by Lori Jo Vest | Apr 23, 2015 | General News
Enables investigation of A2MAC1 vehicle tear-down database over a range of vehicle sizes DETROIT, April 23, 2015 – A new benchmarking method, presented today at the Society of Automotive Engineers International World Congress and Exhibition, provides automakers with a...
by Lori Jo Vest | Apr 16, 2015 | General News
In the past months, two new global steel companies have joined our membership. They are: AK Steel, Ohio, U.S. – Following the purchase of the Severstal NA operations, AK Steel has decided to continue and expand on the positive relationship enjoyed with...
by Lori Jo Vest | Jan 23, 2015 | General News
Ahead of their times: Steel industry projects FutureSteelVehicle, ULSAB-AVC, ULSAB and ULSAC demonstrated advanced steel applications for lightweight, safe, affordable and environmentally sound automotive structures. Their engineering reports are still being...
by Lori Jo Vest | Nov 19, 2014 | General News
Light Duty Truck and SUV Material Studies Show Steel Lighter on the Environment than Aluminum Over Total Vehicle Life DETROIT, Nov. 19, 2014 – WorldAutoSteel released findings today of two new case studies that examine the effect that various automotive materials can...
by Lori Jo Vest | Oct 29, 2014 | General News
In the effort to make vehicles lighter and more efficient, it’s important to look at the whole life cycle of the vehicle, from the moment raw materials are mined to manufacturing and driving it on the road, to the day it is recycled in the scrap yard. The...
by Lori Jo Vest | Oct 21, 2014 | General News
Without a life cycle assessment to guide the design process, decisions will be made that could result in unintended consequences: a complete shift of the emissions problem to the manufacturing of the vehicle, with no impact or even an increase in total lifetime...
