# BASF, Toyota and Vuteq win SPE award for injection-molded Tacoma truck bed

BASF, Toyota and Vuteq won the 2026 SPE Automotive Innovation Grand Award for the injection-molded thermoplastic truck bed on the 2026 Toyota Tacoma, using a 12,000-ton injection molding machine from ENGEL.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: injection-molded thermoplastic truck bed
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (partner)
- [ENGEL](https://endata.com/companies/15503.md) (partner)
- [Toyota](https://endata.com/companies/16194.md) (partner)
- [Vuteq](https://endata.com/companies/16195.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/basf-toyota-and-vuteq-receive-the-2026-spe-automotive-innovation-grand-award-for-the-2026-toyota-tacoma-truck-bed-302930810.html), 2026-11-05: "BASF, Toyota and Vuteq have won the 2026 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Innovation Grand Award for the injection-molded thermoplastic truck bed on the 2026 Toyota Tacoma short-bed model."

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