“Lightweighting” trends are reshaping the automotive sector, by driving intense competition for high-quality auto parts with smaller environmental footprints. In response, CITIC Dicastal Morocco deployed over 40 digital use cases for high-precision, flexible production and efficient use of materials. The site deployed advanced algorithms for casting and machining, an AI-generated content-enhanced vision inspection system, and a process control to manage natural gas quality volatility in furnaces – a local challenge. This led to a 17% improvement in overall equipment effectiveness, a 27% increase in labour productivity, a 31.1% reduction in defects and a 53% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions.