Ford is facing supply challenges following the late-night blaze that destroyed the hot mill section of Novelis plant, which ...

The Blue Oval's big aluminum gamble paid off in the form of cheaper repairs and no insurance cost increases for owners. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has ...

DEAR CAR TALK: When Ford introduced its new F-150 with aluminum body parts, I heard some complaints that some body shops might not be able to repair them, and those that did might charge more than if ...

When a redesigned Ford F-150 pickup truck arrived in late 2014 with aluminum bodywork, it prompted attacks from rivals and concerns from truck buyers. One of the biggest questions was whether aluminum ...

Ford is the biggest user of the plant's aluminum. It uses it in the body of its F-Series pickup to reduce vehicle weight, increase towing capacity, and cut down on corrosion compared with traditional ...

Ford Motor is pausing production next week at the Dearborn, Michigan, plant that makes its F-150 Lightning electric pickup, a ...

Bob Tomes was among the Ford Motor Co. dealers who sank tens of thousands of dollars into new equipment and training to repair the automaker's aluminum F-150 pickup when it debuted in late 2014.

The aluminum-alloy body and the use of more high-strength steel in the frame allowed Ford to cut the truck’s weight by some 700 pounds compared with last year’s model, giving it greater hauling and ...

A fire at a New York aluminum plant that is expected to affect production of Ford Motor's F-150 truck for months will sap up to $1 billion from the automaker's earnings, according to a Wednesday note ...

Over 100 years ago, the very first all steel body for an automobile was built, and from there, that was the standard material you were going to use to build your vehicles. It didn't matter if it was a ...

Aluminum makes up the bodies of the Dearborn automaker's F-Series trucks, the country's best-selling vehicles that drive the ...

A Ford F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Detroit Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co. Paris-based Constellium SE has announced that it will supply aluminum structural components for ...