BYD Showcases Popular All-Aluminium 12-Meter eBus At Stockholm Conference
Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD Co Ltd showcased its all-aluminium 12-meter (39-foot) eBus last week at Stockholm’s UITP Global Public Transport...
Researchers in California say they have developed an alternative for copper wire in automotive applications that is cheaper and lighter than existing solutions – namely, aluminium wire rods strengthened by carbon nanotubes. According to scientists at vehicle wire harness manufacturer Yazaki’s research...
Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD Co Ltd showcased its all-aluminium 12-meter (39-foot) eBus last week at Stockholm’s UITP Global Public Transport...
German automaker Audi AG is marking five years of production at its Münchsmünster facility, which has been producing diecast aluminium...
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday that it has made available Advanz 6HF – e/s200 aluminium...
According to sources who spoke to Reuters, the European Union will soon be considering a proposal to use carbon credits to entice automotive manufacturers into the aluminium-intensive electric car market rather than relying upon quotas alone. The sources, who were not identified by the news agency, indicated that a proposal will be introduced in just […]
Amsterdam’s rolled and extruded aluminium firm Constellium N.V. announced yesterday an extension to its partnership with Italy’s multinational automotive firm Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA). The current iteration of the agreement will have Constellium supplying auto body sheet for FCA’s new sport utility vehicle, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. FCA hails the Alfa Romeo Stelvio as […]
Michigan lightweighting firm Shiloh Industries, Inc. debuted a new, lighter cast aluminium rear axle last week. According to the firm, the new solid rear beam axle is 24 pounds lighter than previous models. Shiloh says its proprietary casting technology allowed the firm’s engineers to shave off 40 percent of the weight of a standard cast […]
Amsterdam aluminium extruder Constellium N.V. debuted a new high-strength 6000-series aluminium alloy yesterday. The new alloy, christened Constellium HSA6, is aimed at serving the growing market for lightweight aluminium alloys within the automotive manufacturing sector. Constellium HSA6 is designed for extrusion-based Crash Management Systems, body-in-white structural components, and battery enclosures. The alloy is more malleable […]
Much like the metals industry, automobile manufacturers are continually and significantly investing in research and development, from developing new alloys and materials with improved properties to perfecting the latest techniques in the welding and shaping of various materials and alloys. These efforts have one shared goal: lightweighting vehicles and reducing emissions. Since the automobile industry […]
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
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