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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China’s new-vehicle market has continued falling for 12 consecutive months on slower economy. Automakers and suppliers are likely to see a longer period of downturn as the government is planning to discontinue a key stimulus plan designed to boost the economy. The Chinese Communist Party has...
Renault and Toyota Motor have each signed a deal with a domestic Chinese electrified vehicle manufacturer to jointly produce EVs. China is encouraging foreign automakers to strike similar deals with domestic producers in order to expand EV output in the country. Collaboration between foreign...
Aluminum producer Hydro now supplies ASI-certified sustainable aluminium for the battery housing of the first fully electric SUV of Audi called Audi e-tron The aluminium component is processed and manufactured in an environmentally friendly manner and under socially acceptable working conditions....
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has forecast the automobile sales to drop in China in 2019. Weaker purchasing capacity due to slower economic growth and the new vehicle emission standards could be some of the reasons for the estimated drop in car sales, according to a...
Toyota Motor Corp. and its Chinese partner BYD Co. will develop battery-electric vehicles and batteries as the Japanese automaker is looking at building affordable EVs for the world's top vehicle market in collaboration with its Chinese partners. Toyota and the Chinese electric automaker announced...
Continuous downturn in China’s new vehicle market for last four quarters has created cash crunch for a number of automakers, a report from Automotive News China says. BAIC Yinxiang Automobile Co., a subsidiary of state-owned automaker BAIC Motor Group, suspended major part of production for H2 2018...
According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), production and sales of motorcycles in June improved across China both year-on-year, as well as month-on-month basis. Domestic production of motorcycles in the above mentioned month came in at 1.48 million...
Shanghai Metals Market survey shows the operating rates of Chinese secondary aluminium producers have fallen for the third consecutive month in June to 52.24 per cent, down 1.49 percentage point month-on-month and 0.5 percentage point year-on-year. Sluggish secondary aluminium demand among...
Italian car manufacturer Maserati is reportedly expected to launch Levante Trofeo in India by later this year. Comprising of 22-inch forged aluminium alloy wheels, the SUV weighs lighter; while its carbon fibre inserts to the rear, side skirts enhance the look. The car also sports matte paint...
Ford has adopted a “mixed materials” strategy to shed weight on the 2020 Explorer SUV available on sale this summer. “Weight was a factor in every decision we made,” Explorer chief engineer Bill Gubing said. The SUV’s structure includes steel, aluminium, magnesium and plastic to keep the weight...
AMAG Austria Metall AG has signed an agreement with Japan’s Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. and Marubeni Corporation on July 8, 2019, in Tokyo for sales expansion of AMAG rolled products in the global automotive industry. They agreed to invest their individual strength to gain a strong foothold for AMAG...
William Li, the founder and CEO of Nio, the EV startup in China is eying the European market for its EVs; he said this in an interview during the Shanghai auto show. He believes that Chinese automaker can break into the European market with the help of EVs. However, the company is very careful...
China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data shows that China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) sales in June recorded month-on-month growth by 38.7 per cent and year-on-year by 98.7 per cent to stand at 134,000 units. In the previous month as well, China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) sales had registered a...
Jaguar Land Rover is planning to invest significantly in building Electric vehicles in its home market to compensate for the loss due to slump in diesel sales and Brexit uncertainty. The automaker is planning to offer an electrified option to all its upcoming models from next year as it tries to do...
Renault is reportedly remodelling one of its strong-selling SUV cars Captur crossover assuring bigger size but the same weight because of the use of aluminium bonnet and plastic tailgate. Around 100mm will be added to its length, with a 33mm longer wheelbase, and 19mm to its width. The French...
Australian metal 3D printing developer Aurora Labs Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swedish industrial company, Gränges AB. The MoU, which will operate for a term of up to five years, provides a framework for: pre-order an Aurora RMP-1 Rapid Manufacturing Printer by Gränges, supply...
Chinese automaker Dongfeng Automobile Co. Ltd. (DFAC) is reportedly planning to set up an industrial fund, focusing on new energy vehicle supply chain, in association with Beijing Ruihe Xinye Investment Co., Ltd. (R&H) and the state-owned Hanjiang Investment Holding. The fund, referred to as...
At the Shanghai auto show in April, most of the auto company executives had projected that China’s new-vehicle market would rebound in the second half of 2019. But their prediction seems to be not turning true with Beijing’s resolve to enforce stricter emissions rules and a reluctance to cut taxes...
