Solutia Automotive PVB Featured on All-New Buick Lucerne

LeSabre, Park Avenue Replacement Features Laminated Glass on All Four Doors as Part of QuietTuning(TM) System

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 -- As Buick continues to introduce new products to the market, its QuietTuning(TM) system becomes more of a hallmark for the up-scale nameplate. The latest to include the system is the Buick Lucerne, the vehicle set to replace both the LeSabre and the Park Avenue. The Lucerne was introduced yesterday at the Chicago Auto Show. As part of the QuietTuning(TM) system, the Lucerne will feature laminated glass side windows in all four doors as standard when it goes on sale later this year. The windows will contain Solutia Automotive's Saflex(R) polyvinyl butyral (PVB) automotive glass interlayer.

Laminated glass is a glass-PVB-glass sandwich, and offers a variety of benefits that can enhance the driving experience. One of those benefits is a reduction of wind and road noise entering a vehicle's cabin, according to Jay Pyper, North American market development director.

"With its QuietTuning(TM) system, Buick has clearly set its sights on elevating the brand to a new level of refinement," said Pyper. "Quiet is one of the criteria used to judge quality, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Vehicle Acoustic Study."

Laminated glass reduces noise intrusion by about six decibels versus tempered glass; and is a part of the comprehensive array of products that make up the QuietTuning(TM) System, a vehicle-wide effort to reduce unwanted road, wind and engine noise and vibration levels.

In addition to the noise reduction benefits provided by the glass interlayer, several other benefits are inherent to laminated glass:

   *  Intrusion resistance -- Because of the tough PVB interlayer, laminated
      glass resists intrusion up to 10 times more than tempered glass.

   *  Protection of passengers and interior materials from UV ray
      penetration -- tests by the Australian Radiation and Nuclear Safety
      Agency showed a 90 percent reduction in UV ray penetration with
      laminated glass versus 60 percent using ordinary tempered glass.

   *  Weight reduction -- Laminated glass weighs 11 percent less than
      comparable tempered glass.

  About Solutia:

Solutia Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SOLUQ) uses world-class skills in applied chemistry to create value-added solutions for customers, whose products improve the lives of consumers every day. Solutia is a world leader in performance films, producing Saflex(R) and Vanceva(TM) brand polyvinyl butyral interlayers for laminated glass in automotive, architectural and residential applications. Solutia is also a leader in process development and scale-up services for pharmaceutical fine chemicals; specialties such as water treatment chemicals, heat transfer fluids and aviation hydraulic fluid and an integrated family of nylon products including high-performance polymers and fibers.

Additional information about Solutia Automotive can be found at www.solutiaautomotive.com.

Note: Solutia Automotive produces the plastic glass interlayer used in laminated glass and is not a glassmaker itself.

Buick's QuietTuning(TM) system is a trademark of General Motors.

Saflex(R) is a registered trademark of Solutia, Inc.