Proposed New F-150 Aluminum Body

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02-19-2014, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by All Hat No Cattle

Maybe a TV ad that shows rusty old steel being recycled into a Chevy, and shiny aluminum beer cans being recycled into an F150? Ford, feel free to use my idea!

Won't be able to say that much longer, GM is set to change over to aluminum in 2018.

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02-19-2014, 06:50 PM

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I'd diversify into other Aluminum manufactures and processors as well

Alcoa has Ford and Chevy with signed contracts. That is about 1.5 million + trucks a year. What other major players are left?

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Shares of Alcoa Aluminum (AA) climbed as much as 5% in midday Wednesday trading on a report General Motors (GM) recently locked up a contract with the aluminum giant for lighter-body trucks.

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02-19-2014, 08:23 PM

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1. United Co. Rusal 4,127
2. Rio Tinto Group 3,829
3. Alcoa Inc. 3,669
4. Aluminum Corp. of China 3,127
5. Norsk Hydro ASA 1,705
6. Dubai Aluminium Co. 1,386
7. China Power Investment Co. 1,381
8. BHP Billiton Ltd. 1,249
9. Shandong Xinfa Aluminum and
Electricity Group 1,016
10. Aluminium Bahrain BSC 881

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