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The 2018 Jeep Wrangler will have aluminum doors (front and rear inners) and hood (inner and outer), at the very least.
This has just been confirmed by an Alcoa employee and JL Wrangler Forum reader which sent us this internal company news release distributed within the company this week.
INTERNAL RELEASE:
In addition to utilizing a new high form alloy supplied by Alcoa, the 2018 Wrangler will also make use of aluminum alloy sheet 6022 which is typically used for closure panels such as hood, decklid or doors. It will also make use of the durable pre-treatment aluminum sheet bonding technology, Alcoa 951.
Of course, this does not preclude the use of aluminum elsewhere on the JL Wrangler from another supplier.
This has just been confirmed by an Alcoa employee and JL Wrangler Forum reader which sent us this internal company news release distributed within the company this week.
INTERNAL RELEASE:
You may recall in May 2015, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed to the press that the next-generation Wrangler would feature "a large portion" of aluminum but not entirely.A team in the Farmington Hills (Michigan, USA) Aerospace and Automotive Products group is leading a new profitable growth opportunity with the 2018 Jeep Wrangler program. The next generation Jeep becomes the first to utilize our C6A1 high form alloy; we are currently the only supplier of this high form product.
Alcoa will also supply 6022 and A951, including front and rear door inners, hood outer and inner.
Now, thanks to Alcoa (and JLWF readers) we have a clearer picture of which parts (at a minimum) will be aluminum."There will be a large portion of that vehicle that will be aluminum. It will not be all aluminum... We've run the numbers and we've simulated mileage and the impact... Because of the difference in cost--not just of the material but the actual assembly process-- I think we can do almost as well without doing it all-aluminum. I think we can get very close," explained Marchionne.
In addition to utilizing a new high form alloy supplied by Alcoa, the 2018 Wrangler will also make use of aluminum alloy sheet 6022 which is typically used for closure panels such as hood, decklid or doors. It will also make use of the durable pre-treatment aluminum sheet bonding technology, Alcoa 951.
Of course, this does not preclude the use of aluminum elsewhere on the JL Wrangler from another supplier.
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