The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), awarded the “Automotive Excellence Award” to Honda Motor Company for their advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the 2018 Honda Odyssey. The award was presented today by David Anderson, senior director, automotive market, SMDI at the 17th annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) seminar in Livonia, Michigan.

The 2018 Odyssey body structure, seen here in the U.S. edition of the vehicle manufacturer’s body repair news publication for the vehicle, received the Steel Market Development Institute’s Automotive Excellence Award.
Nic Goldsberry, senior body design