The Evolution of the Automotive Aluminum Utilization
Many of you may have noticed that while cars are all metal, the quality and means of trying to mold this metal into something lighter is one of the considerations being done by car manufacturers today. New data released today indicates automakers continue to innovate with greater use of aluminum to boost fuel economy, cut emissions and improve safety.
A new study by Ducker Worldwide, commissioned by The Aluminum Association, Inc., confirms that in North America the use of automotive aluminum is at an all-time high, averaging 8.6 percent of vehicle curb weight in 2009 calendar year vehicles, up from just 2 percent in 1970 and 5.1 percent in 1990. Additionally, the integration of aluminum in cars and light trucks is projected to be nearly 11 percent of curb weight by 2020.
On a worldwide basis, the amount of aluminum content for light vehicles is 7.8 percent of the average worldwide light vehicle curb weight of 3,185 pounds in 2009. Content growth is predicted to continue at a rate of four-to-five pounds per vehicle, per year, and approach 300 pounds per vehicle worldwide in 2020.
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