With many concerns voiced over Ford F-150's new aluminum body, the company now says it will subsidize training courses, tooling and certification required for dealers to service the new truck. America's best-selling vehicle 2015 model was unveiled in Detroit earlier this month, and after initial excitement over its massive 700lb weight loss, many started asking questions regarding the price of repairs on its new, ultra-light aluminum.

With fewer certified shops and scarce tooling to meet Ford's requirements, we started wondering whether the switch-over would be worthwhile. Expressing its confidence in the F-150 and in possible future models employing more aluminum, Ford has announced that part of the cost for training dealerships- estimated between $30-50K per dealer - will be carried by the corporation. Furthermore, the carmaker promises the truck's modular design enables quicker and easier repairs, another element that should cut service costs. Ford says that fixes related to the aluminum structure should amount to 20% of all repairs.