Accident damaged guardrails and sand barrels for crash protection along our highways could be a thing of the past. They could be replaced by new self-healing automotive crash-barriers. These barriers are made of a material that recaptures its original shape minutes after a crash. Read More »

Lightweight materials may find exciting opportunities in the automotive industry as a means of increasing fuel efficiency. With 75 percent of fuel consumption relating directly to vehicle weight, potential weight reductions that result in improved price-performance ratio stimulate usage of lightweight materials. “Lightweight materials such as plastic are ideal to improve fuel efficiency and design flexibility without compromising on performance ... Read More »

The high price of steel effects the use of the product. Read More »

Providing consumers a more car-like ride and handling in pickup trucks, SUVs, and minivans has often put auto designers at odds with the idea of taking weight out of the vehicle in order to achieve better mileage. Read More »

Alcoa announced today that it has provided automotive aluminum structural technology to Audi AG, the German automaker, for its second-generation A8 sedan. Read More »

Chrysler plans to develop vehicles out of plastic. Read More »