【SMM Aluminium Flash News】The Guangyuan Yinghe Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s green and intelligent manufacturing project for an annual output of 30,000 tons of aluminum alloy parts is expected to be completed and put into operation in August 2026.

[Chery Group Exported Nearly 150,000 Vehicles in March] On April 2, Chery Group announced that, after becoming the first Chinese-branded automaker to surpass 6 million in cumulative exports in February, it exported 148,777 vehicles in March, up 72% YoY, setting a new record for monthly automobile exports from China; cumulative exports in Q1 reached 393,311 vehicles, up 53.9% YoY. As of then, Chery had exceeded 100,000 vehicle exports in a single month for 11 consecutive months.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] AMAG Austria Metall and Pilatus Aircraft have signed a multi-year agreement, reinforcing their long-standing partnership. The deal supports expanded use of AMAG’s materials across Pilatus programmes, reflecting continued confidence in AMAG’s capabilities and ensuring supply stability. Strategically, the agreement strengthens European aerospace value chains amid ongoing global market challenges.

[Three Consecutive Monthly Sales Championships, SAIC Sold 973,000 Vehicles from January to March] SAIC released its latest sales data. In March, it achieved vehicle sales of 376,000 units, successfully securing “three consecutive monthly sales championships” since the start of this year; from January to March, cumulative wholesale sales reached 973,000 units, up 3% YoY, maintaining a steady upward trend; retail sales reached 1.008 million units, making it the only automaker in China’s auto industry to surpass 1 million sales in Q1.