China Zhongwang Makes Big Move into All-Aluminum Automotive Market 

Published: Jun 15, 2017 18:56
China Zhongwang Holdings began setting foot into all-aluminum car part market last year and is pushing for the trend of replacing steel with aluminum in cars, local media reported.

SHANGHAI, Jun. 15 (SMM) –China Zhongwang Holdings began setting foot into all-aluminum car part market last year and is pushing for the trend of replacing steel with aluminum in cars, local media reported. 

The company has provided all-aluminum car body or various aluminum car parts to famous carmakers, such as Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, BYD, etc. 

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The company is able to produce all-aluminum car body for 25,000 commercial and passenger vehicles annually, as well as 1 million pieces of car parts.   

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