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| Alcoa Fujikura in Mexico Wins the Second Top VW Group Award |
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Puebla, Mexico–October 16, 2002–In just one year after acquiring the VW Electrical Distribution System (EDS) business from Siemens, Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. (AFL) has won the second Volkswagen Group's prestigious Entrepreneurial Performance award. The presentation of the 2002 award was made in Puebla, Mexico by Reinhard Jung, President Volkswagen de Mexico, and Francisco Garcia Sanz, VW AG board member in charge of procurement. The award acknowledges AFL's achievements in the seamless integration of this business into AFL while delivering continuing improvements in quality and service to the German automaker in Mexico. The first Group Award was received this year in Europe.
In receiving the award, Robert T. Alexander, President of AFL Worldwide Automotive, commented: "AFL is very proud to be recognized by Volkswagen of Mexico with this prestigious award. We have worked very hard to improve the newly acquired operations in Puebla and our efforts are paying off in an excellent fashion. This success is a credit to the entire AFL automotive team and to the support and guidance provided by Volkswagen of Mexico."
A supplier to the majority of the world's automobile companies, AFL provides wiring harnesses to VW Group's plants for: the New Beetle, New Beetle Cabrio and Jetta models manufactured and delivered in Puebla, Mexico; the Golf model in Brussels, Belgium; Sharan, Alhambra and Galaxy models produced in Palmela, Portugal. 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.
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.
Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum 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 aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) aluminum foil, Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl 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:
Bill Stanley, Alcoa Fujikura Ltd.
12746 Cimarron Path, Suite 116,San Antonio, TX 78249,
USA
bill.stanley@alcoa.com
Related sites
More information about AFL in Mexico
AFL's web site
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