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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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...
North America's market share in bauxite mining to grow on the back of increased aluminium demand
According to a recently published report, North America has the largest market share for bauxite mining owing to increased aluminium demand in the region. Europe and Asia Pacific region follows North America in bauxite demand. North America is expected to maintain its dominance from 2015-2020....
Japanese aluminium fabricators boost output in US to leverage demand from auto industry
Big names in Japan’s aluminium fabricating industry such as Kobe Steel and UACJ are giving tough competition to the likes of Alcoa and Novelis by beefing up output in the United States. Their strategic move is aimed at leveraging rising demand for aluminium in the world’s second largest automobile...
Japan-based auto supplier expands Indiana manufacturing
Ryobi Limited will expand its operations in Shelby County, IN, creating up to 150 new jobs by 2018. The company will invest $97.5 million into its U.S. subsidiary Ryobi Die Casting USA, purchasing and equipping a 350,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its campus in Shelbyville. The facility,...
Kobe Steel to begin aluminium sheet production in China early 2017
Japanese steel producer Kobe Steel is all set to start aluminium sheets output for the automotive industry in China in the first quarter of the next financial year, said company spokesperson Tatsuro Kanoh on Monday, June 11. Kobelco Automotive Aluminium Rolled Products, Kobe Steel's wholly owned...
Aluminium rolled products demand to grow at CAGR 5% through 2020
According to a recent market research, the global consumption of aluminium rolled products is projected to hit 30 million tonnes in 2020 growing at a CAGR of around 5 per cent. Transportation is likely to surpass packaging to become the fastest growing application market of aluminium rolling, data...
Rising demand for lightweight vehicles to drive global automotive aluminium market until 2020
According to a recently published market report, the global aluminium market for the automotive industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5 per cent during 2016-2020. “With the developing transport and aircraft sector, aluminium's presence in the market is increasing due to its efficiency, cost...
Constellium's new manufacturing facility in Mexico to supply automotive structural components
Constellium N.V. announced today that it intends to open a new manufacturing facility in Mexico to produce aluminium automotive structural components. This plant, located in San Luis Potosí, will allow Constellium to respond to increasing demand for lightweight, high-strength aluminium Crash...
Rolls Royce to make a smooth transition to a futuristic aluminium platform
Iconic limousine maker Rolls Royce is all set to enter the next generation of car manufacturing with modern techniques and lightweight aluminium platform. The upcoming Rolls Royce Phantom and all future super-luxury cars will be made from the same materials as used in Tesla Model S, with a lighter...
Downstream value addition gives Hindalco edge over competition
Aluminium makers all over the world, including the three in India, have remained under pressure, as the global economy is struggling to get back on its feet from a rough ride now lasting over two years, halting recovery in London Metal Exchange (LME) prices and crippling overcapacity for which the...
Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium with Webasto Shanghai Plant Tour kicks off on July 11
The 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium will be kicked off on the 11th of July with a factory tour to Webasto Shanghai Ltd, one of the world’s biggest roof system suppliers. On return a reception party at the 5-Star Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai will provide a perfect setup for...
GAIL begins gas supplies to Chinese automotive wheel producer Wanfeng
GAIL India, the nation's biggest natural gas transporter, has begun supplying gas to the India unit of the world's largest automotive aluminium wheel producer Wanfeng Group. Gas supplies to Wanfeng Aluminium Wheels (India)'s plant at Rewari in Haryana commenced on June 27, company sources said. The...
Tata Motors' X451 premium hatchbacks likely to house lighter aluminium engines
Tata Motors has made its new direction clear with cars like the Tiago, the Kite 5 and the Nexon. There are at least six new cars that the carmaker is actively working on (apart from everything it’s shown so far at the Auto Expo), involving its multiple design studios, engineering arms and its...
Maxion Wheels opens new aluminium wheel plant in Brazil
Maxion Wheels, a division of Iochpe Maxion S. A., marked the opening of a new light vehicle aluminium wheel plant in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil, this week with an inauguration celebration. The new plant, adjacent to the company's existing steel wheel plant, will add two million aluminium wheels per...
Chalco and Baosteel sign automotive aluminium sheet cooperation framework
Chalco and Baosteel Group signed a cooperation framework agreement on June 17 over automotive aluminium sheet, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) said on its website. According to the agreement, both sides will establish a joint venture in the future to jointly develop, produce...
Multi-material lightweighting by Novelis, Sertec, Stanley Fastening, SMS Group to be presented in Shanghai
The 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium will be kicked off on the 11th of July 2016 in the days leading up to the DIECATING CHINA EXHIBITIONS in Shanghai, China. The symposium offers the perfect setup to interchange with speakers and delegates from Chinese as well as International...
Aluminium alloys in shipbuilding – a fast growing trend
Trends in shipbuilding have become similar to those in the automobile industry in recent years and the growing demand for automobiles, heavy duty vehicles, aircrafts, trains and ships is also set to significantly spur demand for aluminium flat rolled and extruded products. In fact, the use of...
JLR Chief Engineer to speak on aluminium BiW at the 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium
The 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium to be focused on automotive lightweighting, supply / process chain and procurement management, will be kicked off on the 11th of July 2016 in the days leading up to the DIECATING CHINA EXHIBITIONS in Shanghai, China. Keynote speaker Mr. Stefan...
