Automotive/WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN -- The automotive industry works with different materials to meet fuel-efficiency regulations

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UNCERTAINTY REMAINS in the automotive market, and many short-term sales projections are cautious. But looking ahead, it's likely the industry will grow stronger once again. Nobody really knows exactly the shape of the recovery and how we are going to come out of it. There's a lot of uncertainty right now," says Eric A. Fedewa, director of global powertrain and component forecasts and analysis at IHS Inc., Northville, Mich. "In the short-term, we have some challenges, but in the long-term when you think 20 years out, there's going to be an incredible demand for steel to build vehicles" because the growing global population will require more vehicles for transport, he says.