Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products Announces Partnership with ...

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Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products is pleased to announce apartnership with the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, oneof the oldest bus fleets in the nation. Greater Dayton RegionalTransit Authority is Ohio's 4th largest public transit system withover 11 million passenger trips a year. Its fleet includes dieselbuses, electric trolley buses, Project Mobility vans and buses andWright Flyer street cars. To add to Greater Dayton's fleet, 78 newGillig Corporation buses ordered will have Alcoa Dura-Bright(R)wheels with XBR(R) Technology. Previously, this had been an allsteel wheel fleet. With the change to Alcoa aluminum wheels,Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority will experience thebenefits of aluminum wheels including one piece forged strength,lower maintenance costs, since the wheels can be cleaned with justsoap and water and a reduction in fuel costs due to the lighterweight of the wheels. Dura-Bright(R) wheels with XBR(R) Technologynever need polishing and won't crack, chip, peel or corrode. Theroll-out of the new buses will take place over the next threeyears.

About Alcoa Wheels and Transportation Products

Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, headquartered inCleveland, Ohio, serves the commercial vehicle, automotive, anddefense markets with products used in a range of applicationsincluding cast and forged aluminum wheels, aluminum space frames,specialized vacuum die cast products, niche products such asDura-Bright(R) and Dura-Flange(R) wheels and M-Series(TM) mediumtruck wheels, as well as a variety of other aluminum components forthese markets. AWTP is composed of three divisions: TransportationProducts, Commercial Vehicle Wheels, and Automotive Wheels. Itemploys 2,800 people at 30 locations worldwide.

About Alcoa

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the world leader in the production andmanagement of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and aluminacombined through its active and growing participation in all majoraspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive,packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation andindustrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production andother capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In additionto aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products,hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa(R)wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings,structures and building systems. The Company has 97,000 employeesin 34 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainablecorporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.

For more information on Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Productsvisit: www.alcoawheels.com or call 1-800-242-9898, Option 4.