DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas Donates $20,000 to American Red Cross for Disaster Relief

Contribution to Aid Cooter, Mo. after Devastating Tornado

OSCEOLA, Ark., Oct. 22 -- DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas (DMAR) today announced that it has contributed $20,000 to the American Red Cross, Cape Girardeau Chapter, to assist in helping the nearby City of Cooter, Mo., recover from last Monday's devastating tornado.

"A storm may be strong, but communities and industries, working together, are stronger," said DMAR President Jerry McGuire. "We're glad we could lend a hand to the citizens of Cooter and assist in their clean-up efforts."

In addition to the American Red Cross contribution, McGuire said DMAR employees are holding a drive for nonperishable goods at their facility for the storm victims.

"The town of Cooter would like to thank the DENSO North America Foundation for its generous contribution to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund," said Cooter Mayor Russell Neal. "The tornado that struck our community on the evening of October 18 was a devastating event for everyone involved. Our appreciation for the compassion of DENSO and all of its associates cannot be expressed in words."

The DMAR contribution was funded through the DENSO North America Foundation, a 501(c)(3) corporate foundation that provides grants to the American Red Cross to provide aid to persons and communities in distress due to the impact of natural disasters in North American locations in which DENSO operates.

Since 1992, DENSO companies and the DENSO North America Foundation have contributed a total of $639,000 to the American Red Cross for disaster relief.

  Previous disaster relief contributions from DENSO have included:
  *  Jackson, Tenn. tornado, 2003;
  *  California wildfires, 2003;
  *  9/11 terrorist assaults, 2001;
  *  North Carolina floods and Tennessee tornadoes, 1999;
  *  North Dakota floods, 1997;
  *  Kobe, Japan earthquake, 1995;
  *  Southeastern U.S. floods, California brush fires and earthquake, 1994;
  *  Midwest floods, 1993, and
  *  Hurricane Andrew, 1992

  About DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas

DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas, established just last July, employs 160 people at present and is currently in the start-up phase of its manufacturing operations. Production is scheduled to start in December 2004, and the company will produce car air conditioners and heavy equipment radiators for DENSO's North American customers. At full production in 2008, the company expects to employ 500 people. DENSO's investment in this new operation will total $35 million.

About DENSO

DENSO International America is the North American headquarters for DENSO Corporation, a leading global automotive supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components. Headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, DENSO employs 95,000 people worldwide in 31 countries, including Japan. In the Americas, DENSO employs 14,000 people at 33 companies.

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