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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According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), retail sales of passenger vehicles in China shrank 6% in 2018 from a year earlier. This marked the first decline in more than 20 years. In December 2018, about 2.26 million passenger vehicles including sedans, SUV, multi-purpose vehicles...
Tesla has begun constructing a new manufacturing plant for its electric cars in Shanghai, China. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk said that construction will be completed in the summer and production of its lowest-cost model, the Model 3, will start by the end of the year. This is the largest foreign-invested...
Shares of the electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. reportedly dropped on Wednesday, January 2, after the company cuts vehicle prices by US$ 2,000 and announced fourth-quarter sales figure that fell short of Wall Street estimates. Before the markets opened, the company said that it...
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in October 2018, China's export of aluminium alloy auto wheels grew 16.9 per cent from a year ago to 96,000 tonnes. On month on month comparison, the volume increased 7.5 per cent from the September volume of 89,300 tonnes. In...
When Ford launched its all-aluminium body F-150 pickup truck in 2015 with aluminium body panels instead of steel to make it lighter with improved mileage and rust-free, it was considered as one of the biggest risks for America’s most popular truck maker. The bigger concern was the cost of repairs,...
According to the report jointly issued by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and WAYS, the total sales of passenger vehicles are expected to register a decline of 6.6 per cent year on year in January 2019. The estimated sale is expected to stand at 2.26 million. Included in the passenger...
According to an announcement from China’s Ministry of Finance on Friday, the country will temporarily remove additional 25 per cent tariff on U.S.-made light vehicles and auto parts starting Jan. 1, 2019 for a period of 90 days. The announcement was a follow up on the truce in the trade war between...
China’s Qiantu Motors has reportedly joined hands with California’s Mullen Technologies to begin building in the K50 sports car in the United States. In a press release first spotted by Automotive News, the two firms revealed their intentions to homologate the K50 to meet the US standards and then...
Constellium announced it supplied aluminium automotive body sheets for the new Audi A6. The company delivered Surfalex® with high surface quality and particular hemming and roping properties for the doors as well as for the trunk. It also supplied Securalex® P6, a high-tech crash absorption alloy,...
As the U.S. and China have entered a 90-day truce in the current trade war, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow expected that China could immediately slash its vehicle tariffs on cars imported from the U.S. He believed the immediate after action could be a rolling back of 40 per cent tariffs...
As forecasted by Sinomach Automobile Co., China’s largest dealer of imported cars and light trucks, China’s light-vehicle imports are likely to drop by more than 5 per cent in 2019. This decline is attributed to an economy that is steadily losing steam and China’s continued trade disputes with the...
European automakers shares reportedly dropped on Thursday, November 29 followed by a warning of fresh US imported auto tariffs application before the end of the year. The warning came from one of the key European lawmakers. According to a report by Germany's Wirtschaftwoche, a business and...
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in September 2018, China's export of aluminium alloy auto wheels grew 18.3 per cent from a year ago to 89,300 tonnes. The value of export rose 18.8 per cent YoY to US$417 million last month. Export prices averaged US$4.67/kg....
Tesla Inc. has started booking orders for its Model 3 sedan in China for a deposit of RMB 8,000 ($1,153), as confirmed by the electric carmaker's China website. Tesla’s less expensive electric car Model 3 is built with a mix of steel and aluminium in the body structure to keep the weight as well as...
Leveraging on the potential growth of electric vehicles, Mahindra Electric, part of Mahindra & Mahindra group has announced an investment of INR 1000 crore for the development of new products, technology and capacity expansion, a senior company executive said while inaugurating its new technology...
U.S. automakers and parts suppliers urged the Trump administration to end steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada and warned against the potential U.S. national security tariffs on automotive imports on Thursday November 15. They said such tariffs would lead to widespread job losses. They...
The French car parts firm Montupet’s new accounts has revealed a rise in turnover at the company’s Northern Ireland operation by 10.7 per cent to £87.3 million last year ended on December 31, The Telegraph UK reported. Headed by John McMichael, Montupet produces aluminium engine components for car...
In the line with India government's plan to shift to electro-mobility, Japanese carmaker Honda Motor is planning to launch electric vehicle in the Indian market by 2023-2024, sources said. The project will be a part of the company's global electric rollout plan, to be kicked off in China in 2019....
