The thesis paper presented here has as its main theme an overview on the steel industry, how it influences the automotive sector, how is the current state of the market and the possible future technological developments. The thesis was developed in the following way: in the first chapter, the attention is focused on the role of the steel in the automotive sector. Steel components are the most used in the process of building a car, therefore the approach with which a company manages this resource is fundamental in each part of the strategic and the production processes. An analysis based on the information learned during my university path will show how the production of steel, the manufacturing processes involving the raw materials and the management of cost analysis related to raw materials and usage are managed in a car company.