Material Used in New Cars
Material Used in New Cars
The Jeep Wrangler is now made in Chrysler’s Toledo, OH plant. The organization was considering scrapping the steel body of the vehicle & transition to a frame using aluminum instead. As discussed in previous posts, the auto industry is faced with several mandates, one of which is adhering to strict fuel economy standards. One way to increase the fuel economy of a vehicle is to reduce its weight. To reduce the weight many automakers have begun using aluminum in place of steel in the infrastructure of the vehicle. There are several drawbacks to the transition to aluminum which include:
- Aluminum tends to be more expensive, thus increasing production costs.
- Many automaker plants are not designed to produce the vehicles with aluminum and need costly upgrades to do so (or move production to a different plant)
- Although automakers must meet fuel economy standards, they also must meet safety standards, which are often more challenging when replacing steel with lighter weight materials.
- It is rumored that magnesium, which is even lighter than aluminum, maybe the best long-term option, leading automakers to question whether to invest heavily in aluminum based production equipment, facilities, training and testing.
In the May 21, 2015 edition of toledonewsnow.com, Cristina Mutchler’s story titled ‘Local 12 president weighs in on keeping Jeep Wrangler in Toledo’ brought up the following information: “UAW Local 12 President Bruce Baumhower says news from Chrysler that the Jeep Wrangler body will still be made of steel. The company was previously considering an all-aluminum infrastructure, which wouldn’t be built in the current Toledo facility and would have had to build a brand new plant, or else they would have had to leave.” Baumhower says: “Our members are very happy to hear that the Wrangler process will fit right into the Toledo plant. They also understand that we’ve got to find a way to build more, or we’re not going to be able to keep the Wrangler. We need Chrysler, now, to commit to expand here in Toledo, so that we can build 350K Wranglers a year instead of 230K.
About 3000 jobs tied directly to Wrangler production could be lost. Union membership remains hopeful that the steel-bodied Wrangler will mean good news. “We’re excited. It’s the opportunity that lies ahead to expand that Wrangler plant and build more cars and hire more people.”
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