Issue: Vol. 70, No. 5
Summary:
Dick Schultz is the managing director of Automotive Material Practice at Ducker Worldwide, where he manages the assimilation of data on vehicle lightweighting materials and practices. In this interview with Schultz, he discusses the drivers behind the dramatic increase of aluminum use in automotive in the U.S.; comments on the major systems and comnponents that will see the most growth through 2025; looks at the steel, composites, and magnesium industries as competitors to aluminum; and compares the North American auto industry with that in Europe.
Product Code: art-00384