Millions in U.S., U.K. government loans announced for aluminum, carbon-fiber car production
— March 27, 2015When it rains, it pours. The same day as Jaguar announced it would spend nearly $617.9 million on aluminum
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Jaguar confirms plans to spend $618M on aluminum shop, production
— March 27, 2015Jaguar Land Rover confirmed Thursday it is spending nearly $891.2 million on West Midlands, England-area facilities,
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Is carbon-fiber ‘gimmick’ or ‘paradigm shift’? Experts rave about BMW i3, pan expensive material
— March 26, 2015Experts in two recent forums — ironically both offered by Automotive Megatrends USA — gave
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Megatrends USA: How the car of tomorrow will be welded, glued
— March 24, 2015As materials in autos continue to grow lighter and more complicated, traditional joining methods might
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GM details remove-and-replace methods for Chevrolet Silverado collision repair
— March 24, 2015We’ve discussed the 2015 aluminum Ford F-150 a great deal, but the high-strength steel 2015 Chevrolet
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Automotive News: Year needed to adjust insurance rates for aluminum F-150
— March 24, 2015Insurance rates — right now unchanged — for the 2015 F-150 might shift in about a year as
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Panel at Canadian telematics summit to discuss automaker, car insurance partnerships
— March 19, 2015Canada’s No. 1 car insurer and Volkswagen will participate in a panel on automaker-insurance partnerships
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Uh-oh: Tesla’s Elon Musk says human-controlled cars could be outlawed
— March 19, 2015Tesla CEO Elon Musk said advances in self-driving vehicles could lead to the government outlawing humans
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5 collision repair takeaways from Automotive Megatrends USA
— March 18, 2015Repairer Driven News attended the vehicle lightweighting track of the Automotive Megatrends USA summit
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More and more aluminum Ford F-150s coming with Kansas City plant opening
— March 18, 2015Ford on Friday doubled its ability to build 2015 F-150s with the official launch of its Kansas City
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