Auto scrap & auto recycling update; junk and scrap cars

See this article from Recycling Today (RT) by Curt Harler, posted on March 4, 2014:
http://www.recyclingtoday.com/rt0314-auto-recycling-industry-update.aspx

Some recent news concerning the auto scrap, junk car and automobile metal salvage industry. The 2015 new Ford F-150 pick-up truck, will apparently be much lighter than the present truck model. It will feature increasing use of major components made of aluminum rather than the traditional use of steel.

“The frame of the new truck is 100 percent steel, and in fact the new F-150 uses more high-strength steel than the existing truck,” according to Wes Sherwood of Ford.

Other manufacturers are transitioning to alternatives to traditional steel frames, such as the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.  According to General Motors Co., headquartered in Detroit “It uses an aluminum space frame that replaces the steel frame used on cars. Both carbon-fiber and carbon nanocomposite units assist in reducing weight” Ford states they use “military grade alloy aluminum and high-strength steel in the F-150 and intends to use the aluminum alloy in the cab, tailgate and cargo areas.

Lawrence Kavanagh, president of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) says “Steel is presently 60 percent of vehicle curb weight, but overall he does not see steel’s percentage falling anytime soon”

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