TROY, Mich., July 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) have announced the winners of the 6^th annual  Altair Enlighten Award today at the 2018 CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in Traverse City, Michigan. The Altair Enlighten Award honors the greatest achievements in vehicle weight savings each year. Inspiring interest from industry, policymakers, educators, students and the public, the award incentivizes automotive lightweighting advancements and provides a global platform to recognize and share technological achievements. The award is judged by an independent panel of automotive industry experts, academia and the engineering media who selected 6 winners from a field of 57 finalists this year.

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