{"id":11067,"date":"2020-04-14T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novelis2026.wpenginepowered.com\/case-studies\/cadillac-ct6\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:00:34","slug":"cadillac-ct6","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/novelis.com\/pt-br\/case-studies\/cadillac-ct6\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadillac CT6"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split-block_4abcbde3d87c9301215f0e126cf4c78e\" 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\">Situa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Empenhada em projetar um ve\u00edculo mais leve, seguro e eficiente em termos de combust\u00edvel, a General Motors (GM) precisava de uma abordagem original para o design do sed\u00e3 Cadillac CT6 2016. Embora o uso de alum\u00ednio em SUVs e caminh\u00f5es tivesse obtido grande sucesso, a GM buscou utilizar o material leve em um sed\u00e3 de alto volume \u2014 comprovando que o alum\u00ednio poderia ser econ\u00f4mico e eficiente em consumo de combust\u00edvel para ve\u00edculos de qualquer porte.<\/p>\n<p>Al\u00e9m disso, a GM precisava de um fornecedor global para atender \u00e0s demandas de um ponto de venda de ve\u00edculo em duas regi\u00f5es. Como o novo Cadillac CT6 seria fabricado na planta de Detroit-Hamtramck, nos EUA, e na planta de Xangai, na China, a GM precisava de um fornecedor capaz de fornecer o mesmo material de alta qualidade em m\u00faltiplas geografias. Ap\u00f3s realizar uma ampla pesquisa sobre capacidades globais de fornecimento, diversos materiais, pe\u00e7as e tecnologias de uni\u00e3o, a Novelis foi selecionada como a principal fornecedora global de alum\u00ednio para o ve\u00edculo de materiais mistos com uso intensivo de alum\u00ednio. Essa nova constru\u00e7\u00e3o de materiais mistos seria a primeira do tipo para a GM tanto na Am\u00e9rica do Norte quanto na China, tornando solu\u00e7\u00f5es e t\u00e9cnicas de fabrica\u00e7\u00e3o de ponta essenciais para o projeto e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o do ve\u00edculo.   <\/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_db8de4ef31b947a6523c442c53649511\" 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\">Desafio<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Designers e engenheiros enfrentaram um novo desafio na fabrica\u00e7\u00e3o da estrutura avan\u00e7ada de ve\u00edculo de materiais mistos para o Cadillac CT6. A complexa gama de materiais exigiu uma nova tecnologia propriet\u00e1ria de soldagem por pontos para aumentar a resist\u00eancia e a efici\u00eancia sem sacrificar o desempenho. Al\u00e9m disso, a GM precisava que esses materiais fossem suficientemente resistentes para suportar a soldagem a laser, fixadores por fura\u00e7\u00e3o por fluxo e rebites autoperfurantes normalmente reservados para tipos de carroceria em a\u00e7o.  <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section><section id=\"armstrong-block-news-text-image-split-block_85736bbad2030023ae57c11fe0c0b85e\" 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\">Processo<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Nossos engenheiros trabalharam em parceria com a GM para garantir que os produtos de alum\u00ednio da Novelis fossem projetados especificamente para viabilizar as diversas aplica\u00e7\u00f5es do ve\u00edculo e os processos de uni\u00e3o e soldagem.<\/p>\n<p>Juntamente com 11 materiais diferentes, as ligas de alum\u00ednio das s\u00e9ries 5xxx e 6xxx da Novelis foram escolhidas para os pain\u00e9is externos, fechamentos e estrutura dianteira e traseira devido \u00e0 sua excelente rela\u00e7\u00e3o resist\u00eancia-peso, versatilidade e caracter\u00edsticas superiores de absor\u00e7\u00e3o de energia.<\/p>\n<p>O uso dos materiais mais eficientes e de t\u00e9cnicas avan\u00e7adas de fabrica\u00e7\u00e3o permitiu que o Cadillac CT6 atendesse aos mais altos padr\u00f5es de qualidade de constru\u00e7\u00e3o do ve\u00edculo, ao mesmo tempo em que reduziu o consumo de combust\u00edvel e aprimorou a seguran\u00e7a e a din\u00e2mica de condu\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/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_371e7255570c54bda35232efbb13920c\" 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\">Resultados<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n                                <p>Ao combinar com sucesso m\u00faltiplos m\u00e9todos diferentes de uni\u00e3o, a equipe da GM superou dificuldades anteriores de fabrica\u00e7\u00e3o envolvendo a uni\u00e3o de materiais distintos e otimizou o Cadillac CT6 em massa e seguran\u00e7a com mais precis\u00e3o do que nunca.<\/p>\n<p>O resultado foi um sed\u00e3 de luxo de materiais mistos, com uma das estruturas de carroceria automotiva mais avan\u00e7adas do setor, proporcionando excelentes caracter\u00edsticas de condu\u00e7\u00e3o e uma impressionante economia de combust\u00edvel, sem comprometer a seguran\u00e7a, o conforto ou a qualidade.<\/p>\n<p>Cerca de 220 libras mais leve do que ve\u00edculos compar\u00e1veis que utilizam a\u00e7o de alta resist\u00eancia, devido \u00e0 sua carroceria com 62 por cento de alum\u00ednio em peso, o Cadillac CT6 \u00e9 um excelente exemplo do futuro do design de carrocerias de ve\u00edculos.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                        <\/div>\n\n    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