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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GM researchers have way to use magnesium in place of steel, aluminum
General Motors researchers who tinkered with magnesium in the laboratory have developed a proprietary way to use the lightweight material as an alternative to steel and aluminum, the company said Tuesday. GM has developed a new technology that improves magnesium's strength and durability by...
Chinese aluminum import premiums edge down after holiday on weak demand
China import premiums for Good Western aluminum edged down to $220-230/mt CIF plus LME cash this week, from $230-240/mt at end-September, as the Chinese market returned from its week-long National Day holidays. Market participants said sellers' ideas remained unchanged over the same period at...
Aerospace and automobile sector helped Alcoa to a quarterly profit
Stronger demand for aluminum products from airplane and automobile producers helped Alcoa Inc's third-quarter profit beat Wall Street's expectations despite weak aluminum prices and worries about China's slumping economy. But, even with its strong downstream business, Chairman and Chief Executive...
Aluminum diecasters hit by Japanese automakers' output cuts in China
Japanese diecasters have been hit by Japanese automakers being forced to cut production in China due to slowing sales triggered by geopolitical tensions, industry sources said Tuesday. Japan's largest automaker Toyota Motor's September car sales in China fell to 44,100 vehicles, from 75,200...
Carmakers slowly substituting steel with aluminium
At last week's Paris motor show, carmakers are showing a multitude of materials that could one day challenge steel's omnipresence in the structure of vehicles. New regulations requiring carmakers to save fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions have compelled the industry to experiment with lighter...
GM to use new aluminum welding technology to increase fuel efficiency
In an effort to improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicles, General Motors Co. plans to use a new aluminum welding technology "more extensively" starting next year. According to the Detroit-based automaker, the resistance spot welding process, which GM says is an industry-first, is expected to...
Bodine Aluminum, a Toyota subsidiary forges ahead in Troy and St. Louis
The foreign-made cars in the parking lot offer one hint how Bodine Aluminum differs from the remainder of a regional automobile manufacturing sector once dominated by Big Three domestic production. Other clues, less evident, include the absence of layoffs at Bodine during the recession, an...
Honda And Jaguar Land Rover Invest In UK Sites
The UK's struggling automotive industry has been given a boost as two British car manufacturers announce significant investment in their UK sites. Jaguar Land Rover said it has spent £370m upgrading its manufacturing facilities in Solihull, near Birmingham, while Honda announced plans to invest...
Jaguar Land Rover launched world's first aluminium SUV
Jaguar Land Rover has launched the world’sfirst all-aluminium body SUV as a result of extensive research and developmentinto aluminium manufacturing technology. The luxurious fourth-generation RangeRover vehicle will be manufactured in a new state-of-the-art plant at Solihull- the largest factory...
Jaguar Land Rover opts for Novelis recycled aluminium
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has selected rolled aluminium producer, Novelis, as its sole supplier of automotive aluminium sheet products in a multi-year agreement. As part of the company’s sustainable growth strategy, JLR has chosen Novelis to recover all aluminium scrap and create a tight recycling...
Hyundai to invest $130 mn in new plant in Mexico
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors Company's Mexican unit said it planned to invest $130 million in a new plant that will manufacture aluminum auto parts in Tijuana, a border city in the northwestern state of Baja California. The plant is expected to create 300 direct jobs and make up to 900,000...
Indian Steel and aluminium Producers Stake Hopes on Auto Industry (Part Two)
Not only steel manufacturers, but even aluminium producers in India are now vying for a larger piece of the auto market pie, what with vehicles getting increasingly lighter and stricter pollution norms. Hindalco Industries Ltd, the world’s biggest supplier of aluminum to carmakers, may double group...
Indian Steel and aluminium Producers Stake Hopes on Auto Industry (Part One)
A recent development in India’s steel sector has renewed the faith of steel manufacturers in its automobile sector. The auto industry has been one of the biggest users of steel in recent years, thanks to the increasing number of sales of vehicles — two- and four-wheelers. Japanese company Sumitomo...
Trimet Aluminium to present its expanded range for the automotive sector at Aluminium 2012
Trimet Aluminium AG is also presenting an expanded range of products and services for the automotive sector at Aluminium 2012. The medium-sized aluminum producer has recorded continuously growing demand for tailor-made system solutions for vehicle parts and delivers specialist products to renowned...
Zhongwang expects aluminum use in automobiles to boost demand
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. (1333), Asia’s largest maker of extruded aluminum products, said demand is increasing as carmakers use more of the lightweight metal in place of steel. “Aluminum usage in cars has changed noticeably in the past year,” Executive Director Lu Changqing said in an...
Hindalco may double sales in five years on Audi, Jaguar Orders
Hindalco Industries Ltd. (HNDL), the world’s biggest supplier of aluminum to carmakers, may double group sales to $33 billion in five years as Audi AG (NSU) and other European carmakers swap steel with the lightweight metal. “Automobiles are a huge prospect,” Debnarayan Bhattacharya, managing...
India's aluminium demand likely to grow 7-8 percent annually- NALCO
Aluminium demand in India, Asia's third largest economy, is likely to grow 7-8 percent annually, a senior official of the country's third largest aluminium maker said on Tuesday. "The major drivers for this growth would be from power transmission, construction and automobile sectors," B L Bagra,...
Aluminum Association promotes aluminium in automotive sector
The Aluminum Association is touting the intensive use of its metal for the many benefits it offers consumers and the environment. According to the association’s Aluminum Transportation Group, aluminum use is at all-time-high and currently stands as the number two material used to make today’s...
