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western automakers embrace aluminium, Asia still welded to steel

File picture of a Hyundai Steel plant in Dangjin

By Hyunjoo Jin and Meeyoung Cho

About four years ago, Hyundai considered shifting from steel to aluminium body parts for its Genesis sedan to make it lighter, more fuel-efficient and more competitive with German luxury marques, two people familiar with the matter said.

Western automakers nervously watch as Russian market stalls

Western automakers nervously watch as Russian market stalls

Global automakers are once again nervously monitoring the health of Russia’s car market as a sales slide threatens billions of euros committed to increase manufacturing capacity in the country.