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    Supporting the Integration of Aluminum in the Automotive Industry

    Alumobility is a global ecosystem that was founded in 2021 to foster collaboration between leading aluminum manufacturers, downstream technology partners, and OEMs, with the aim of supporting the adoption of aluminum in the automotive industry. The three primary members are Constellium, Novelis, and Speira, which work with technology partners on various project studies to develop […]

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    Hydro Starts Producing High Quality Automotive Forging Stock in Germany

    With the automotive industry putting emphasis on lightweighting and sustainability for several decades, there has been continuous growth in the use of aluminum. This is due to the material’s light weight, excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and processing possibilities. In response to this demand from the automotive market, Hydro has been working to increase the […]

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    June 2024

    Cover Introduced by Morgan Motor Company, the Midsummer is a new, open-toped roadster. The vehicle is built on the automaker’s CX-Generation bonded aluminum chassis and features hand-formed aluminum body panels and wood details (see page 50). Although a limited-run vehicle, the Midsummer is nevertheless evocative of the innovative ways automakers can utilize aluminum to reduce […]

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    Nissan to Transition to Low-Carbon Aluminum by 2030

    Nissan announced plans to reduce carbon emissions by using low carbon parts made from from green or recycled aluminum in new and current models from fiscal year 2024 onward, with the full transition to be completed by 2030. This supports the automaker’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality in the entire lifecycle of its vehicles by […]

  • The 2024 Taycan electric sports car. (Photo: Porsche.)

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    Alumobility and Porsche Complete Joint Aluminum Lightweight Top Hat Study

    Alumobility, the global association committed to advancing the adoption of aluminum in the automotive industry, partnered with Porsche to complete a new joint study, entitled “Aluminum Lightweight Study: A Conversion of the Porsche Taycan Top Hat from Mixed Material to an Aluminum Design.” “For us at Porsche it is a great benefit to get state-of-the-art […]

  • The aluminum version of the GV70 electric vehicle contains 67 fewer parts than the steel version.

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    Alumobility and Hyundai Conduct Aluminum Conversion Study

    Alumobility partnered with the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre to conduct a theoretical conversion of the Genesis GV70 electric SUV steel-intensive body to a full-aluminum body. The results of the project were published in a new study, titled “Technical Case Study: A Vehicle Conversion of the Genesis GV70EV from a Steel intensive Body to an […]

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    AMAG to Supply Audi with Aluminum Coil for Vehicle Production

    AMAG signed its largest contract with Audi AG in its company history. The two companies have had a partnership for almost two decades and now this long-standing partnership has been strengthened and expanded. The new contract secures the procurement of aluminum for Audi from AMAG’s facility in Ranshofen, Austria. The aluminum is supplied in the […]

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    Volvo Installs Two Giga-Casting Presses at Its Plant in Slovakia

    Volvo Cars is expanding its vehicle manufacturing operation in Košice, Slovakia. The company placed an order with Idra Srl for the supply of two 9,000 tons giga-casting press machines for the production of aluminum components, which will position the company’s Košice plant as a strategic hub for giga-cast components. Volvo is among a number of […]

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    Volvo Cars Aims to Cut Carbon Emissions by 75% Per Car by 2030

    Volvo Cars announced that it was doubling down on its sustainability action plan while at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE. The company aims to cut carbon emissions per car by 75% by 2030 (compared to a 2018 baseline) and to become climate neutral by 2040. The company has already […]