Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have advanced the use of DuAlumin-3D for high-temperature automotive components, opening new possibilities for stronger, lighter 3D-printed aluminium parts in engines and beyond. Aluminium has long been attractive for automotive components because it...
India’s public-sector banks have proposed putting electric vehicles, charging networks, battery-swapping infrastructure and climate-transition projects into a clearer priority-sector lending framework. The plan could direct more formal credit toward the systems needed to scale electric mobility,...
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has launched a new series of low impedance, Automotive Grade miniature aluminium electrolytic capacitors. Aluminium electrolytic capacitors offer high ripple currents up to 3.36 A with high temperature operation to +125 °C. It comes with a long useful life of 6,000 h at...
The shareholders of Hirschvogel Holding GmbH, one of the largest international automotive suppliers in the area of aluminium and steel forging as well as subsequent machining, initiated the first step by appointing Walter Bauer and Dr Dirk Landgrebe at the new top management, with the view to be...
The Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, Nissan is coming up with its third generation crossover Nissan Qashqai in spring 2021, superseding the extremely popular second generation which has sold more than a million units since it commenced in 2014. The model is still undergoing testing;...
The aluminium factory in Duffel is under the drive of the new owner Alvance for a major investment program, perhaps even 300 million euros. Alvance Aluminium Duffel said: "Tesla is building a car factory in Germany, and it wants our aluminium." Geert Vannuffelen, Vice President Operations, Alvance...
South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is reportedly planning to launch a mass electric vehicle in the Indian market to further strengthen its product line and also its position as a smart mobility provider, said a top executive to ETAuto in an exclusive interaction. Seon Seob...
China’s auto sales registered growth for a seventh month in a row. Sales came in at 2.57 million vehicles in October, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).This marked an increase of 12.5% from the same month a year earlier as the country recovers from the COVID-19...
In October 2020, passenger vehicle (PV) registrations saw a year-on-year drop of 8.8 per cent to 249,860 units, according to the data shared by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA). Total vehicle registrations at regional transport offices (RTOs), which are proxies for sales,...
On 29 th October’20, MBF Aluminium in France carries out the procedure of filing for bankruptcy of the foundry before the commercial court of Dijon. Saint-Claude based MBF Aluminum foundry is in default of payment, being unable to settle its debts. To act on this new aspect of the procedure, a...
The British multinational automotive company Jaguar Land Rover is entering in research trials to test the competence of advanced lightweight metals and composites to be used in future vehicles. The subsidiary of the Indian automotive company Tata Motor’s, JLR is headquartered in Whitley, Coventry,...
MBF Aluminum, based at Eastern France, in the heart of the Jura Mountains in Saint-Claude, is recognized as one of the European specialists in the injection moulding of aluminium parts for the automotive sector, could see its workforce reduced by half, if it is believed that the recommendations...
Fitch Solutions predicts Ghana to emerge as an automotive production hub in West Africa in the years to come. The ratings agency report suggests that comprehensive policy by the Ghana Government could be a potential factor for the nation to dominate West African automobile space in the future. “We...
European aluminium scrap prices have started rising in recent weeks as demand is increasing in the market tightened by limited supply due to the lack of fresh scrap generation over months of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Usage of scrap also fell but not as much as the generation of new scrap, as...
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, commonly known as Geely rolls-out its first electric vehicle-focused platform on 23 rd September’20, intended to up-rise a variety of models more proficiently for both the Chinese automaker and its partners. As the global auto industry exercises towards investment in...
LS Cable & System, the South Korea-based industrial corporation with global operations and one of the biggest cable manufacturers worldwide, on 21 st September’20, announced it has started bulk-production of aluminium wires for electric vehicles. The cable manufacturer has broadened its investment...
Genesis, the upscale spinoff of Hyundai Motors is preparing to launch the 2021 G80 and GV80 in the United States. The company's third-generation rear-wheel-drive platform is the basis of the G80 and GV80 and using this architecture in the GV80, Genesis was able to give the SUV a low profile, a wide...
Foreign automakers are reportedly seeking delays and exemptions to India’s new quality rules for imported auto parts. According to them, regulations on imported auto parts will increase the costs of finished products, hurt sales, and disrupt the overall supply chains, said the sources with direct...
The world is celebrating its first-ever 'World EV Day' on September 9, and to commemorate the occasion, Nissan has announced a major milestone of producing its 500,000 th Nissan LEAF, the world’s first mass-market 100 per cent electric car. With half billion LEAF built globally, customers around...
Amitabh Kant, CEO of the policy think tank NITI Aayog, has pointed out that upskilling the existing workforce in the Indian auto component sector would be an ideal way to ensure a smooth transition to electric vehicles. As far as the technical advancements are concerned required for the adoption of...
