{"id":11079,"date":"2020-04-14T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novelis2026.wpenginepowered.com\/case-studies\/cadillac-ct6\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:56:28","slug":"cadillac-ct6","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/novelis.com\/de\/case-studies\/cadillac-ct6\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadillac CT6"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split-block_da0f99581032b72986d19eda1a662cea\" class=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split remove-top-padding remove-bottom-padding colour-scheme-white-background-dark-green-text\" >\n\n    \n    <div class=\"split-container\" data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animate-stagger=\"0.15\">\n                                    \n                    <div class=\"text-layout\">\n                                                    <div class=\"title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"html-title\">Ausgangssituation<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Im Bestreben, ein leichteres, sichereres und kraftstoffeffizienteres Fahrzeug zu entwickeln, ben\u00f6tigte General Motors (GM) einen originellen Ansatz f\u00fcr das Design der Cadillac CT6 Limousine von 2016. W\u00e4hrend sich der Einsatz von Aluminium in SUVs und Pick-ups bereits als gro\u00dfer Erfolg erwiesen hatte, wollte GM, das Leichtbaumaterial in einer Serienlimousine einzusetzen, um zu zeigen, dass Aluminium f\u00fcr Fahrzeuge jeder Gr\u00f6\u00dfe sowohl kosteng\u00fcnstig als auch kraftstoffeffizient sein kann.<\/p>\n<p>Dar\u00fcber hinaus brauchte GM einen globalen Lieferanten, um den Anforderungen eines Fahrzeugverkaufs in zwei Regionen gerecht zu werden. Da der neue Cadillac CT6 im Werk Detroit-Hamtramck (USA) und im Werk Shanghai (China) hergestellt werden sollte, ben\u00f6tigte GM einen Lieferanten, der in der Lage war, dasselbe hochwertige Material an mehrere Standorte zu liefern. Nach umfangreichen Recherchen zu globalen Lieferf\u00e4higkeiten, verschiedenen Materialien, Teilen und Verbindungstechnologien wurde Novelis als weltweit f\u00fchrender Aluminiumlieferant f\u00fcr das aluminiumreiche Fahrzeug mit gemischten Materialien ausgew\u00e4hlt. Diese neue Konstruktion aus gemischten Materialien w\u00e4re die erste ihrer Art f\u00fcr GM in Nordamerika und in China, wodurch hochmoderne Fertigungsl\u00f6sungen und -techniken f\u00fcr das Fahrzeugdesign und die Fahrzeugproduktion entscheidend waren.   <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                            \n                    <div class=\"image-layout-full\">\n                                                    <picture>\n                                <img\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-1-arm-opt.webp\"\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-1-arm-opt-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-1-arm-opt.webp 768w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-1-arm-opt.webp 1024w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-1-arm-opt.webp 618w\"\n                                    sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 300px,\n                               (max-width: 768px) 768px,\n                               (max-width: 1024px) 1024px,\n                               100vw\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    width=\"618\"\n                                    height=\"372\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    decoding=\"async\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section><section id=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split-block_db55d3f09d513574c84d3cfdc63e3eeb\" class=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split remove-top-padding remove-bottom-padding colour-scheme-white-background-dark-green-text\" >\n\n    \n    <div class=\"split-container\" data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animate-stagger=\"0.15\">\n                                    \n                    <div class=\"image-layout-full\">\n                                                    <picture>\n                                <img\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/map-arm-opt.webp\"\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/map-arm-opt-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/map-arm-opt.webp 768w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/map-arm-opt.webp 1024w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/map-arm-opt.webp 581w\"\n                                    sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 300px,\n                               (max-width: 768px) 768px,\n                               (max-width: 1024px) 1024px,\n                               100vw\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    width=\"581\"\n                                    height=\"370\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    decoding=\"async\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                            \n                    <div class=\"text-layout\">\n                                                    <div class=\"title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"html-title\">Herausforderung<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Designer und Ingenieure standen vor einer neuen Herausforderung bei der Herstellung der fortschrittlichen Mischmaterial-Fahrzeugstruktur f\u00fcr den Cadillac CT6. Die komplexe Materialpalette erforderte eine neue propriet\u00e4re Punktschwei\u00dftechnologie, um die Festigkeit und Effizienz zu erh\u00f6hen, ohne die Leistung zu beeintr\u00e4chtigen. Dar\u00fcber hinaus ben\u00f6tigte GM Materialien, die stark genug waren, um dem Laserschwei\u00dfen, den Flie\u00dfbohrschrauben und den Stanznieten zu widerstehen, die normalerweise f\u00fcr Stahlkarosserien vorgesehen sind.  <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section><section id=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split-block_8d871b47883f75faed2cf9d41065a167\" class=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split remove-top-padding remove-bottom-padding colour-scheme-white-background-dark-green-text\" >\n\n    \n    <div class=\"split-container\" data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animate-stagger=\"0.15\">\n                                    \n                    <div class=\"text-layout\">\n                                                    <div class=\"title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"html-title\">Prozess<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Unsere Ingenieure arbeiteten partnerschaftlich mit GM zusammen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Novelis-Aluminiumprodukte speziell f\u00fcr die vielf\u00e4ltigen Fahrzeuganwendungen sowie F\u00fcge- und Schwei\u00dfverfahren entwickelt wurden.<\/p>\n<p>Neben 11anderen Materialien wurden die Aluminiumlegierungen der 5xxx- und 6xxx-Serien von Novelis aufgrund ihres exzellenten Festigkeits-\/Gewichtsverh\u00e4ltnisses, ihrer Vielseitigkeit und ihrer \u00fcberragenden energieabsorbierenden Eigenschaften f\u00fcr die Au\u00dfenverkleidungen, Verschl\u00fcsse sowie Front- und R\u00fcckstruktur ausgew\u00e4hlt, <\/p>\n<p>Durch die Verwendung der effizientesten Materialien und fortschrittlichsten Fertigungstechniken kann der Cadillac CT6 die h\u00f6chsten Standards in der Fahrzeugbauqualit\u00e4t erf\u00fcllen und gleichzeitig den Kraftstoffverbrauch reduzieren sowie die Sicherheit und Fahrdynamik verbessern.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                            \n                    <div class=\"image-layout-full\">\n                                                    <picture>\n                                <img\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovation-3-arm-opt.webp\"\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovation-3-arm-opt-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovation-3-arm-opt.webp 768w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovation-3-arm-opt.webp 1024w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/innovation-3-arm-opt.webp 620w\"\n                                    sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 300px,\n                               (max-width: 768px) 768px,\n                               (max-width: 1024px) 1024px,\n                               100vw\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    width=\"620\"\n                                    height=\"372\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    decoding=\"async\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section><section id=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split-block_74b23b4824b58bb9983a7cc60d645014\" class=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split remove-top-padding remove-bottom-padding colour-scheme-white-background-dark-green-text\" >\n\n    \n    <div class=\"split-container\" data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animate-stagger=\"0.15\">\n                                    \n                    <div class=\"image-layout-full\">\n                                                    <picture>\n                                <img\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-2-arm-opt.webp\"\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-2-arm-opt-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-2-arm-opt.webp 768w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-2-arm-opt.webp 1024w, https:\/\/novelis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadillac-2-arm-opt.webp 619w\"\n                                    sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 300px,\n                               (max-width: 768px) 768px,\n                               (max-width: 1024px) 1024px,\n                               100vw\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    width=\"619\"\n                                    height=\"372\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    decoding=\"async\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                            \n                    <div class=\"text-layout\">\n                                                    <div class=\"title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"html-title\">Ergebnisse<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Durch die erfolgreiche Kombination mehrerer, unterschiedlicher F\u00fcgeverfahren \u00fcberwand das GM-Team fr\u00fchere Fertigungsschwierigkeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Verbinden verschiedener Materialien und optimierte den Cadillac CT6 in Bezug auf Masse und Sicherheit mit mehr Pr\u00e4zision als je zuvor.<\/p>\n<p>Das Ergebnis war eine Luxuslimousine aus Mischmaterial, die eine der fortschrittlichsten Karosseriestrukturen der Branche aufweist und hervorragende Fahreigenschaften sowie einen beeindruckenden Kraftstoffverbrauch ohne Kompromisse bei Sicherheit, Komfort oder Qualit\u00e4t bietet.<\/p>\n<p>Ungef\u00e4hr 100 kg leichter als vergleichbare Fahrzeuge, die hochfesten Stahl verwenden, ist der Cadillac CT6 aufgrund eines Gewichtsanteils von 62 Prozent Aluminium in der Karosserie ein hervorragendes Beispiel f\u00fcr die Zukunft des Karosseriedesigns.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":11055,"template":"","case_study_category":[241],"location":[142],"class_list":["post-11079","case-studies","type-case-studies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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