Ford_News
01-14-2014, 12:58 PM
Filed under: Truck (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Work (http://www.autoblog.com/category/commercial-trucks/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/)
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Not only have we been told that the 2015 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/13/2015-ford-f-150-detroit-2014/) is tougher, more durable and up to 700 pounds lighter than the current truck, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) COO Mark Fields said it's also "CAFE-positive." That means, for the first time in the history of corporate average fuel economy standards, the F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/) would be a positive contributor on Ford's CAFE balance sheet instead of being a vehicle it needs to counterbalance with frugal offerings.
Fields' comments made at the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/) were among quotes from other Ford execs that confirmed the carmaker will be using aluminum for more of its vehicles. CEO Alan Mulally (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/alan+mulally/) said it would "proliferate across our lineup," with speculation being that we'll see it applied to crossover and sport utility models first, since they'll benefit the most. Even gaining the massive scale of using aluminum on the world's best selling vehicle for its first effort - on average, the company sells two times as many F-150s in a single day as Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/) sells of its aluminum Range Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/range+rover/) in a month - Ford will be looking to further spread the cost of its five-year development investment in aluminum technology. And that should mean better handling and fuel economy for those of us who don't need to wear hardhats at the office.F-150 just the start of Ford's aluminum plans (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/14/f-150-just-the-start-of-fords-aluminum-plans/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Not only have we been told that the 2015 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/13/2015-ford-f-150-detroit-2014/) is tougher, more durable and up to 700 pounds lighter than the current truck, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) COO Mark Fields said it's also "CAFE-positive." That means, for the first time in the history of corporate average fuel economy standards, the F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/) would be a positive contributor on Ford's CAFE balance sheet instead of being a vehicle it needs to counterbalance with frugal offerings.
Fields' comments made at the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/) were among quotes from other Ford execs that confirmed the carmaker will be using aluminum for more of its vehicles. CEO Alan Mulally (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/alan+mulally/) said it would "proliferate across our lineup," with speculation being that we'll see it applied to crossover and sport utility models first, since they'll benefit the most. Even gaining the massive scale of using aluminum on the world's best selling vehicle for its first effort - on average, the company sells two times as many F-150s in a single day as Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/) sells of its aluminum Range Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/range+rover/) in a month - Ford will be looking to further spread the cost of its five-year development investment in aluminum technology. And that should mean better handling and fuel economy for those of us who don't need to wear hardhats at the office.F-150 just the start of Ford's aluminum plans (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/14/f-150-just-the-start-of-fords-aluminum-plans/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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