Warn Industries Receives Nissan's Quality Master Award; High Score for WARN Nissan Hubs Helps Company Win Award for Second Year in a Row

    CLACKAMAS, Ore--March 11, 2002--For the second year in a row, Warn Industries has received the prestigious Nissan Quality Master Award.
    The award is presented to suppliers that achieve a score of 85 or higher on a 100-point performance scale. Warn Industries received this year's award as an OEM hublock supplier for Nissan's North American truck production.
    "We are honored once again to accept the Nissan Quality Master Award, a result of our commitment to providing Nissan with quality products on an on-time basis," said Thomas Giacomini, COO of Warn Industries. "This award is a credit to the WARN team and their dedication. We are pleased that Nissan continues to recognize our efforts."
    According to Nissan, the award is based on year-long evaluations of supplier systems, incoming quality, response time, cost reductions capability, on-time shipments, design support product performance and complexity, warranty and Nissan's own vehicle evaluation system.
    Warn Industries supplies wheel-end disconnect products to Nissan North America's assembly plant in Smyrna Tennessee. The wheel-end disconnect products are installed on Nissan's four-wheel-drive Frontier truck and the Xterra sport utility vehicle.

    About Warn Industries

    Warn Industries is the world's most recognized brand in off-road products such as hub locks and vehicle recovery winches. The company designs, manufacturers and markets a full line of off-road equipment and accessories that enhance the performance of four-wheel-drive vehicles. Warn Industries employs more than 500 people in and around Portland, Ore., and Livonia, Mich. For 50 years, whenever durability and dependability have mattered, customers have chosen WARN products.