The race is on to make lighter vehicles to improve efficiency using hybrid technology, bio fuels, fuel cells, and combinations of these resources. The lighter vehicles also decrease the wear and tear of other components like the tire and suspension.

Amid the pressure from consumers, international regulations, and global warming concerns, the automobile game changes. Aluminum is starting to be the name of the game to answer all these concerns.

Car manufacturers are steadily funding the development of aluminum to be used in their production lines. Studies have concluded that use of the high technology metal gives way better fuel rating of trucks and cars.

Lighter vehicles have shown to have better fuel mileage and are friendlier to the environment with the lower emission of greenhouse gases.

Aluminum is also among the most recycled material in our planet. Seventy five percent of the aluminum used by our ancestors in the early 19th century may most likely be in use today.

The pliability of the material also allows car designers to predict how the car chassis will behave during crashes. Experiments conducted have proven that aluminum passes the most stringent safety standards. The A8 of Audi is an all aluminum bodied car and was given the highest rating of safety in recent tests.

More car manufacturers are expected to integrate aluminum into their future designs.