According to Edmunds, their Ford dealer estimated this level of damage would require "seven to ten days" of downtime on a new aluminum-bodied 2015 Ford F-150, "while the repairs to steel bodywork ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I offer thoughtful coverage of the auto industry. May 31, 2014, 11:56pm EDT Oct 29, 2015, 08:08pm EDT This article is more than 10 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Ford dealer Ed Jolliffe has been calculating the cost of ...

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 ...