Steel or aluminium: Which metal has the flexibility to win out?
Ford’s aluminum-bodied F-150 could signal a massive change in how vehicles are produced in North America. GM and Chrysler will assess Ford’s early results before deciding whether to switch to aluminum cabs and cargo beds on their own full-sized pickup trucks
The high-stakes battle between the steel and aluminum industries to supply bodies-in-white to North American carmakers has reached a fever pitch with the introduction of the aluminum-bodied Ford F-150 pickup truck, the top-selling vehicle in North America.
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