Porsche's lightweight GT3 gets heavier, and that's the point
Porsche's 911 GT3 Bergsport swaps its lightest magnesium wheels for forged aluminium, proving that a few extra kilos can make sense when the road gets serious. There are few places where saving weight matters more than inside a Porsche 911 GT3. Yet for its new 911 GT3 Bergsport, Porsche has done...
New DuAlumin-3D alloy could unlock stronger 3D-printed aluminium engine parts
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...
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Super sports car to be manufactured in Dubai
Its Emirati designers say it has a top speed of 560kph, and with the flick of a switch its 5,000-horsepower engine can take it from a standstill to 60kph in 1.8 seconds. Say hello to the Dh5.5 million Devel 16. Visitors to the Dubai International Motor Show were yesterday introduced to a prototype...
New aluminium downstream plant opens in Dubai
Al Ghurair Group has opened its new plant in Jebel Ali, which will supply sun roof parts to top of the range vehicles such as Range Rover, Nissan, Jaguar and Hyundai. Royal Engineering Fabrication Company (Refco) which is fully owned by the Al Ghurair Group will produce about 3,000 parts per day...
Manufacturers urged to follow car industry and embrace use of aluminium
Businesses specialising in manufacturing and supplying aluminium have been urged to embrace the car industry’s growing demand for the metal or risk losing out to foreign competitors. President of ALFED (the Aluminium Federation) Carl Tomlinson will reinforce the point when he opens the UK aluminium...
Aluminium market to soar after 2014, economist says
Aluminium companies should use a slow 2014 to upgrade, expand and hire new staff to gear up for boom times in the following years, an economist has said. Next year will be “off” compared with 2013 as demand slackens from the middle of 2014 into the first quarter of 2015, Alan Beaulieu, president of...
BMW to launch i3 electric car with aluminium rolling chassis
BMW will launch the electric i3 in India next year. The car which is powered by a 125kw motor run by lithium-ion batteries has a range of about 150km on a single charge. The i3 is also the first car to roll out under BMW's new sub-brand BMW i. BMW i has been created specifically for vehicles that...
Aluminum shipments by Japan expand as auto demand improves
Shipments of rolled-aluminum products by Japanese fabricators to domestic and overseas markets expanded 3.6 percent in September, the third straight month of increase, as demand from automakers recovered. Volume rose to 164,532 metric tons last month from 158,835 tons a year earlier, the Japan...
2014 Range Rover sport SUV with aluminium unibody launched in India
The new 2014 Range Rover Sport with lightweight aluminum unibody architecture and carrying a price tag of INR1.09 crore has been launched in India. With a redesigned exterior, the 2014 Sport costs INR1.65 crore for the higher-end 5.0L V8 SC petrol variant and INR1.09 crore for the 3.0L Diesel SDV6...
JLR sales up 17% in September 2013
Taking the period January to September 2013, Jaguar Land Rover experienced a 16% increase in sales as they sold 312,834 units during the nine month period. The company has experienced increased demand in all major regions. Sales across China increased 46% while sales in Asia Pacific increased 29%,...
Aerospace Segment helps Alcoa gain profit despite low price
Alcoa Inc. (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported better-than-forecast quarterly earnings after its smelting business returned to profitability and results improved at a unit that makes auto and aerospace parts. Third-quarter net income excluding plant-closing costs and other one-time...
Aluminum maker Alcoa battered by tough week
The news hasn’t been good this week for aluminum manufacturer Alcoa Inc. It’s stock price is tumbling, a Duetsche Bank analyst downgraded the stock to sell and forecasters were predicting aluminum prices would fall 12 percent or more over the next two years. All this on the heels of Alcoa being...
Audi to launch Q1 crossover in 2016 with plenty of aluminium
According to a recent report by AutoBild, Audi is planning to launch a Q1 crossover by 2016. The Q1 will be based on the Volkswagen Polo. Built on the Volkswagen Polo platform, this baby crossover would reportedly measure 3.8 meters in length. Despite being a crossover with a raised seating...
Rusal signs agreement to convert western Russian smelters
United Co Rusal will convert its loss-making Russian aluminium smelters to the production of vehicle components as well as rolled and cable products, it said on Monday September 30. To fund the transformation, Rusal has signed a memorandum of intent with state-owned development bank Vnesheconombank...
Perodua to introduce aluminium engine in Next Model
Perodua plans to introduce an aluminium engine in its next model to be launched in the third quarter of next year. President and Chief Executive Officer Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said the engine would be produced at the RM1.3 billion plant expected to be completed in the third quarter of next...
U.S. carmakers’ aluminium consumption may surpass European counterparts: Novelis
U.S. carmakers’ consumption of aluminum may surpass European counterparts in the next 12 months as new models using the metal come to market, according to Novelis Inc. Ford Motor Co. is among manufacturers rolling out new cars that substitute aluminum for heavier steel. Use of the lightweight metal...
Jaguar invests $2.3bn in new vehicle design
Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it has invested GBP1.5 billion ($2.3 billion) to introduce an all-new technically-advanced aluminium vehicle architecture in forthcoming models. To support this strengthening of the Jaguar product portfolio, 1,700 new jobs will be created in the UK at the...
Aluminium extruders foresee automotive sector challenges
Aluminium extruders looking to benefit from expected growth in the US automotive sector will have to grapple with stepped-up standards, possible capacity constraints and new and often-demanding clients, industry executives said. Challenges range from receiving International Organisation for...
Automotive aluminum sludge delisted from hazardous waste list in Ontario, Canada
The line between "hazardous" and "non-hazardous" waste is often drawn in a somewhat arbitrary way, sometimes for historical reasons. Occasionally, it is possible to persuade the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to readjust the line. Canadian automotive manufacturers have had one of these rare...
Jaguar's XF to migrate to aluminium
Jaguar is believed to be saddling up for a successor to the XF – Jaguar's rival to the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class – built on a scaled-up version of the iq[AI] platform developed for a new 'C/D segment' prestige sedan and the C-X17 SUV concept. What's more, the platform – or...
