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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UC Rusal, a leading global aluminium producer, announces that the supply of aluminium alloys for serial production of car engines components at Ford Sollers car building plant in Elabuga has commenced. Having successfully passed the qualification tests, Rusal aluminium alloys are now being...
The CEO of the world's largest producer of rolled aluminium, Novelis, explained to investors that sluggish business at the company in the past earnings season was a result of a slower-than-expected adoption of aluminium by the automotive industry. For decades, high-end vehicles have been made with...
Novelis Inc., the world's largest rolled aluminum producer, warned that plans to shift rolling mill capacity to automotive body sheet are progressing slower than anticipated as automakers prove slow to follow Ford's lead in widespread use of the metal. Novelis CEO Steve Fisher said the industry is...
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has drafted a new £4.5-billion cost-cutting plan to offset rising emissions cost and the slowdown in China, one of the biggest automotive markets in the world. The project—known as Leap 4.5—will scrutinise almost every area of spending at Britain’s luxury...
The third Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium will be kicked off At the Cobo Center in Detroit, USA on Monday, the 9th of November. The event is the ideal location to listen and interchange with executive speakers & delegates from leading OEMs & Tiers like FORD, MERITOR, BOCAR, DAIMLER,...
Ford Motor posted third quarter results which narrowly missed expectations but showed the automaker is doing extremely well in the United States. Ford was the number one selling brand in the U.S. and its aluminium F-150 sales hit a nine-year high. The automaker posted third quarter profits of $0.45...
According to the observations made in a recently published research report on aluminium die-casting market for automobiles in Canada, the market here is matured and is continuing a steady growth over the past couple of years. Despite ongoing economic crisis and government's hostile tax policies,...
Canadian supplier Linamar Corp. has offered 771 million euros ($882 million) in cash to acquire French peer Montupet SA. Montupet, which is working with U.S. investment bank Jefferies, said its board is supporting Linamar's tender offer. The French company supplies valued-added aluminium castings...
Latin America has witnessed a considerable growth in the metallurgy and material die casting market over the past couple of years. According to a recently published market research report, highly matured die casting market in North America and spiking automobile sector in the region were the major...
Faurecia and Beijing WKW Automotive Parts have signed a 50/50 joint-venture agreement to create an entity named Beijing WKW-FAD Automotive Interior Parts. Beijing WKW Automotive Parts is a major supplier of vehicle interior aluminium decoration in China. Faurecia, which claims to be the world...
The Jaguar F-Pace that is awaiting launch will be followed by a smaller SUV built on a different platform. The machine is called the E-Pace. It is part of Jaguar's plan to play catch-up on the global crossover craze and follows shortly after the already-testing F-Pace, originally, the C-X17 concept...
A recently published market research report reveals the U.S. aluminium die-casting industry for automobiles is all set to dominate the global market in tandem with the growing automobile industry in the country. The report says the market has grown steadily over the past couple of years, and...
Lightweight materials are the key components for making lightweight vehicles. Currently, majority of lightweight vehicles that are being manufactured contain materials such as high-strength steel, plastic and composites, carbon fibre, magnesium alloy, and of course, aluminium alloy. Among them,...
Pfaff Autoworks hosted its annual insurance open house last week. The event provided a chance for those in the insurance industry to become familiar with new trends in the collision repair space. The emergence of aluminum as a more common material in new cars took centre stage at the Pfaff...
Ford's launching of the new aluminum-bodied F-150 stands to be a game-changer in its own right, but it's only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. The F-150's aluminum construction has already to a new Super Duty and soon to a new Raptor, but a new Expedition looks to be in the works, as well. Tipped...
The market for aluminium in the global automotive industry is likely to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% over 2015-2020, a recently published market report data reveals. A high demand for lightweight vehicles will catalyse the growth across major economies of the world. The demand of lightweight vehicles is...
Jinfei Holding Group Co. Ltd recently signed an agreement with the government of Fuyuan County, Yunnan to build aluminum alloy wheel project there.The 1 billion yuan ($157.4 million) project is designed to have a capacity of 5 million pieces of aluminum alloy wheels per annum. Headquartered in the...
Metallurgical plant and rolling mill technology provider SMS Group has identified the automotive industry as a crucial target market for the company where its aluminium rolling technology can be applied, says SMS Group technical services South Africa executive VP Michael Schäfer. In its 2015...
