Aluminum body on F150
I'm skeptical of new things. Engineers and marketing experts sometimes make mistakes. I suppose the Ford 6.0 diesel being such a problem makes me this way. It chased me away from Ford trucks when ...
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I'm skeptical of new things. Engineers and marketing experts sometimes make mistakes. I suppose the Ford 6.0 diesel being such a problem makes me this way. It chased me away from Ford trucks when I required diesel power. It's obvious that by taking weight off you can go with smaller engines. The CAFE and EPA regulations require the automotive industry to make drastic design changes in their line.
Aluminum makes this possible. However I overheard a conversation yesterday that makes me wonder about this latest gamble by Ford. A guy was telling his friend that the present CEO of Ford is a previous CEO from ALCOA Aluminum and this accounts for the push to aluminum. ....
It's amazing what complete BS people "hear" that they don't bother to spend 30 seconds checking (honestly, that's all the longer it took me)
The new CEO of Ford (Mark Fields) has been with Ford since 1989, moving up through the company.
The previous CEO came from Boeing, he stepped down in 2012, after the call to make the Aluminum bodies came about.
Ya think that his previous experience with Jet Aircraft had any influence on endorsing the idea?
