Commercial vehicle trends in aluminum
Class 8 orders drop, trailer backlogs thin, but transportation spending sets a record.
Category: Transportation
Q2'25 auto sales: The sugar high quarter
Second quarter auto sales look strong on the surface, underpinned by a growing split between assembly and production.
Casting a wider net: Cascade Die Casting to expand North Carolina site
Casting capacity expands right in the heart of a key OEM supply chain.
Week in Review: Margin squeeze and mixed signals
From Fed signals to MWP shifts and deeper trade tensions, this week brought fresh momentum across aluminum markets.
Allison Transmission acquires Dana’s off-highway arm: Implications for Aluminum and Indiana’s industrial base
Dana Incorporated is selling its off-highway business to Allison Transmission, inserting a heavyweight operator into a value chain that had previously developed without it.
Rail freight metrics
Looking at short line and regional movements as an indirect barometer of what's happening in aluminum rail movements.
AMU PATH Fireside Chat: Bumper-to-bumper breakdown of aluminum’s changing role in today’s vehicles
The aluminum industry’s relationship with the automotive sector is as complicated as ever, but narrative moving forward places a greater emphasis on how and where value is being captured or left behind.
West Coast port congestion
West Coast congestion returns as tariff chaos fuels container surge.
Recyclers aren’t on the menu; they have a seat at the table
ReMA's Spotlight on Aluminum highlighted a litany of pressure points shaping the industry, with a particular emphasis on the aluminum scrap frontier.
What Superior’s lost wheel contract says about regional sourcing
While Michigan-based Superior did not name the “large North American OEM customer”, the scale suggests a major Detroit-based automaker.