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Sapa opens up automotive-focused extruded aluminum R&D center in Michigan

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Sapa’s automotive customers include OEMs such as Ford, General Motors, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover and Tesla, as well as Tier 1 suppliers such as MAHLE, Benteler, Panasonic and TI Automotive. Most of the equipment has been installed and is in use.

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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

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Customers are trading in Land Rover and Mercedes vehicles in exchange for a Navigator, according to Ford, and nearly 85% of all Navigator buyers are choosing high-end Black Label and Reserve models. The plant recently installed a 3D printer onsite to print individual parts for tools necessary to keep the plant running.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. The company was founded in 2013, after a brainstorming session over a case of beer in a Florida garage. “We Land Rover.