# ElringKlinger wins lightweight components contract from Byton

ElringKlinger AG has been awarded a contract by electric vehicle manufacturer Byton to supply hybrid cockpit cross-car beams for its premium SUV. The order covers a double-digit million euro turnover over six years, with production starting in 2019 at ElringKlinger's plant in Suzhou, China.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-01-30
- Where: Suzhou, China, China
- Status: announced
- Products: hybrid cockpit cross-car beams, lightweight structural components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [ElringKlinger](https://endata.com/companies/19714.md)
- [ElringKlinger](https://endata.com/companies/19714.md) (supplier)
- [Byton](https://endata.com/companies/29714.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [elringklinger.de](https://elringklinger.de/en/newsroom/announcements/announcements/elringklinger-wins-further-large-scale-serial-production-contract-for-lightweight-components), 2018-01-30: "Byton is the second innovative supplier of the next generation of vehicles to have opted for our cockpit cross-car beams."
- [elringklinger.de](https://elringklinger.de/en/investor-relations/announcements/mitteilungen-detailseite/elringklinger-wins-further-large-scale-serial-production-contract-for-lightweight-components), 2018-01-30: "Byton is the second innovative supplier of the next generation of vehicles to have opted for our cockpit cross-car beams."
- [kunststoffweb.de](https://www.kunststoffweb.de/branchen-news/elringklinger_cockpit-quertraeger_fuer_elektro-suv_von_byton_t238969), 2018-02-07: "Einen Auftrag für Leichtbauteile mit einem Umfang in zweistelliger Millionenhöhe und einer Laufzeit von sechs Jahren hat der Automobilzulieferer ElringKlinger vom Start-up Byton erhalten."

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