Your next new car or truck may be glued together!

In engineering terms, it is known as "Structural adhesives," but that's just a high tech name for glue.

More and more automakers are planning to replace traditional spot welding with glue to make vehicles quieter and more fuel efficient. The reason: glueing cars together actually strengthens the joints because the entire seam is in contact with the metal verses gaps that are created in the spot welding process. Using glue actually makes the subframes stiffer and more solid, allowing manufacturers to downgage the steel, making cars lighter, which improves fuel economy.

Another example of the surprising new technology we can expect in new vehicles not in some distant future, but right around the corner!