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| July 1, 2003
Alcoa Awarded Ford F-150 Pick-up Hood Contract
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2003--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today
announced it has been awarded a contract to supply aluminum for the
hoods of Ford Motor Company's recently re-designed F-150 pick-up
truck. The 2004 F-150 is an all-new version of the country's
best-selling truck for the past 25 years and the best-selling vehicle
of any type for the past 20 years. Alcoa, which supplies the aluminum
used in the current F-series hood, will supply aluminum sheet that
will be used to make the widest width aluminum closure produced in the
North American automobile market. The 2004 F-150 launched last month.
"This contract to supply the new F-150 further extends the
long-term relationship between Alcoa and Ford Motor Company and is a
testament to Alcoa's ability to meet the supply challenges associated
with America's highest volume vehicle," said Rick Milner President,
Alcoa Advanced Transportation Systems and head of Alcoa's automotive
market sector team.
Alcoa also supplies heat shields for the 2004 F-150 to help manage
heat away from critical components. Alcoa's automotive products
featured on Ford trucks include closures panels, wiring harness and
electrical distribution systems and aluminum wheels. 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, 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. Alcoa solutions for the automotive market add
performance, safety, fuel efficiency, and environment-enhancing
capabilities to its customers' vehicles, using the Company's decades
of design and engineering experience. Alcoa Automotive was just named
one of the industry's top suppliers by original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) readers of Automotive Industries magazine.
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 127,000
employees in 40 countries. For more information go to www.alcoa.com
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