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Since the late 1960's GM auto/truck axles and drive lines were manufactured in a 5 plant over 5 million square feet, 63 acre site complex where high crime, murders, drugs, and prostitution prevailed. The Detroit plants produced axle gears, forgings, and castings to supply 8 GM assembly plants with finished axle/drive lines for Sport Utilities, P/U Trucks and Passenger Cars. Content value to a vehicle ranged fom $1,200.00 to $1,900.00. Employment surpassed 4,300 UAW workers.

In the U.S. alone 2.6M drivers per day will be added by 2025. the technology necessary to achieve the CAFÉ mandates will be significant with projected added drivers and vehicles on the road. In 2015, the total aluminum content for the 17.46 million vehicles of expected products will equal nearly 7 billion pounds. Body and closure parts will be 11% of the total and 33% of the content will be for engine parts.

The technology necessary to achieve the CAFÉ mandates will be significant with projected added drivers and vehicles on the road. Weight reduction alone will achieve significant fuel reductions coupled with the credits for alternative fuels vehicles. Audi /Jaguar have the aluminum body in production and Ford F-150 plans to launch in 2015. Trends continue to utilize aluminum in power train, chassis, drive line, wheel end applications to achieve incremental weight reductions while achieving durability targets.