The adoption of composite materials in the automotive field is undergoing a constant increase year after year. Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites provide high strength to weight ratio and hence result attractive for lightweighting in mass-produced vehicles. However, the mass production of lightweight composite components for the automotive industry is limited by several factors, including the higher cost of the materials and the more complex manufacturing processes which would lead to higher cycle times than those requested by the industry standards. Nevertheless, through the optimization of the efficiency of material usage, and new manufacturing techniques, costs can be reduced and manufacturing processes adapted, so that the advantages coming from the adoption of composite components are preponderant with respect to the higher intrinsic complexity and economical effort.