How much does aluminium comprise in the overall weight of a typical passenger vehicle — a midsized sedan or an SUV? Globally, transportation accounts for the largest share of aluminium consumption at 27 percent. Although the demand for aluminium in automobiles has always been there, it surged after the oil crisis of 1970s. Obsessed with fuel economy, car designers started replacing heavy steel parts with…

NDTV Correspondent reported that the ministry of environment and forests has cleared Vedanta Aluminium’s project in Lanjigarh, Orissa. The expansion of Vedanta Aluminium's 4 million tonne Lanjigarh refinery plant in Kalahandi had been put on hold by the Union Environment Ministry on October 21st 2010. In July this year, the Cuttack Bench of the Orissa High Court had also affirmed the decision of the…

Vedanta Resources reported a growth of 28% in its profits at USD 770.8 million for this financial year ended March 31, 2011.The revenues of the company surged by 44.1 per cent during the year at USD 11.42 billion vis-a-vis USD 7.93 billion it had reported last year, the company said in a statement. Similarly, the operating profit of the company was up by 52.2 per cent at USD 2.53 billion during the year as…

CHANDIGARH: There's an adventure excursion coming on offer from the stable of the Indian Railways: A wildlife safari with a vintage steam engine. The 1930s steam loco was used to haul passengers between India and Pakistan, will now chug the famous tourist train between Delhi Cantonment and Sarisa wildlife tiger reserve at Alwar in Rajasthan. The loco, built by the then Lancashire-based British locomotive…

Pune: Automaker Volkswagen on Tuesday said it has hired 800 more employees at its Chakan plant to meet demand from exports and accommodate production of new Ameo. With this, the employee strength at the Chakan unit has gone up to 4,000. Further, the company said it has also added a third shift at its plant, which was operating in two shifts till March. Volkswagen hopes that the new sub-4 metre Ameo will…

Business Line reported that it is now over three years since the Volvo group and Eicher Motors came together to create VE Commercial Vehicles and its chief executive officer, Mr Vinod Aggarwal said that the best is yet to come. Mr Aggarwal told Business Line in a recent interview that “It has been a wonderful joint venture and the trust between the partners has been the high point of this journey. We now…

Wheels India plans a capex of ₹225 crore for the current fiscal year. The leading auto parts maker seeks to ramp up capacity in some product segments to support emerging demand. The proposed capex is expected to be spent on machining large castings, aluminium wheels, earthmoving wheels, tractor wheels, and hydraulic cylinders, among other things. The production capacity of aluminium wheels will be ramped up…

Dr Jordan Brandt plays the role of futurist, working on things like the World's first 3D printed car, Autodesk's open source framework and their 3D printer. In an exclusive interview with Krishna Bahirwani, Dr Brandt, Manufacturing Technology Futurist, Autodesk, reveals his journey to becoming one of the most established figures in the 3D Printing world Tell me about your journey from Horizontal Systems to…

In November last year, Britain’s automotive industry was among those to give a cautious welcome to Theresa May’s controversial Withdrawal Agreement that set out the way in which Britain would extricate itself from the EU. The deal was far from the frictionless scenario that the industry had hoped for in the aftermath of the referendum. After the referendum, industry body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers…

ZF - the Euro 29.2 billion German automobile component manufacturer on Wednesday announced the setting up of a "global sourcing office" in Chakan , Pune , in a bid to take advantage of India's cost competitiveness. The vehicle chassis and driveline component maker aims to triple its sourcing from India to 100 million Euros, in the next 18 months, in line with Modi Government's 'Make in India' campaign.…