Light materials for Electric vehicles

Marelli Ride Dynamics (former Suspension Systems) is one of the Marelli business lines in charge of designing and producing suspension modules and components for motor vehicles. Besides Italy, Marelli is also present in Poland, Brazil, Mexico and China. Within the Suspension Systems business line, the available products range from individual components (control arms, cross member, axles, knuckles, brake discs) to assembled modules (wheel groups, semi-corners). Marelli’s structured design and testing department is capable of satisfying any type of technical request coming from customers, with the possibility to develop parts according to specifications or as an improvement to an existing drawing.  A well-established knowledge of the main process technologies within the automotive sector and careful management of suppliers and partners allows Marelli to manufacture suspensions in a wide range of materials, also including composite materials, both thermoplastic and thermosets, fully controlling their quality and performance features. In the last years Marelli’s innovation is especially dedicated to the lightweight materials and solutions, in particular composites. Marelli is widely using several materials and processes to replace their suspension structural components with their lightweight counterparts.