General Motors just announced a new welding process it already implements in some cars that allows for increased use of the lightweight material, ultimately offering improved fuel economy. Using a ...

DETROIT, MI-In an effort to improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicles, General Motors Co. plans to use a new aluminum welding technology "more extensively" starting next year. According to the ...

Warren — General Motors Co. believes it is the first automaker to weld steel to aluminum through resistance spot welding, a technique it spent some two years developing and expects will save weight ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract With a worldwide interest in aluminum as a major structural component in automotive manufacture, a renewed investigation of resistance spot ...