DENSO Receives 24 Supplier Awards from Toyota

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 6, 2005 -- DENSO North American group companies received 24 awards, including nine high level Superior/Excellent Awards for quality, delivery, cost, minority purchases and TMS Service Performance in 2004 from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TMMNA).

"DENSO is very pleased to be recognized by Toyota as a top supplier," said Hiroshi Masui, vice president, DENSO International America, Inc. "However, we must not allow ourselves to be satisfied. We must strive to reach aggressive targets so that we can continue to meet and exceed all of our customers' expectations."

  Among the DENSO companies honored were:

  DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee, Inc., Athens, Tenn.
  *  Ceramic Products Division, Superior Award for Quality
  *  Ceramic Products Division, Excellent Award for Delivery
  *  Ceramics Products Division, Certificate TMS Award for Service
  *  Fuel Injector Division, Excellent Award for Quality
  *  Fuel Injector Division, Excellent Award for Delivery
  *  Fuel Injector Division, Certificate TMS Award for Service

  DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc., Maryville, Tenn.
  *  Starter/Alternator Division, Certificate Award for Quality
  *  Starter/Alternator Division, Excellent Award for Delivery
  *  Electronic Products Division, Certificate Award for Quality
  *  Electronic Products Division, Certificate Award for Delivery

  Weastec, Inc., Hillsboro, Ohio
  *  Excellent Award for Quality

  DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc., Battle Creek, Mich.
  *  Certificate Award for Quality

  ASMO Manufacturing, Inc., Battle Creek, Mich.
  *  Excellent Award for Delivery
  *  Certificate Award for Quality

  Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc., Parma, Mich.
  *  Certificate Award for Quality
  *  Certificate Award for Delivery

  ASMO Greenville of North Carolina, Inc., Greenville, N.C.
  *  Certificate Award for Quality

  DENSO Mexico, S.A. DE C.V., Apodaca, N.L. and DENSO Manufacturing
  Tennessee, Inc., Maryville, Tenn.
  *  Certificate Award for Quality

  DENSO Manufacturing Canada, Inc., Guelph and Mississauga, Ont.
  *  Certificate Award for Delivery

  DENSO Sales California, Inc., Long Beach, Calif.
  *  Certificate Award for Delivery

  Associated Fuel Pump Systems Corporation, Anderson, S.C.
  *  Certificate Award for Quality
  *  Certificate Award for Delivery

Additionally, the DENSO North American group was honored with the Excellent Award for Value and Cost, and the Excellent Award for TMMNA Minority Diversity.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. DENSO employs 104,000 people in 31 countries and regions worldwide. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 totaled US$26.2 billion.

DENSO International America, Inc., based in Southfield, Mich., is the North American Headquarters of DENSO Corporation. In the Americas (North, Central and South America), DENSO employs more than 14,000 people at 32 locations. Consolidated sales for the Americas totaled US$5.4 billion for the above fiscal year. For more information, go to http://www.densocorp-na.com/ .