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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Aluminium making quick inroads into Indian automotive industry
<p>Aluminium consumption in Indian auto industry is still far below the global average. The market for automotive aluminium sheet, hence, is presently at a nascent stage. Nevertheless, the industry has already started re-aligning its focus on weight reduction of vehicles both for small and...
Kobelco Aluminum lays foundation of $46 million plant
<p>As a part of the expansion of their aluminium business, Japan-based Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced that they have broken ground on a $46 million extrusion plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The plant will manufacture aluminium extrusions and cater to the automotive sector in the US. The new...
Ford is ready to hit its competitors hard with new 2017 Ford Super Duty aluminium
<p>Nobody wants to mess around with the truck market in the U.S. Ford knows it very well too and they are not going to upset a buyer base while launching a new truck. The company sees no risk with 2017 Super Duty which again made of aluminium.<br /><br />With its years of experience in the pickup...
Mahindra, MSTC ink agreement for setting up auto shredding and recycling plant in India
<p>India's Mahindra Intertrade, a part of the diversified Mahindra Group has inked an agreement with the State-run metal scrap trading firm MSTC for setting up an auto shredding and recycling plant in the country. The JV agreement was inked in presence of Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh and...
Raw material bottlenecks to strain automotive aluminium suppliers
<p>Automotive industry is banking heavily on aluminium to meet its energy efficiency and sustainability targets through 2020. Accordingly industry players have upped their spending on capacity enhancement to churn out vehicles that are lightweight and fuel efficient. But the irony is, the capacity...
CCC MOTOR estimating guide updates a chapter on automotive aluminium
<p>The widely used CCC (Certified Collateral Corporation) has recently updated its MOTOR estimating guide in response to the recent burst from the OEM sector stressing pre- and post-repair scans.<br /><br />Taking into account the growing use of aluminium in the automotive sector, the August 2016...
Volvo saved 300 tonnes of aluminium through its remanufacturing activities in 2015
<p>The ‘human-centric’ car company Volvo is striving to optimise the life-cycles of its vehicles while protecting the earth’s resources. The company is working towards boosting the amount of recycled materials (non-metallic as well as metallic parts made of steel or aluminium) in...
Novelis pins hope on emission regulations for driving aluminium penetration in auto industry
<p>Some thirty years ago, Ford pioneered the use of aluminium replacing steel in its star seller F-150 pickup truck. Though the automaker still continues to build its F-150s from aluminium, not many auto makers have followed suit. Instead, the trend of using a combination of ultra-high-strength...
Prospect for Indian automotive aluminium die-casters to recover from 2016-17
<p>Auto-casting manufacturers in India have ended 2015-16 fiscal on a weak note. Monsoon was below average which slowed down demand from rural areas inhibiting offtake by domestic two-wheeler and tractor manufacturers. The cascade effect was reflected in decline in sales in these two segments as...
Next generation Mercedes-Benz C Class to get more aluminium and become lighter
<p>Luxury automotive brand Mercedes-Benz is known to be contemplating a further shift to aluminium in a bid to shed more weight in its next-generation of Merc-Benz C Class models. With more aluminium in body and frames and advanced new joining processes installed into its U.S. manufacturing plant,...
Bristol unveils the Bristol Bullet, its new sports car with an aluminium chassis
<p>British carmaker Bristol has recently unveiled its new sports car, the Bristol Bullet. Powered by a 370bhp 4.8-litre V8, this swanky sports car will mark the 70thanniversary of Bristol. The sales are expected to begin by the end of 2016. <br /><br />Each speedster is hand-made over two weeks at...
Study confirms more than 90% end-of-life recycling rate for automotive aluminium in the US
<p>Announcing good news to the aluminium and the automotive industry, a new study, by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Metal Processing Institute, home of the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling (CR3) in association with Aluminum Association, concludes that the end-of-life...
Aluminium demand driven by electric cars: Hulamin
<p>Aluminium products manufacturer Hulamin has just reported their first half results with operating profit up 86 per cent in soft market conditions and a revenue increase of 25 per cent to R4.9 billion. Despite the oversupply situation in the market and local and export shipment being impacted...
Chinese CITIC Group to build aluminium car wheel manufacturing plant in Bulgaria
<p>China's state-owned company CITIC Group is planning to start producing aluminium car wheels in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian government said in a release on Friday.<br /><br />A plan was presented to this effect by CITIC in the Danube town of Ruse last week. The conglomerate detailed its plan to...
JLR aims to use 75% recycled aluminium to make Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles by 2020
<p>JLR is known to be mulling over an ambitious plan to start using 75 per cent recycled aluminium for making Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles from 2020 onward. Currently, less than half of aluminium volume used for making JLR vehicles comes from recycled sources. The shortfall is mainly attributed...
Fiat-Chryslar's upcoming launch- Jeep pickup truck will feature an aluminium body
<p>Fiat-Chryslar, the automakers' Group with presence in almost all known automotive segments, is set to unveil its new model of pickup truck from FCA. To be badged as a Jeep, the pickup truck, in all probability, is expected to come out in an all-aluminium body. <br /><br />Industry grapevine has...
All new Porsche Panamera comes with an external body panel made from aluminium
<p>Porsche has revealed its all-new Panamera four-door aluminium-body super saloon, with a refreshed new look, a tech-laden interior and new, more powerful turbocharged engines fitted with a new eight-speed PDK transmission. Available to order now, the new Panamera will go on sale this autumn.<br...
Aluminum Transportation Group applauds EPA, NHTSA and CARB on the release of Technical Assessment Report
<p>Tom Boney, chairman of the Aluminum Association's Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) and vice president and general manager, Automotive Value Stream, Novelis North America applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and California Air...
