PITTSBURGH - June 28, 2003/Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) ranked Alcoa (NYSE:AA) among the automotive industry's top 50 suppliers in the 6th Annual Quest for Excellence survey of OEM readers conducted by Automotive Industries magazine. Readers rated the performance of nearly 300 companies with respect to quality, innovation, price, delivery and service/support.

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. To learn more about Alcoa's automotive business visit www.alcoa.com/lnk/auto.

The results of AI's 6th Annual Quest for Excellence survey are in the magazine's June issue.

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.