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Interview: Mark Mandl, Ford Motor Company

June 28, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mark Mandl, Collision Marketing Manager for Ford Motor Company provides an update on the F-150 collision repair program, certification and repair costs.

The official announcement in January 2014 by Ford Motor Company that its 2015 Ford F-150 would include an aluminum-intensive body structure was the culmination of years of planning by the vehicle manufacturer. Moving to an aluminum structure for the body was not just a watershed moment for the auto industry, whose eyes are firmly fixed on increasing fuel economy and emissions standards for the vehicles, but also the collision repair industry.

The introduction of the 2015 F-150 brought

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