Ford Bronco Rumored to Receive Aluminum Body
Now that we’ve at last laid eyes on the Ford Mustang Mach-E, there’s one last white whale lingering in Ford’s future product portfolio: the much-anticipated Ford Bronco. Set to make its world premiere next spring, the Bronco may wind up with an aluminum body ala the F-150 if you read into details from the finalized […]
Ford F-150 Repair Costs Lower Thanks to Aluminum
When Ford announced a few years back that it would be implementing military-grade aluminum alloy in its F-150 in place of conventional steel, one bit of the blowback it got from critics was the likelihood of high repair costs. Much to the chagrin of critics and rivals, the F-150 is still the king of the […]
Built with Steel-Aluminum Combo, New Sierra and Silverado Help GM Gain Ground on Ford
Ford’s F-series trucks are the best-selling vehicles in the U.S., but General Motors is hoping to gain ground with its new 2019 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado. A few years ago, Ford started building its F-series trucks out of aluminum instead of steel. This helped make them lighter and more fuel-efficient than the Sierra and […]
President Trump Ponders Steel, Aluminum Tariffs That Could Raise Car Prices
When asked which metals are used the most to make cars, most likely the answer would be steel, possibly followed by aluminum. If you were to wonder where that steel comes from for vehicles made in the US, though, the answer is mostly “somewhere else.” Made in Michigan: Meet the Chevrolet Bolt EV According to […]
Chevy Attacks Ford F-150’s Aluminum Pickup Bed in New Ad
The Truck Wars are back in full swing, and this time the battle is being waged over the Ford F-150’s lightweight aluminum pickup bed and the Chevy Silverado’s high-strength steel bed. While Ford is proud of the weight loss it’s accomplished by switching to aluminum parts, Chevy says that its engineers have discovered a chink […]
Next-Gen 2018 Expedition Spotted, Likely Aluminum-Bodied
An eagle-eyed spy photographer spotted what appears to be the all-new 2018 Ford Expedition strolling around Dearborn in camouflage this week. The next-generation Expedition is expected to follow the F-150 and Super Duty with an aluminum-alloy body, and the striking visual similarities to the latter certainly suggest as much. According to Automotive News, an anonymous […]
Ford Announces Aluminum Partnership with Alcoa Inc.
Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Alcoa Inc. to produce new aluminum alloys for automobiles that will be more malleable and easier to implement into vehicle design. Ford’s use of Alcoa’s Micromill® in the 2016 Ford F-150 is a step towards what the company hopes to be a lighter, more efficient future. ‘‘Light-weighting enables […]
Report: Mustang Getting 2018 Refresh, Super Duty Going Aluminum
In the automotive industry, it’s a bit hard to bask in the present with so much focus being put into the future moving forward. While the 2015 Mustang is still selling exceptionally well, and even with the 2016 lineup adding more new features in addition to the new Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R trims, Ford […]
Chevrolet To Incorporate Aluminum In Future Trucks?
When Ford rolled out the new 2015 Ford F-150 with its aluminum body, many in the automotive world were skeptical, and General Motors took advantage. As we covered last month, GM has been actively campaigning against the lighter-weight metal used in the F-Series’ latest generation, hiring an independent firm to compare the two automakers’ trucks […]
GM’s Flint Investment Points to Aluminum Trucks and SUVs
General Motors announced earlier this week that it will be spending $877 million to update and upgrade Flint Assembly Plant. And despite recently running advertisements denigrating the Ford F-150 for its use of aluminum alloy, a report states that a good chunk of this investment could be put toward using a similar composition for future […]
New GM Web Video Attacks Aluminum Parts Used In Ford F-150
In an effort to take control of the highly profitable pickup segment of the US auto-industry, GM recently released a video of NFL broadcaster Howie Long interviewing Chevrolet Chief Engineer Eric Stanczak about the higher costs required to repair the 2015 Ford F-150, as opposed to the 2015 Chevy Silverado. General Motors hired AMCI Testing, […]
Chevy Silverado “Aluminum Man” Ad Pokes Fun at Ford F-150
Chevrolet must really be excited for the upcoming Batman v Superman film. First the bowtie brand trademarked the name “Camaro Krypton,” and now it’s once again invoking Man of Steel imagery with a superhero of its own: Almighty Aluminum Man. As part of the automaker’s “Real People, Not Actors” marketing campaign, Chevy focus grouped a […]
CT6’s Body Structure is 64% Aluminum; Doesn’t Use Aluminum Body Panels
Cadillac has promised to reveal its CT6 flagship sedan at the end of the month, and so begins the approach to March 31st by taking an in-depth look at some of the processes that go into making it so damned fancy. In so doing, we not only learn a bit about the approach to assembling […]
We’re Probably Not Getting All-Aluminum Cars Anytime Soon: Hinrichs
Ever since Ford announced that the 2015 F-150 would feature body panels made from military-grade aluminum-alloy, folks have been wondering how it would impact future production of other vehicles. While there was a good deal of early skepticism about whether an all-aluminum body was practical or even palatable, it has largely given way to excitement […]
Report Rebuffs Reuss, Suggests Aluminum-Body CT6
It’s not entirely clear at this stage whether the style of the 2016 Cadillac CT6 will more closely resemble the Elmiraj concept from which it descends or the “Art and Science” look of old, or if it’s simply going to blend these ideas up into something that’s juuust right. According to a report from Automobile, […]
GM Aluminum Welding Technique Could Save Automaker Millions
The pickup truck segment is a tough place to be right now. Ford just redesigned its F-150 pickup truck with an aluminum body that cuts weight, and therefore improves fuel efficiency drastically. General Motors, in turn, recently reintroduced its mid-size Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups. The full-size Chevy Silverado was redesigned last year, and […]