Pursuits
Top Steelmaker Fights for Autos After Ford Defects to Aluminum
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When Ford Motor Co. confirmed last year it would build its most popular pickup truck using aluminum, the automaker’s steel supplier was caught flat-footed.
Now ArcelorMittal, the top worldwide supplier of steel for autos, has built a two-pronged response to try to head off defections by other customers including General Motors Co., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Japan’s biggest carmakers.