A method for producing a multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine and the piston itself, which has an upper piston part and a lower piston part, each having an inner and an outer support element, which elements delimit an outer circumferential cooling channel and an inner cooling chamber. The bottom mold plate of the ingot mold is provided with at least a ridge connected thereto. The holding crossmember is mounted through a spring suspension. Various components are electrically connected by incorporating stamped receptacles, or slot terminals, in the sub-lead frames.