Category: Automotive

Motor City Metal Fab | Detroit, Michigan The numbers are hard to argue with. U.S. consumers spent $52.65 billion accessorizing and modifying their vehicles in 2024, according to the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s 2025 Market Report, and that figure is expected to keep climbing at 4–5% annually through 2026. Pickup trucks alone account for a...

Motor City Metal Fab | Detroit, Michigan General Motors announced in August 2024 that it was retooling three U.S. plants to incorporate powder-coated battery enclosures and subframes. Ford’s Oakville assembly site, which launched EV production in late 2025, adopted a two-coat powder sequence to replace the traditional water-intensive e-coat dip process. These are not isolated...

Motor City Metal Fab | Detroit, Michigan Here is a problem that costs Detroit-area aftermarket suppliers money every year, and most of them are underestimating it: finish failure. Not dramatic, obvious coating breakdown — the subtle kind. Slight chalking after one season of UV exposure. A thin rust blush at a fastener hole six months...