Cooper-Standard Automotive Honored by General Motors as a 2000 Supplier of the Year

    FINDLAY, Ohio, May 8 Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper-Standard Automotive, an operating group of Cooper Tire &
Rubber Company, was named as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its
superior performance in quality, service, technology and price.  The award was
given during ceremonies Saturday, April 28, at the historic Warner Theatre in
the nation's capital.
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    "Cooper-Standard Automotive represents the best of the best and it has set
an example during the past year for other companies to follow," said Bo
Andersson, executive in charge, GM Worldwide Purchasing.  "It is a role model
and it is an honor to work with a company so committed to supporting our
priorities for quality, launch and a balance between current and future
business."
    "We are very appreciative of General Motors recognizing us as one of their
best suppliers.  This award recognizes our quality, technology,
accomplishments of our people and the powerful organization we have put
together to serve our customers," said Thomas Dattilo, Chairman, President and
CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company.
    The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992.
Award winners are selected be a global team of executives from purchasing,
engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier
performance in quality, service, technology and price.  This year, General
Motors honored 165 suppliers from 19 countries for their excellence throughout
2000.

    Company Description
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio and
specializes in the manufacture and marketing of automotive products.  Products
for Cooper Tire include automotive, motorcycle and truck tires, inner tubes,
tread rubber and equipment.  Cooper-Standard Automotive is an original
equipment supplier of sealing, trim, NVH control systems and fluid handling
systems for the automotive industry in North America, Europe, Australia and
South America. Cooper has more than 20,000 employees and 57 manufacturing
facilities in 13 countries.  For more information, visit the Company's web
site at: http://www.coopertire.com .

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