Global top 10 Aluminium alloy auto wheel manufactures

Since 1970’s the manufacturing process of Aluminium alloy wheels have developed a lot and due to sophisticated wheels design, casting has become the dominant manufacturing process.

On the due course of time, it has been identified that vehicles with aluminium wheels have better stopping and starting capabilities, which resulted in serious consideration in cars performance. Aluminium wheels exert less inertia when they spin that denotes, in addition to being easier to bring to a stop, they will also impose less wear and tear on the vehicle braking system.

According to the history of aluminium car wheels, the first light-alloy sheet aluminium car wheels were used in Daimler-Benz and Auto-Union racing cars in the 1930s. In the 1960s, Porsche began the batch production of sheet wheels, which consisted of a wheel rim and nave. The first high-volume production of sheet wheels in Europe started in 1979 for Daimler-Benz cars destined for the USA.

We are listing top 10 aluminium alloy auto wheel manufacturers globally based on their market size, business volumes and brand awareness. 

 CITIC DICASTAL Co. Ltd

CITIC Dicastal is the world's largest producer and exporter of automotive aluminium wheels. Its products are majorly used in passenger vehicles and mini- and light-duty commercial vehicles. In 2019, a total of 54.63 million wheels were sold, a marginal increase from 2018 in comparison to the annual production capacity of 69 million aluminium wheels.

Following the Chinese economic reform in 1988, CITIC Group made a major decision to build the first aluminium wheel enterprise in China, CITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd located in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, where the first aluminium wheel in mainland China was born.

Presently, Dicastal has become the world's leading enterprise with core technology, a self-owned brand of lightweight, for lightweight modularized new-type composite parts and components, after years of continuous development.

CITIC Dicastal has completed its global production layout, with production bases in China, North America, Europe and Africa, which mainly produces high-strength lightweight automotive parts and components.

CITIC has consistently focused on solidifying its businesses. Major customers for CITIC Dicastal’s aluminium wheels include the 12 leading global automakers, among them Ford, G.M. and Chrysler, as well as major Chinese automakers including FAW, SAIC and Dongfeng.

 RONAL WHEELS

The RONAL GROUP is a leading manufacturer in the international market for light-alloy wheels. The company covers the complete process chain with its services – all production stages, from engineering through tooling to the finished product, are carried out by the RONAL GROUP using high-tech production facilities.

The RONAL GROUP comprises with three brand names Ronal, Speedline Corse and Speedline Truck for their manufacturing and global sales of wheels.

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