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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Geoff Scamans, BCAST at Brunel University London and Innoval Technology. Vehicles must become inherently more efficient and lightweight if automotive OEMs are to meet global emissions targets. The implementation of aluminum has helped move OEMs toward this goal, and as a result, there has been significant growth in aluminum intensive vehicles (AIVs) over the […]
Editor’s Note: Since the June issue of Light Metal Age ran the Viami International Inc. article on aluminum giga-castings in car manufacturing, the topic of high pressure die casting (HPDC) has prompted interest as a focus of this column, especially as it applies to automotive applications. Such castings predominate in today’s cars that are powered […]
