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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Jaguar Land Rover MENA and its exclusive retailer partner in the State of Qatar, Alfardan Premier Motors Co., have confirmed their participation in the sixth edition of the Qatar Motor Show. Running from January 28th to February 1st 2016, the Qatar Motor Show will take place at the Doha Exhibition...
Shekhar Movva of Synergies Castings Ltd (SCL) will invest $140 million in a world-class aluminium alloy wheels firm in Bahrain. The SCL will invest the amount in two phases with the majority being held by Synergies. The joint venture with the Sovereign Wealth Fund ‘Mumtalakat,’ an investment arm of...
Sapa AS, the maker of aluminium products, expects a “significant bump” in sales to automotive companies in North America as more of the metal is used in passenger cars and commercial vehicles. With all-aluminium-bodied products such as new electric car lines and increased adoption of aluminium by...
Ford Motor Co. announced at the 2016 Detroit auto show that it's adding the off-roading edition of the F-150 pickup truck - the F-150 Raptor - to its stable of aluminum-bodied pickups. That means all of Ford's North American pickups will be built with steel frames and aluminum bodies, something...
Auto component makers including aluminium and aluminium alloy based die-cast component manufacturers may finally turn in a decent performance in the year to March. A few quarters ago, the industry was worried, given the prolonged auto slowdown in global markets, especially Europe and the US, and...
Tata-owned British carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), will showcase its Range Rover Evoque Convertible premium compact SUV at the upcoming 2016 Delhi Auto Expo. The car is expected to go on sale in India by the end of next year with its international launch date set for some time in spring 2016....
Ford is betting big on its new aluminium-bodied F-150, which has been taking traditional business away from the steel industry. The Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker announced it was going to invest $1.3 billion in Kentucky to make the F-Series Super Duty. Ford will invest in an all-new body shop,...
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced that the feature presentations delivered during the second annual OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at last November’s SEMA Show are now available. The event, hosted by SCRS and held on Thursday, November 5th, put show attendees...
Aluminium Corporation of China Ltd (Chalco) has made great breakthrough in auto body aluminium alloy sheet manufacturing. After over two years of R&D, the State-owned aluminium major has achieved this feat, communicated Rare Earth Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chalco. In recent years,...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it is supplying high-strength, military-grade, aluminum for the upcoming Ford F-Series Super Duty lineup of trucks, the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty ever. Following the launch of the 2015 Ford F-150, the...
CRP Automotive now offers Rein Automotive Aluminum Stretch Bolts for BMW engine applications. These stretch bolts are designed as replacements for the “one time use” only fasteners used by BMW to mount components such as transmissions, oil pans, water pumps, power steering pumps, and alternators to...
When Cadillac rolls out the new CT6 early next year, the aluminium-skinned vehicle will have dedicated factory-certified repair facilities. Cadillac said last week that it is launching the Cadillac aluminium Repair Network to ensure the lightweight rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan, due in the first...
Amtek Auto group is under stress and its latest earnings - a consolidated loss of INR 987 crore for the year ended 30 September (for the first time since 2004), against a net profit of INR 848.21 crore the previous year - aren’t good news for the lenders. Amtek Auto follows the October-September...
The 1st GALM summit on Modeling, Simulation and Crash Testing Of Automotive Lightweight Materials will come to Detroit, Michigan on 26-27 January 2016 and bring with it 20+ case studies from OEMs, software developers and material experts. Covering the most important areas from cost efficiency and...
Ford Motor Company is using an innovative new process to give a new lease of life to old engines that would otherwise be scrapped. The process involves the use of a special Ford-patented plasma coating technology. The process delivers a 50 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared with producing...
In a recently conducted study on the current trends in aluminium usage in cars and light trucks, a number of key observations have been made on the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), aluminium strategies, including manufacturing activities and joining techniques. Following are the key...
The Cadillac CT6, the first aluminium-skinned vehicle from General Motors, will have its own dedicated factory-certified repair facilities. Cadillac said Wednesday, December 2nd, that it is launching the Cadillac Aluminium Repair Network to ensure the lightweight rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan is...
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will add 2,000 jobs and invest $1.3 billion at the Kentucky Truck Plant to support production of new aluminum-body Super Duty trucks, deepening the automaker's ties to a city where it has two large production facilities. The investment, cheered by plant workers...
