VSP News: Kolman's Korner, Episode 60: Grede Holdings and Lightweighting

    Aug. 4, 2014
    Robert Allerton, director of product planning and marketing for Grede Holdings, talks about how vehicle OEMs are removing weight from vehicles (“lightweighting”) as a way to help them meet the increasingly stringent fuel economy and CO2 emissions regulations.

    In this installment, Fleet Maintenance editor David A. Kolman visits with Robert Allerton, director of product planning and marketing for Grede Holdings, about how vehicle OEMs are removing weight from vehicles (“lightweighting”) as a way to help them meet the increasingly stringent fuel economy and CO2 emissions regulations. Grede is a full-service supplier of cast iron components to the transportation and industrial markets.

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