FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — Alcoa has combined its two wheel operations into one business unit – Alcoa Wheel Products (AWP) – and has named Kevin Kramer to head the new group.
Combining Alcoa’s Cast Auto Wheels and Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products units, AWP will produce and market both cast and forged passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, motorcycle and specialty wheels for both the OE and replacement markets.
Kramer, who joined Alcoa in mid-2004 after a 21-year career with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., will lead the now combined Alcoa Wheel Products, which has seven global facilities and more than 1,800 employees.
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