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Alcoa Wheel Products Launches New Customer-Friendly Website.


CLEVELAND -- Alcoa Wheel Products, a part of the Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products business, has launched a new website (www.alcoawheels.com ) that makes it easier for customers to locate Alcoa wheels worldwide.

The new website was redesigned to better feature Alcoa wheel products and categorize cat·e·go·rize  
tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es
To put into a category or categories; classify.



cat
 them in an easy-to-find way. Special sections were set up for customers 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. , Japan, Europe and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  in multiple languages with regional product catalogs.

In addition, customers can go directly to the type of wheel they need depending on the vehicle - heavy-duty trucks, buses, RVs, light trucks and SUVs, and motorcycles - by clicking on icons for these vehicles. A new interactive wheel selector enables customers to scroll quickly and visually through the entire catalog of wheels styles and make product decisions. Customers can find distributors of Alcoa wheels worldwide by simply clicking on the "where to buy" link.

The new website also offers a new, convenient link to Alcoa's corporate website, www.alcoa.com

About Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products

Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products meets the needs of the commercial transportation, automotive, aerospace and industrial markets. AWFE manufacture forged aluminum wheels that are strong, corrosion-resistant and lightweight for the heavy trucks, large aircraft and military tanks. Products also include forged and cast wheels for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. , forged aluminum, titanium and nickel-based alloy parts for aerospace and industrial applications and wheel accessories for commercial vehicles and light trucks.

About Alcoa

Alcoa (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:AA) 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 to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) foils and plastic wraps, 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, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 120,000 employees in 41 countries. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com
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