Vedanta's ₹210b metals push targets India's EV and critical minerals demand
Vedanta is expanding aluminium, copper and other metals capacity as electric mobility and India's demand for critical minerals reshape the domestic materials market. Vedanta Group is putting INR 210 billion (USD 2.21 billion) into metals production and capacity through FY2026, building a broader...
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...
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Aluminum demand to grow on booming new energy vehicle sector in China
Aluminum alloy has become a top-of-choice material for new energy vehicle manufacturers in China due to its lightness. New energy vehicles are typically heavier than traditional vehicles because of heavy batteries. Fortunately, auto body made of aluminum alloy could satisfy new energy vehicles’...
Novelis unveils next-generation high-strength alloys for automotive industry
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced the development of the Novelis Advanz™ 7000-series of high-strength alloys designed for safety-critical components of vehicle structures. Two to three times stronger than any automotive aluminum used in high volumes today,...
AMAG: Asia- an attractive market for high quality aluminium products
AMAG, a leading producer of high grade rolled aluminium products based in Austria, offer customers in Asia a wide range of specialty materials for aircraft, automotive and electronics. AMAG has over 70 years’ experience in the production of aluminium with special competence in high-strength sheet...
Jaguar to build lightweight aluminium Land Rovers in its new Slovakia plant
Jaguar Land Rover has announced the location of its new production facility in central Europe. It is to come up near Nitra in western Slovakia. There were speculations regarding the location of the company’s latest plant, with Poland being considered as the preferred site in eastern Europe....
Novelis reports net loss of $60m in Q1 FY 2016: Automotive production up
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today reported a net loss of $60 million for first quarter of fiscal year 2016. Excluding certain tax-effected items, the company reported net income of $24 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 compared to $28 million in the first...
"Lotus has been producing cars with aluminum riv-bonded chassis for several decades", GREGORY E. PETERSON, Senior Technical Specialist, LOTUS ENGINEERING
GREGORY E. PETERSON is a Senior Technical Specialist in LOTUS ENGINEERING. Gregg's responsibilities include lightweight structures, transferring emerging technologies into commercial opportunities and program management. He has led numerous lightweighting programs for both automotive and...
GM turning to aluminum for next-gen pickup trucks
Following Ford’s lead, GM is turning to aluminum and lightweight steel for its next-generation of pickup trucks and SUVs. The American automaker has announced that it will be investing $877 million to overhaul its factory in Flint, Michigan, that is in charge of producing pickup trucks. The...
Ford's focus on aluminium body vehicles spurs competition among steelmakers
A joint venture steel plant AM/NS Calvert, in Alabama is preparing to produce the latest generation of ultra high-strength steel for the North American auto industry. Ford's decision to make the body of one of its best sellers F-150 pickup out of aluminum is pressing the steel industry to respond...
AluMag organized Asia Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium 2015 - a great success
The 2nd International Asia Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium, organized by AluMag from the 6th – 8th of July 2015 at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai, China, turned out to be a great success. With the number of participants growing and level of internationality surpassing that of...
Rare aluminum-bodied Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing to cross the block in RM Auctions sale
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is rare, desirable car. Yet this 1955 example is even more special. Part of the outrageous Pinnacle Portfolio collection, this car is one of only 29 aluminum-bodied Gullwings built. It will cross the block next month in the RM Auctions sale held in conjunction with...
Ford's aluminum F-150 to cost more for repairs, insurer group says
Ford’s revolutionary aluminum-body F-150 pickup truck does well in most crash tests but is significantly more expensive to repair, according to an analysis by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That means buyers of the truck, the first to use the lighter-weight metal extensively, probably...
Zhongfu obtains Quality Management System Certificate for automotive plates
Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co. Ltd., the Chinese subsidiary of the international investment and industrial holding Vimetco, one of the largest on the aluminum market, has obtained the Quality Management System Certificate for Production of Components and Provision of Respective Services in the...
Ras Al-Khair's aluminium strongpoint drawing global automakers
Several international transport companies specialized in automobiles, aircraft and rail cars are planning to establish new assembly plants in Ras Al-Khair Industrial City. The development comes in the wake of the success achieved by the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) in increasing its...
GM's Chevrolet and Ford wage pickup wars over aluminum
The pickup wars have broken out again. Ads from General Motors' (GM) Chevrolet are attacking rival Ford's (F) innovative aluminum-body F-150 pickup as too costly and too slow to repair. In online ads -- one of which features National Football League hall of famer and broadcaster Howie Long --...
Production at Audi’s Münchsmünster components plant picks up pace
The new Audi production site in Münchsmünster, 30km east of the main production facility in Ingolstadt, Germany, is where hot and cold formed pressed parts, high tech chassis components and lightweight aluminum structural components, among others, are produced for the new Q7 SUV. By 2017, a total...
SPEEDMASTER launched aluminium racing radiators for high-speed racing cars
SPEEDMASTER, a tech company that finds its niche in automobile engine radiator manufacturing, recently came up with Aluminium Racing Radiators that can withstand the asperities of long-haul car racing, something that do not usually come from the house of leading automobile manufacturers. The...
Ford launches deluxe aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup
US automaker Ford rolled out a deluxe version of its F-150 aluminum-bodied pickup truck Tuesday, betting on high-end touches as it ramps up production of its most popular vehicle. Dubbed the F-150 Limited, the light-duty truck is loaded with gadgets, including a 360-degree camera, massaging front...
Audi and Honda to come up with aluminium supercars
Two premium car makers Audi and Honda are all set to launch their next generation supercar models built around an exclusive aluminium-carbon fiber space-frame. Audi R8, the second generation supercar, has the original design of the Ingolstadt with the 5.2-litre V10 engine placed behind the cabin....
