Cutting down on suppliers

General Motors has announced that it is working with design software company Autodesk Inc to manufacture new, lightweight 3D-printed parts that could help the automaker meet its goals to add alternative-fuel vehicles to its product lineup.

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No, this is not a shameless plug for Autodesk, as the company hardly needs an introduction, especially among veterans who used Autodesk Animator and 3D Studio a quarter of a century ago.