Structural adhesive joining is a key technology for weight reduction of a carʼs body as a means of CO2
emission reduction. The biggest issue of the structural adhesive joining is to maintain quality and function
throughout the productʼs lifetime in various markets.
In this paper, firstly we revised a background, trends and current issues of the technology in automotive
industry, then introduced two rheological examples of Mazdaʼs latest approaches to damping for comfortable
driving and to adhesive-defect studies.