Particle dampers are passive devices for vibration control that dissipate the energy of a vibrating system by transferring it to a bed of particles, generally included in a container that is fixed to the vibrating system itself. For some time now, these devices have been used to control the vibrations of different types of vibrating systems, from buildings to spacecraft components to PCB boards. On the other hand, applications in the automotive field so far have been limited to mechanical components such as engine oil pans and gearboxes. This article presents a novel application of particle dampers in the automotive field, wherein particle dampers are integrated into sound package parts, with the purpose of conferring to sound-package parts a broadband damping function. In this way, thanks to particle dampers all three basic functions of noise and vibration control, i.e. sound absorption, sound insulation and vibration damping, may be integrated in a single sound package part. This may be advantageous in two respects. First of all it may help reducing, if not eliminating, the bituminous dampers traditionally distributed over the vehicle body. Secondly, it may also enable the weight reduction of sound package parts, by avoiding that such weight reduction compromises the low-frequency performance of the parts themselves. The article presents an overview of the concept underlying this novel application of particle dampers to the automotive field, together with examples of in-vehicle tests that confirm its effectiveness. Some basic aspects of how the concept was industrialized will also be touched.