Novelis to supply aluminum for Jaguar XE

The aluminum company Novelis, headquartered in Atlanta, has announced that it is the supplier of aluminium sheet for the recently launched Jaguar XE. Novelis says the vehicle, launched in Europe this fall and arriving in North America in 2016, is the first vehicle in the midsize segment to feature an aluminium-intensive body structure.

The car's advanced design features Novelis Advanz 6000-series alloys, developed specifically for automotive skin sheet and structural applications, accordign to the company. Novelis says the XE's construction makes it exceptionally strong and light, contributing to fuel efficiency gains and significantly reducing emissions.

"Novelis is proud to be the supplier of aluminium sheet to Jaguar Land Rover, enabling novel, lightweight construction platforms, such as the XE," says Pierre Labat, Novelis Europe vice president and general manager for automotive. "The XE once again reflects the leadership of Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis in the design and production of high-volume aluminium vehicles and is another important milestone in body engineering, redefining the standard in its class.”

Novelis says the Jaguar XE is the first new car in the world to use a new, high-recycled-content aluminium alloy designed jointly by Novelis and Jaguar Land Rover for the automotive industry.

The two companies say they will extend their positions as leaders in sustainability by using high-recycled-content alloys on all future Jaguar Land Rover platforms, reducing the overall carbon footprint in their products.

Since 2013, Novelis’ recycling plant in Latchford, U.K., has provided Jaguar Land Rover with a closed-loop recycling solution by converting the car manufacturer's aluminium scrap metal into new material for automotive sheet.