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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The data from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) indicates that sales and production of automobiles in October have extended weak performances. In October, production of cars stood at 2.33 million units, 10.05 per cent lower from the same period last year and 0.92 per cent down...
The operators have confirmed that Liberty smelter plant is still on progress with its plan for establishing an alloy wheel manufacturing facility at Fort William. According to the report, Highland councillor Andrew Baxter and his colleagues lambasted the aluminium company last week for its slow...
Endurance Technologies has received an approval for raising of funds through issuance of fresh/new equity shares through one or more public or private offerings or combination thereof as may be permitted under applicable law(s), for an amount up to INR 750 crore. Endurance Technologies is one of...
According to the latest update by Shanghai Metals Market, short supplies of invoiced domestic resources and limited inflows of seaborne resources are together contributing to the balanced market of aluminium scrap in China. Moreover, sluggish downstream automobile consumption is also attributing to...
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling has announced its plan to build a global network of Customer Solution Centers (CSCs). This is aimed at accelerating collaborative innovation between Novelis and automakers for designing next generation cars. Novelis will work with...
Last Friday, the Aluminum Association’s Transportation Group (ATG) submitted comments urging the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pursue data-driven decision making in its final vehicle fuel economy rulemaking. The...
Auto suppliers are pitching the U.S. administration on a grace period from tariffs on imported steel and aluminium until enough U.S. capacity is built up. According to them, it will take time to develop more affordable domestic sources of both the metal and they can’t invest in new facilities while...
Volkswagen Group has started construction of its electric vehicles plant in a joint venture with SAIC Motor Corp. in Shanghai. The US$2.5 billion factory will start production of electric vehicles based on VW’s MEB platform in 2020. According to the company update, the plant will build EVs and...
Automotive components manufacturer Sundaram-Clayton Ltd (SCL) has opened a new machined castings foundry at Oragadam, near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. The new facility, which was inaugurated by Young Key Koo, Managing Director and CEO of Hyundai Motor India Ltd, has been established with an investment...
Audi AG has become the first downstream user of aluminium to be certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard. Audi has received certification for material stewardship of aluminium and sustainable manufacturing of the battery for the Audi e-tron at company’s...
U.S. President Trump's trade war on China that he initiated three months ago is exerting pressure in the auto market in China. The trade war will continue to weigh down on vehicle demand in China unless the bilateral trade disputes with China is resolved at the Group of 20 Summit next month in...
China's leading manufacturer of aluminium processing products China Zhongwang Holdings Co., Ltd, together with its subsidiary “Group”, has inked an agreement with Jaguar Land Rover for the supply of aluminium extrusion products to Jaguar Land Rover UK as a Tier 1 supplier. China Zhongwang said the...
Turkey Industry Minister Mustafa Varank announced on Thursday, October 4, that Turkish automaker Oyak Renault would invest more than 100 million euro (US$115 million) for setting up an aluminium injection plant in north-western Turkey for new generation hybrid cars. The plant will be constructed in...
Dongfeng Renault Automotive Co. will reportedly introduce its first electric vehicle next year in China. The news came after Francois Provost, Renault’s Asia chief and CEO of Dongfeng-Renault, disclosed the plan last week. Dongfeng Renault Automotive Co is an equally-owned joint venture between car...
Recently, President Trump has been repeatedly announcing his plan to punish Canada with auto tariffs. Trump said Canada was "ripping us off" and threatened a tariff on cars from Canada that "would be the ruination of the country." Such attitude is expected to ignite the trade hostilities further...
President Trump suggested in Twitter that Ford and Apple can avoid import tariffs by shifting their manufacturing to the U.S. Ford on August 31 said it was dropping plans to ship the Focus Active from China to America considering Trump's new tariffs. And despite Trump’s tweet, Ford said it won't be...
According to the data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), retail sales of passenger vehicles in China dropped 7.4 per cent to stand at 1.76 million units in August, compared to 1.89 million units in the same period last year. The passenger vehicle category includes sedans, SUV,...
Ford Motor Co. is reportedly cancelling its plan to import a new crossover model from as President Donald Trump’s tariffs undermined the business case for bringing vehicles to the US market. Kumar Galhotra, Ford President in North America said Trump’s decision of imposing 25 per cent tariff on...
