GM is going aluminum

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

hone eagle wrote:
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Ford is subsidizing repair training ,and subsidizing what new tools need to be purchased,however "designed to be easier to repair or replace panels"

That's great if you want to have the dealer only do your body work. If you want to use a private shop then you may run into some issues. The Funny thing about the story you linked, is spin master Mark Levine kind of contradicted himself.

From your link wrote:
DEARBORN, Michigan — Ford has unveiled a collision repair program for dealers and owners of body shops when it comes to fixing the aluminum body panels on the 2015 Ford F-150, a move that should reassure car shoppers, the company told Edmunds.
Then he says this.

Ford will subsidize 20 percent or up to $10,000 for training and equipment at U.S. dealerships to repair the truck's aluminum panels.

So only Ford dealer network body shops will get any subsidized training. How many private body shops can doll out $10,000+ to have their techs trained? The techs sure aren't dgoing to
Don

Hey Don..
Where is the contradiction? The way I read it is


--They will provide a program to "any" shops who want to get involved..

--They will subsidize FORD dealers who do the program..

I think its fair that they will offer the program to ANY body shops but do you really think they would subsidize their dealers competitors?