Alcoa Awarded Preferred Supplier Status by Audi A.G.Business Editors PITTSBURGH, Pa. & SOEST, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 Alcoa announced today that it has been awarded Preferred Supplier Status by Audi A.G. for outstanding performance during the launch of the German automaker's second-generation Audi A8. Alcoa Automotive is producing more than one million aluminum components each year for the new A8's spaceframe and doors for the life of its new luxury sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. platform. The new Audi A8 model is currently being sold in Europe and will be introduced in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. this summer. Alcoa partnered with Audi more than two decades ago to jointly develop the all aluminum spaceframe body structure introduced on the first Audi A8, which made its commercial debut in the early 1990's. The A8 set standards for lightness, safety, performance and low emissions. "As a preferred supplier, Alcoa will continue to collaborate with Audi, a leader of aluminum use in vehicles in the worldwide auto industry, on the most efficient and cost-effective application of automotive aluminum. Audi and Alcoa are now entering their third decade of partnership. We in Alcoa are delighted to be selected to receive this distinction as a preferred supplier. It reflects the cooperation between the two companies as well as the Soest plant's ability to be a reliable and high-quality supplier," said Rick Milner, vice president Alcoa and president of Alcoa Advanced Transportation Systems. The aluminum components for the new A8 are produced at Alcoa's Soest, Germany automotive assembly plant. This facility supplied the spaceframe components as well as selected sub-assemblies for the first-generation A8, which is manufactured by Audi in Neckarsulm, Germany. In addition, Alcoa's Soest plant also makes automotive components for the Ferrari 360 Modena, Jaguar XJ The Jaguar XJ is a luxury saloon sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque. The XJ was launched in 1968 and has served as the Jaguar flagship model for most of its production span which continues through to today. , Porsche, General Motors Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and and DaimlerChrysler S-Class Coupe and A-Class. Alcoa supplies global automakers with a variety of automotive components and assemblies, including aluminum sheet for body panels and hoods, wheels, electrical and electronic systems, structural cast and forged components and assemblies such as bumpers, engine cradles, drive shafts drive shaft also drive·shaft n. A rotating shaft that transmits mechanical power from a motor or an engine to a point or region of application. , roof systems and the like through its various automotive businesses. Alcoa's worldwide automotive businesses have been integrated and aligned under an automotive market sector team, to give customers a single-point access to all of Alcoa's automotive capabilities. To learn more about Alcoa's automotive business visit www.alcoa.com/lnk/auto Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. , and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses as a single solution to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) aluminum foil Noun 1. aluminum foil - foil made of aluminumaluminium foil, tin foil foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" , Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Vinyl siding, first introduced to the exterior cladding market in the late 1950s, is an alternative to aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, and timber siding. , closures, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 127,000 employees in 40 countries. For more information go to www.alcoa.com |
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