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2000 European Aluminium Award for the Audi A2

2000 European Aluminium Award for the Audi A2
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Ingolstadt / Neckarsulm (ots)

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The Audi A2, the first volume-built car with an all-aluminium
body, has received the 2000 European Aluminium Award.
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The Audi A2, the first
volume-built car with an all-aluminium body, has received the 2000
European Aluminium Award. Wulf Leitermann, representative of the Audi
Aluminium Centre in Neckarsulm, was presented with the award during
the "Aluminium in Automotive" congress at the AutoDome car museum in
the Dutch city of Rosmalen. Following the A8 in 1994, the A2 is now
the second Audi model with ASF Audi Space Frame to receive this
award.
The award is an initiative by the Dutch Aluminium Centre with the
support of the European Aluminium Association (EAA). The jury, made
up of international experts on aluminium, praised Audi: "Thanks to
the application of state-of-the-art production techniques such as
laser welding, Audi has succeeded in a very short space of time in
developing a car, from concept to production vehicle, which, thanks
to its very low kerb weight, is able to combine good performance with
very economical fuel consumption."
After the A8, the Audi A2 is Audi's second car with an
all-aluminium body. In contrast to the A8, which has a daily
production volume of around 80 vehicles, about 300 A2 cars are
manufactured daily, with a high degree of automation.
Note to editorial staff: a photo can be obtained through obs
(dpa).
AUDI AG Public Relations, D-85045 Ingolstadt
Communication Product and Technology, Axel Engel, Tel. +49 841 89
92593, 
Fax +49 841 89 32817, e-mail:  axel.engel@audi.de 
Communication Corporate and Finance, Joachim Cordshagen, Tel. +49 841
89 36340, 
Fax +49 841 89 36370, e-mail:  joachim.cordshagen@audi.de

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