', written and compiled by a group of engineers, scientists and technologists working for the WMG of the University of Warwick, and various car manufacturers.
During 1998-1999 the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) devised a sequence of 'composite awareness' courses written and run by researchers from WMG and engineers from the Rover group. The course was supported by a 'sourcebook' covering the lectures in depth and providing useful references. An Introduction to Automotive Composites, edited by Nick Tucker and Kevin Lindsey, is an updated and expanded version of the original course 'sourcebook', written and compiled by a group of engineers, scientists and technologists working for the WMG of the University of Warwick, and various car manufacturers.