Automotive

The automotive industry is no stranger to composites. In addition to enabling groundbreaking vehicle designs, composites are also being used to reduce vehicle weight and cut CO2 emissions.

Ford to Launch a Mustang Shelby GT500 Next Year

Last week, Ford released a new photo of its 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500. The sixth-generation Mustang, which was first teased earlier this year at the 2018 North American International Auto Show, will have a...

UPS to Deploy Composite-Intensive Electric Vehicles in London and Paris

Last week, UPS announced that it is working with UK-based technology firm ARRIVAL (formerly known as Charge Automotive) to develop a state-of-the-art pilot fleet of 35 lightweight, composite electric delivery...

3M Introduces New Additive for Sheet Molded Composites for Automotive OEMs

This morning, during the first day of NPE 2018, 3M announced the launch of Glass Bubbles S32HS, an additive for Sheet Molded Composites (SMC) with Class A paintable surfaces. According to 3M, the new product...

Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell Vehicle will Feature Composite Components from SGL

Last week, SGL Group announced that it will provide its SIGRACET® brand of wet-laid nonwoven CFRP gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for the fuel cell of Hyundai’s NEXO hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Fuel cell...

Traveling Light with Carbon Fiber

Global sales of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids increased 51 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to Macquarie Research. Startup Uniti Sweden is staking out its space in this...

Magna Delivers Prototype of Composite Subframe to Ford

According to a story first reported by Automotive News, Magna International has delivered a prototype of a carbon fiber composite subframe that reduces mass by 34 percent compared to making a stamped steel...