Decoma Concept Wins Top DCX Award at SEMA 2001

CONCORD, Ontario, Oct. 31 -- Decoma International Inc. has won the SEMA 2001 Design Excellence Award from DaimlerChrysler Corporation for their work on a PT Cruiser concept called the PT/10 Lifestyle Cruiser.

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, president/CEO of the Chrysler Group, made the announcement and noted that of the vehicles at the show, the PT/10 Lifestyle Cruiser was the best overall concept vehicle. In addition, 2001 marks the second consecutive year that Decoma has come away from the annual SEMA show with this award.

The winning concept, which remains on display at the Decoma booth (# 11324) through Nov. 2, demonstrates Decoma's comprehensive array of exterior products and processes. The company enhanced the complete exterior of an original PT Cruiser, most notably by converting it to a pickup body style and adding custom front and rear fascias. To complement their own capabilities, Decoma added a Viper engine and airlift suspension to create a performance-driven lifestyle vehicle.

As a supplier on both high-volume production vehicles and low-volume lifestyle vehicles, Decoma helps define the exterior appearance of more cars and light trucks than any other Tier 1 supplier. Other vehicles displayed at the show include a Pontiac Aztek Sport, a VW Super Beetle, and an Aprilia Ford F-150.

Decoma is a full service supplier of exterior appearance systems for the world's automotive industry. The Company designs, engineers and manufactures automotive exterior components and systems which include fascias (bumpers), front and rear end modules, plastic body panels, roof modules, exterior trim components and sealing and greenhouse systems for cars and light trucks. Decoma has approximately 13,900 employees in 40 manufacturing, engineering and product development facilities in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, England and Japan.