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New steels fight aluminum to oust heavy metal from cars

An employee inspects the aluminum body panels of an SUV at Jaguar Land Rover's assembly plant in Halewood, U.K., last month. Automakers are using record amounts of aluminum to replace heavier steel. (BLOOMBERG/Bloomberg)
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By:
Eric Onstad
March 17, 2013 05:00 AM