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The French automotive industry, under the leadership of Peugeot and Saint-Jean Industries, Belleville, France, have embarked on a farreaching project to reduce the weight of components and save production costs at the same time. Development work has resulted in an innovative manufacturing process that combines forging and diecasting concepts and creates improved microstructural characteristics (smaller grain size) and enhanced mechanical properties. The patented process is called Cobapress.