GM, Isuzu, Fuji Heavy and Suzuki to Use Unigraphics Solutions' 3D CAD System

         Integration Will Allow for Mutual Development of New Models

    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31 General Motors, Isuzu Motors, Fuji
Heavy Industries, and Suzuki Motors plan to integrate their 3D computer-aided
design (CAD) systems used in the development of new models, according to wire
service reports issued earlier this week.  The four manufacturing powerhouses
will all use Unigraphics from Unigraphics Solutions, Inc. and
expect that the data sharing facilitated by this integration, will enable them
to increase development efficiency and enhance competitiveness.
    GM already uses Unigraphics -- UGS' high-end, integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE
software suite -- as its exclusive global product development system.

    Additional points made in the wire service reports:
    -- All four firms will switch a significant percentage of their systems to
       Unigraphics by 2004.

    -- Currently, both Isuzu Motors and Fuji Heavy Industries use Dassault's
       CATIA Systems, while Suzuki Motor uses SCAD.

    -- Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subarus, plans to spend between
       2 billion and 3 billion yen (17 to 25 million dollars) to switch
       approximately half of its 800 CATIA licenses over to Unigraphics by
       2004.  Fuji Heavy will then link the other half to GM's system so that
       data may be exchanged.

    -- Isuzu Motors, which plans joint development of a commercial vehicle
       with GM in early 2002, already has switched 30 percent of its CAD
       systems to Unigraphics and is aiming for a nearly full changeover
       within three years.

    -- "We will turn all our CAD systems onto Unigraphics, apart from
       10 percent, which will be used for some exports, such as buses, that
       are very old models and cannot be changed," said Yoshiko Shibata,
       spokeswoman for Isuzu.

    -- The move is aimed at aiding "joint development, for commercial vehicles
       and pick-ups, especially," said Shibata.

    -- Suzuki Motor also uses Unigraphics in its design teams that are jointly
       paired with GM.

    This unprecedented collaboration among four globally dispersed leaders in
the automobile and truck manufacturing industry represents a "new economy"
shift that places the emphasis on value creation through product development.
According to a June 2000 research report from Wasserstein Perella Securities,
Inc., which analyzes the collaborative vehicle development processes in the
automobile industry, "product development performance is the most fundamental
determinant of financial returns and relative stock performance over time."

    "UGS is proud to be a major participant in the sea change that is taking
place, not only in the automotive industry, but in all major manufacturing
industries," says Tony Affuso, president and CEO, Unigraphics Solutions.  "We
believe that the world has only just begun to unlock the value that can be
realized through improvements to the entire product life cycle process.  UGS
applauds these four manufacturing leaders for their remarkable initiative and
foresight."

    About Unigraphics
    Unigraphics (UG) is a powerful software application addressing the entire
product development process from conceptual design to product modeling,
analysis and manufacturing.  One of the industry's most complete products, UG
features a broad set of functionality that includes state-of-the-art tools for
computer aided industrial design (CAID), tightly integrated with robust
CAD/CAM/CAE solutions.  Unigraphics incorporates Knowledge Driven Automation
technology -- the combination of design optimization techniques with product
and process knowledge-based engineering -- to dramatically improve
productivity in industries like automotive, aerospace, machinery, consumer
products, medical instruments and tooling.  Unigraphics has been one of the
industry's top rated CAD/CAM applications for 25 years.  It is used to improve
productivity in the design-through-manufacturing processes at many of the
world's most respected companies including General Motors, Boeing, 3M, Eastman
Kodak, DENSO and General Electric.  For more information, please visit
Unigraphics on the World Wide Web at
http://www.ugsolutions.com/products/unigraphics/ .

    About Unigraphics Solutions
    Unigraphics Solutions Inc. is focused on improving the entire
product life cycle for design and manufacturing companies through the delivery
of software and consulting service solutions that address process and
productivity enhancements.  Its open solutions for product design,
manufacturing, visualization, data management and e-Business are designed to
promote interoperability and collaborative commerce through incorporation of
today's most advanced technology, emerging industry standards and intelligent
use of the Internet.  Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, UGS has been
providing software solutions to some of the world's most successful
organizations for over 25 years and is the first company in its industry to
earn the ISO 9001/TickIT certification.  Please contact UGS at 800-498-5351 or
via the World Wide Web at http://www.ugsolutions.com .
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