Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. says it intends to expand its product lines to include low-pressure cast aluminum wheels for commercial truck and trailer customers. Current plans are to have several truck wheel designs and dimensions on the market in 2006. Products for the European markets will be produced at the company’s Dello facility in Italy where it currently houses its European R&D centre for aluminium wheels. In North America, aluminium truck wheels will be produced at the company’s Gainesville, Georgia facility, where a specific OE truck programme is also scheduled to launch in 2006.

Hayes Lemmerz is the world’s largest supplier of steel wheels for trucks, serving over 200 truck and trailer customers worldwide, and has 11 aluminium wheel plants in five continents. The market for aluminium wheels for trucks is growing and is currently dominated by a single competitor. In Europe, Hayes Lemmerz is the only wheel manufacturer that produces both steel wheels and aluminium wheels and serves both the passenger vehicle and CV markets.

(this article was taken from autoindustry.co.uk)

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