Manufacturing

Toyota eyes aluminum as Trump targets trade sanctions

Toyota's Jim Lentz Lentz spoke during a ceremony marking the $154 million expansion of the company's r&d center in York Township, Mich. (Joe Wilssens\/Toyota)
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By:
Eric Kulisch
May 05, 2017 05:00 AM

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Toyota Motor Corp., which is exploring the use of aluminum in car bodies, faces only a minor risk of increased material costs if the Trump administration initiates trade remedies against steel and aluminum imports, company officials said.

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