The Aluminum Transportation Group serves as a central resource on all aluminum in transportation topics.

At the heart of our work is credible research that quantifies the increasingly beneficial value aluminum offers in sustainability, performance and safety. The resources offered here represent the aluminum industry’s unwavering commitment to helping automakers design the most advanced vehicles ever imagined.  

Aluminum Value in BEVs

New research by FEV North America confirms aluminum’s value in battery electric vehicles. The study includes an analysis of three vehicle segments and finds aluminum is an economically attractive mass reduction tool in each segment to improve performance and efficiency in BEVs, as automakers strive to decarbonize the transportation industry.

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Maximizing the Value of Recycled Aluminum Extrusions in Automotive AlloysResources, Technical & Design InformationDownload PDF
NADCA 2024 ATG Roadmap PresentationResourcesDownload PDF
2023 North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content and OutlookOutlooks & DuckerDownload PDF
Processing for Aluminum Auto Body SheetTechnical & Design InformationClosuresDownload PDF
Aluminum Galling and Lubrication for Automotive ApplicationsTechnical & Design InformationClosuresDownload PDF
Design WorkshopTechnical & Design Information
Roadmap for Automotive AluminumResourcesDownload PDF
Aluminum Value in Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)Technical & Design InformationDownload PDF
Cars, COVID-19 and Climate Change: Driving Sustainability ForwardSustainability & LCAsAdvocacy, ArticleDownload PDF
Aluminum in Commercial Vehicles Joining GuideTechnical & Design InformationJoiningDownload PDF
DuckerFrontier North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content and Outlook (August 2020)Outlooks & DuckerForecastsDownload PDF
Automotive Life Cycle Assessment: Fact Checking Steel Industry Studies (June 2020)Sustainability & LCAsDownload PDF
Life Cycle Analysis: Addressing Bias in Steel Industry Claims (April 2020)Sustainability & LCAsDownload PDF
Fuel Economy with Aluminum (2019 National Academies of Sciences Webinar)Sustainability & LCAsAdvocacy, RecyclingDownload PDF
LCA Report: EDAG Silverado Body Lightweighting (August 2017)Sustainability & LCAsRecyclingDownload PDF
Literature Review: Vehicle Size, Mass and SafetyTechnical & Design InformationForecastsDownload PDF
Analysis of Painted Aluminum Hood and Associated Corrosion at Hem (2017)Technical & Design InformationClosuresDownload PDF
The Road Ahead: Aluminum Content Growth Surge (2017 Ducker Study Webinar)Outlooks & DuckerForecastsDownload PDF
Aluminum Content Growth in North American Light Vehicles 2016 To 2028Outlooks & DuckerDownload PDF
Aluminum Repair in the Automotive Collision Repair IndustryTechnical & Design InformationRepairDownload PDF
Corrosion Types for Aluminum Parts Used in Vehicular ApplicationsTechnical & Design InformationCorrosionDownload PDF
ATG Silverado Body Lightweighting Study (SAE Government/Industry Meeting)Technical & Design InformationClosures, RecyclingDownload PDF
EDAG Silverado Body Lightweighting Study (Full)Technical & Design InformationClosures, ForecastsDownload PDF
Mixed Materials Solutions: Alternative Materials for Door AssembliesTechnical & Design InformationClosuresDownload PDF
Automotive Aluminum Recycling at End of Life | A Grave-to-Gate AnalysisSustainability & LCAsRecyclingDownload PDF
Automotive Aluminum: Growing. Delivering. Innovating. Investing.Outlooks & DuckerAdvocacy, ForecastsDownload PDF
Meeting Fuel Economy & Emissions Regulations with Aluminum (Les Rendez-vous de Transport 2016)Sustainability & LCAsAdvocacy, ForecastsDownload PDF
Driving Innovation with Automotive Aluminum (CCIF 2016)Outlooks & DuckerCorrosion, Forecasts, RepairDownload PDF
Driving Innovation with Automotive Aluminum (SEMA 2015)Outlooks & DuckerCorrosion, Forecasts, RepairDownload PDF
Automotive Aluminum: Part of the Solution (Automotive Megatrends 2015)Outlooks & DuckerForecastsDownload PDF
Automotive Aluminum Joining ManualTechnical & Design InformationJoiningDownload PDF
Outlook for Aluminium in the Auto Sector with the ATGOutlooks & DuckerAdvocacy, Forecasts, RecyclingDownload PDF
Automakers Driving Forward with AluminumOutlooks & DuckerAdvocacy, Closures, ForecastsDownload PDF
Ducker Worldwide North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content Study (2014)Outlooks & DuckerClosures, ForecastsDownload PDF
Automotive Aluminum Growth and Joining TrendsTechnical & Design InformationForecasts, JoiningDownload PDF
Life Cycle Assessment | Energy and CO2 Emissions of Aluminum-Intensive VehiclesSustainability & LCAsAdvocacyDownload PDF
Aluminum Superior in Shedding Mass, Boosting MPG, Reducing CO2Sustainability & LCAsAdvocacyDownload PDF
Trends in Automotive AluminumOutlooks & DuckerClosures, ForecastsDownload PDF
Lighter and Safer Cars by DesignTechnical & Design InformationDownload PDF
Aluminum Body-in-White Concept StudyTechnical & Design InformationJoiningDownload PDF
Weight Reduction with AluminumSustainability & LCAsAdvocacyDownload PDF
Ducker Worldwide Aluminum in North American Light Vehicles (2011)Outlooks & DuckerClosures, ForecastsDownload PDF
The Element of SustainabilitySustainability & LCAsAdvocacyDownload PDF
Impact Of Vehicle Weight Reduction On A Class 8 Truck For Fuel Economy BenefitsTechnical & Design InformationDownload PDF
Impact of Vehicle Weight Reduction on Fuel Economy for Various Vehicle ArchitecturesTechnical & Design InformationDownload PDF
Ricardo Electric Vehicle Component Sizing vs. Vehicle Structural Weight ReportTechnical & Design InformationDownload PDF
IBIS Aluminum Vehicle Structure Manufacturing and Lifecycle Cost AnalysisTechnical & Design InformationDownload PDF
Brief Summary of a Further Analysis of the Effects of SUV Weight and LengthTechnical & Design InformationForecastsDownload PDF

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