If the aluminum-bodied vehicles on the road today are an accurate gauge, the 2015 Ford F-150 probably will be more expensive to repair than its steel-bodied predecessor. Body shop owners say aluminum ...

Ford says their certified repair centers can fix the 2015 Ford F-150 and its all-new aluminum body "no problem." But this crazy story of a month-long job and an unbelievable service bay bill — $17,000 ...

Ever since Ford Motor launched the industry's first aluminum-bodied pickup truck, skeptics have wondered what it would cost to repair damage to the F-150's "military grade aluminum" panels after a ...

Bob Tomes was among the Ford Motor Co. dealers who sank tens of thousands of dollars into new equipment and training to repair the automaker's aluminum F-150 pickup when it debuted in late 2014.

When a redesigned Ford F-150 pickup truck arrived in late 2014 with aluminum bodywork, it prompted attacks from rivals and concerns from truck buyers. One of the biggest questions was whether aluminum ...

The 2015 Ford F-150 represents a huge leap for the conventional pickup truck and leaps don’t occur without risk. When you’re dealing with the best-selling and probably the most profitable vehicle in ...

A cylinder head, especially an aluminum one, seldom fails on its own. Typically, there's another matter to contend with. Undoubtedly, the most frequent cause of cylinder-head cracking is an overheated ...

As more and more Tesla Model S electric sport sedans hit the road—50,000-plus at last count—some of their drivers are naturally starting to have accidents. They are bumping into other cars, colliding ...

There are multiple new requirements for dealerships and repair facilities that work on aluminum bodies. However, Ford is making some concessions to dealerships by waiving the requirement for a ...