Progress-Werk Oberkirch AG has secured an order worth approx. EUR 130 million from a premium manufacturer to build instrument panel carriers. With current new business in the Group of approx. EUR 535 million, the target for the year's growth in new business of "towards EUR 500 million" in 2021 has thus already been significantly exceeded. As further contracts are expected to be awarded by the end of the year, it are raising target for new business in fiscal 2021 and now expect to secure a volume "towards EUR 600 million". After having already landed the contract to develop the instrument panel carrier, have now been awarded the contract for its series production as well. Starting from 2024, PWO's locations in Eastern Europe and China will be supplying various customer sites over seven years. The capabilities in product and process development, which allowed to fend off tough competition, were a key factor in this success. The new instrument panel carrier was developed to meet a target weight while also satisfying significantly increased requirements for comfort, connectivity and safety in particular. It also has to satisfy strict sustainability criteria along the supply chain and reduce the carbon footprint of the production process - continuously and significantly - throughout the manufacturing process.