F Series Going Back To SteelYes sir 7Mary3, you are correct that the overuse of aluminum for F Series is not beneficial for either Ford as a business or F-Series customers. Ford used this strategy as a relatively easy way to achieve weight reduction targets, but of course there are downsides as you mentioned.
In 2018, NYT wrote this article.
Ford Bet on Aluminum Trucks, but Is Still Looking for Payoff: Conceived for an era of high gasoline prices, the F-150 has lost its fuel-efficiency selling point, while its key material has gotten costlier. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/business/ford-f150-aluminum-trucks.html
Since then, Ford switched to a "mixed materials" strategy. For example, it originally considered an all aluminum body for 2020 Explorer, but wisely decided to go with a "carefully targeted selection of materials with characteristics and costs tailored to different types of vehicles" as Mark Phelan from Detroit Free Press said. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2019/07/06/2020-ford-explorer/1631153001/Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:46:22 +0000
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