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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edmunds decided to inject some fact into the fray over repair costs for the aluminum 2015 Ford F-150: it bought a $52,000 long-term F-150 and clouted it with a sledgehammer. Twice. Then it drove the ...

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 ...

The Real Cost of Repairing an Aluminum Ford F-150 03:26 Consumer Reports finds that the price to fix the aluminum body of the new pickup is similar to what it costs to repair the steel-bodied version.

Green Car Reports says that Tesla Model S owners are finding out just how expensive aluminum can be to fix, with repair estimates like $7,000 to fix “a small dent and scratch” to $45,000 for “minor ...

The Crestwood location gives a behind the scenes look at some of the equipment needed when repairing aluminum framed vehicles. The 2015 F-150, for instance, has an aluminum frame and can only be taken ...