Alcoa Fujikura Wins Top VW Group Award.Business Editors, Automotive Writers FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2002 In just one year after acquiring the VW Electrical Distribution System (EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. ) business from Siemens, Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. (AFL AFL: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. ) has won Volkswagen Group's prestigious Entrepreneurial Performance award. The award, presented by VW Group Chairman Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder Dr.-Ing. e.h Bernd Pischetsrieder is an automobile engineer and manager. He was born on February 15, 1948, in Munich, Germany and studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich from 1968 to 1972. at the company's GlasHaus, the new Phaeton manufacturing facility in Dresden, acknowledges AFL's achievements in the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of this business into AFL while delivering continuing improvements in quality and service to the German automaker. On receiving the award, Bob Alexander, president of AFL Worldwide Automotive, commented: "There can often be hitches in the operations of newly acquired companies, but the integration of the VW EDS business has been faultless fault·less adj. Being without fault. See Synonyms at perfect. fault  less·ly adv. . We have achieved in a short time frame higher levels of service to the VW Group. This success demonstrates both the dedication of AFL's people, the new associates who joined us with the acquisition, and the strategic logic behind it. The new business, supplying VW plants in Belgium, Portugal and Mexico, complements our existing operations and advances our position as one of the major suppliers to the VW Group worldwide." A supplier to the majority of the world's automobile companies, AFL provides harnesses to VW Group's plants for: the A4 Golf model in Brussels, Belgium; Sharan, Alhambra and Galaxy models produced in Palmela, Portugal; and the New Beetle, New Beetle Cabrio, Jetta and the A3 Golf Cabrio models, manufactured in Puebla, Mexico. Additionally, the company supplies electrical systems for the T4 model at VW's Hanover plant and the A6 model at Audi's Neckarsulm operation, both in Germany, as well as for most other VW Group models. The components of the business acquired by AFL comprise of three manufacturing facilities located in the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , Portugal and Mexico, together with a Customer Service Centre in Brussels and a Design and Development facility in Wolfsburg, Germany. Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. (AFL) is a global industry leader and full-service supplier of complete electrical distribution architecture, delivering a complete range of expert capabilities in design, engineering, testing and manufacturing. Winner of quality awards from Ford, Volkswagen, Mazda and Subaru, AFL is a joint venture company 51% owned by Alcoa and 49% by Fujikura Ltd of Japan. In Europe, AFL has three European group companies, Alcoa Fujikura GmbH, the European holding company, AFL Michels, an EDS manufacturer, and AFL Germany Electronics (formerly Stribel), an electronics and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components manufacturer. Together, these three companies provide a full service EEDS EEDS Electrical and Electronic Distribution Systems EEDS End to End Data System capability to a number of major automobile manufacturers. For more information visit www.aflauto.com. Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminium, fabricated aluminium and alumina, 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 aluminium products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) aluminium foil Noun 1. aluminium foil - foil made of aluminum aluminum 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 129,000 employees in 38 countries. For more information, please contact: Henrike Boysen, Technical Publicity 26-34 Liverpool Road For the Australian road, see . Liverpool Road is located in the London Borough of Islington of inner north London. Liverpool road runs parallel to Upper street and is largely made up of Georgian architecture. It starts at Upper Street and joins Holloway Road. , Luton, Beds, LU1 1RS, England Tel: +44 (0)1582 450054, Fax: +44 (0)1582 878877 hboysen@technical-publicity.com James E. Edwards, Alcoa Fujikura GmbH European Headquarters, Olof-Palme-Strasse 37, 60439 Frankfurt, Germany Tel: +49 (0)69 95 73 41-31, Fax: +49 (0)69 95 73 41-13 Aflinfo@alcoa.com www.alcoa.com |
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