Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it is supplying aluminum solutions for the all-new Jaguar XFL, the first Jaguar model from Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Chery Jaguar Land Rover”). The XFL launched in China on August 29 and features a body-in-white made of 75 percent aluminum, the highest aluminum content achieved by an automaker to date in the Chinese automotive marketplace.
Jaguar XFL’s advanced design builds upon the successful launch of the Jaguar XE and XF models in Europe, which also featured Novelis aluminum and applies the same Novelis premium alloys, Novelis Advanz™, throughout the majority of the body-in-white. The application of Novelis’ innovative aluminum solutions makes the mid-sized luxury sedan 28 percent stiffer than the first generation model1. The light, stiff and strong aluminum-intensive body benefits the vehicle with greater flexibility to incorporate complex technology, compared with conventional body platforms.
Novelis’ Changzhou plant in China is the local supplier for the Chery Jaguar Land Rover Changshu Plant, China’s first purpose-built aluminum body shop. Most of the aluminum alloys featured in the Jaguar XFL come from Novelis’ Changzhou Plant, with the remainder to be sourced from Novelis’ Sierre plant in Switzerland. As China’s first facility dedicated to manufacturing heat-treated aluminum automotive sheets, Novelis’ Changzhou plant supplies aluminum to global automakers in Asia and beyond.
“Novelis has been working with Jaguar Land Rover to develop advanced automotive aluminum solutions for years, and we are honored to be involved with the first Jaguar model of Chery Jaguar Land Rover,” said James Liu, Managing Director of Novelis China, and Vice President, Automotive, Novelis Asia. He added, “With nearly 40 years of expertise in the global automotive industry and local production capabilities in China, Novelis is looking forward to deepening collaborations with Chery Jaguar Land Rover and further boosting automotive aluminum lightweighting applications within the Chinese market.”
Novelis is uniquely positioned to meet the increasing global demand for aluminum given its unmatched global footprint and its legacy of working alongside customers to develop new and innovative automotive products. Together with automakers, Novelis is working to design a new generation of lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles with reduced life-cycle emissions where a 10 percent weight reduction can result in a five to seven percent fuel savings.
