Vehicle door and method of manufacture

A vehicle door comprising:

• a plastic inner reinforcement for closing an opening of a vehicle, the plastic inner reinforcement having an upper portion for closing an upper portion of the opening and a lower portion for closing a lower portion of the opening;
• a plastic outer shell;
• an inner cover panel;
• a metallic support above the lower portion of the plastic inner reinforcement and below the upper portion of the plastic reinforcement to strengthen the vehicle door at a vertically intermediate area of the vehicle opening;
• the plastic inner reinforcement is horizontally intermediate the plastic outer shell and the metallic support;
• a hinge portion configured to connect to a corresponding hinge portion of the opening of the vehicle;
• a door latch for engaging a door strike of the opening of the vehicle;
• the support connecting the hinge portion and the door latch to inhibit movement of the door latch relative to the hinge portion;
• wherein the hinge portion and the door latch are mounted to the support and are carried thereon, the support connecting the hinge portion and the door latch to the plastic inner reinforcement;
• a windowpane;
• a windowpane regulator operable to move the windowpane between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• the windowpane is outward of the metallic support and inward of the plastic inner reinforcement with the windowpane in the open position.