Terry
Aldea, global executive, casting and forging operations, Ford Motor Company,
speaking today at the annual general meeting of SinterCast, held in Stockholm,
Sweden, said Ford was “well aware” of what is happening in the US diesel
pick-up market.
Aldea, who provided the
meeting with an overview of Ford’s international operations, highlighted Ford's
success as the global leader for the application of Compacted Graphite Iron
(CGI). He noted that Ford's CGI leadership began with the introduction of the first-ever
high-volume CGI engine in 2003 and continues today with an industry leading
seven CGI engines, with displacements ranging from 2.7 to 9.0 litres, used in
Ford and partner vehicles sold in Europe, Australia and the Americas.
Aldea stated that the
engine design community within Ford has embraced CGI as an element of Ford's
engine strategy.
