With the new F150 making the swap to aluminium construction in the name of weight savings, RAM is coming out and singing a different tune.
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so really they're only looking at things like the hood and tailgate, not much to be saved there. Really I think its damage control. The RAM is too new to be redesigned immediately. Stop gap statements until a real answer can be delivered.Chrysler’s Ram brand won’t be using aluminum bodies for its fullsize pickups anytime soon, in contrast with Ford’s announcement that the next-generation F-150 will utilize the lightweight material, a top executive says.
Based on our analysis, we feel steel is stronger, safer and more durable than aluminum,” Reid Bigland, president and CEO of Chrysler Group’s Ram truck brand, tells WardsAuto in an interview at the North American International Auto Show here. “The difficult thing with lightweighting is what the tradeoff is.”
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