CFMoto’s 2027 Ibex 800 E combines aluminium components with radar safety technology
CFMoto's 2027 Ibex 800 E combines an aluminium swingarm and forged aluminium pistons with radar-based safety technology, while starting at USD 9,799 in the US. The Ibex also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, adjustable KYB suspension and several touring features as standard. The Ibex 800 E comes...
Porsche's lightweight GT3 gets heavier, and that's the point
Porsche's 911 GT3 Bergsport swaps its lightest magnesium wheels for forged aluminium, proving that a few extra kilos can make sense when the road gets serious. There are few places where saving weight matters more than inside a Porsche 911 GT3. Yet for its new 911 GT3 Bergsport, Porsche has done...
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UACJ Corporation forms JV with China's CITIC Group to manufacture extruded aluminium parts for automobiles
Japan’s UACJ Corporation has signed an agreement with China-based CITIC Group Corporation to form a JV with two CITIC Group subsidiaries, CITIC Bohai Aluminum Industries and CITIC Dicastal that make aluminium automotive components. The joint venture company will manufacture and sale extruded...
Tariffs and higher prices drive up US production by Japanese aluminium makers
The 10% tariffs on imported aluminium imposed by Trump administration in March 2018 has cut down on the import, especially from China and Russia. Total aluminium import by the US dropped 10% from 2017 to 6.2 million tonnes in 2018. Japanese aluminium product manufacturers are now focusing on...
Maxion Wheels forms JV with Dongfeng for aluminium wheels
Maxion Wheels, the world’s largest wheel manufacturer, has entered into an agreement to form a new joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group, one of China’s largest automotive parts companies, for passenger car aluminium wheel. The new legal entity, Dongfeng Maxion Wheels, will...
Germany’s aluminium wire import estimated to drop in 2019 after a YoY rise last year
Many automobile and power companies across the world are reportedly abandoning copper wires for its lighter and cheaper rival aluminium after a decade of technological innovation. European countries, like Germany, are also increasingly relying on aluminium wires for the past few years for...
China’s passenger car sales drop 17.4% YoY in February; while NEV sales up by 53.6%
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said sales of passenger cars in China fell 17.4 per cent in February from the same month a year earlier. Sales of passenger cars stood at 1.22 million units. This followed after a YoY drop of 17.71% in passenger vehicle sales in January....
An all-aluminium K50 electric sports car to make debut at 2019 New York Auto Show
An all-aluminium K50 electric sports car will reportedly make a debut in North America during the 2019 New York Auto Show in April. The news came after California-based Mullen Technologies and its Chinese partners confirmed. The companies also said the vehicle would be sold in the United States...
Zhongwang Group to invest in aluminium alloy processing project in Henan in collaboration with government
According to a news release on the Henan people’s government on Saturday February 23, Luoyang government of Henan province has signed a contract with aluminium extrusion producer Liaoning Zhongwang Group last week to construct an aluminium alloy processing plant in Yichuan country of Luoyang....
EU vows to retaliate if US auto tariffs come into effect: says European Commission
Soon after the US Commerce Department filed a report on Monday, February 18, empowering President Donald Trump to impose imported car tariffs within the next 90 days, the European Union responded and vowed to retaliate, reported a European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas. He specifically...
US receives report for triggering auto tariffs from Commerce Department
On Sunday, February 17, the United States President reportedly received a report from the Commerce Department that said the US could trigger auto tariffs on imported cars and car parts and intensify tensions with Europe. Much detail about the report is not known yet, as Reuters confirmed that a...
Constellium supplies aluminium structural components for BMW’s SAVs
Constellium has supplied aluminium structural components for new BMW X Model Sports Activity Vehicles. Aluminium products manufacturer supplies the new BMW X4 and X5 from its White, Georgia facility. The plant opened in 2017 to serve automakers in the Southeast U.S. and now employs 250 team...
China’s new energy vehicles production records 50.7% growth to 1.22 million units in 2018
According to the data by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China’s total production of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in 2018 came in at 1.22 million units, up 50.7 per cent from 2017. Of that, the production of passenger vehicles stood at 994,000 units, up 80.7 per cent...
Constellium providing aluminium components to the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Constellium N.V. is reportedly supplying front Crash Management Systems and other aluminium structural components to the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class from its plants in Gottmadingen, Germany, and San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The news came after the company itself declared about this on Thursday, January...
EU’s Cecilia Malmstrom believes US auto tariffs will not come into effect
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom shared her belief yesterday, on January 24, that the United States would not impose import tariffs on European cars. She also said that even if the US did impose the tariffs, the European Union was ready with its response. The US President Donald Trump...
US Senators reintroduce a law that would delay the imposition of imported auto tariffs
Two United States senators Doug Jones (Democrat, Alabama) and Lamar Alexander (Republican Tennessee) have reportedly reintroduced the law that would delay the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on automobiles and automotive parts imported by the US. On January 15, the senator said in a...
Innoval Technology to offer training course on aluminium automotive sheet
Innoval Technology has announced another training course about the application of aluminium automotive sheet after one successful course last year. The Aluminium Automotive Sheet training course offered by Innoval Technology will be 2.5 days long and will include a visit to Jaguar Land Rover’s...
Recap 2018: The year saw unprecedented growth in EVs boosting aluminium demand
There were more than 3.5 million passenger electric vehicles (EVs) sold globally and about 421,000 electric buses at the end of June 2018, bringing the total number of EVs sold to 3.97 million, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The use of EV in passenger cars and public...
Recap 2018: Transport sector continued to support aluminium demand; automotive sector partially hit by tariffs
2018 was a challenging year for the transport industry as the year saw a great deal of supply chain uncertainty due to tariffs on aluminium. The demand growth was led by the automotive sector. Automakers and the automotive suppliers expressed concern over higher prices of raw materials eating up on...
Audi Münchsmünster records production of 25m vehicle components in 2018
According to a recent report, Audi has unveiled details of its Münchsmünster production site that produces key components such as chassis modules for Audi and other VW Group brand models. The Münchsmünster production site close to Ingolstadt extends over an area of 54 hectares and makes...
