Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Recognizes EPA for 35 Years of Service to Our Nation's Environment

DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2006 -- Today at the North America International Auto Show (NAIAS), the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) recognized U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) with an award congratulating the U.S. EPA for 35 years of service to the nation's environment. SP is an innovative partnership between automobile original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

"This year marks the 35th Anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the members of the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment wanted to recognize the Agency for its leadership in partnering with organizations such as SP that are committed to improving environmental performance while providing value throughout the automobile supply chain," said Randy Leslie, SP's Chair and Vice President and General Manager, Johnson Controls, Inc. "We are very pleased that Administrator Johnson has joined us as we celebrate the very positive ways that EPA and industry can work together as partners to find creative solutions and flexible approaches to improving the environment and the economy."

"GM is very pleased that Administrator Johnson had the opportunity to personally visit the NAIAS and be part of SP's recognition of EPA," said Elizabeth A. Lowery, Vice President, Environment and Energy, GM. Lowery continued, "Built from the successful partnership that GM and EPA created in our Saturn facilities, the Suppliers Partnership is a unique blending of all levels of the automobile supply chain, from the largest to the smallest, along with our partner the U.S. EPA. GM and SP are committed to finding new ideas, approaches and technologies that will improve our environment while at the same time creating economic opportunities for all levels of the automobile supply chain."

Deborah Morrissett, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Product Development, DaimlerChrysler said, "DaimlerChrysler is working to increase the business performance of companies in the supply chain, while reducing environmental impacts." She continued, "As active members of the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment, DaimlerChrysler is living out its commitment to help suppliers achieve real environmental improvements while providing value to supplier companies of all sizes. DaimlerChrysler joins with other SP members in congratulating EPA on 35 years of environmental progress."

For more information about SP, please visit SP's website at http://www.supplierspartnership.org/.

SP members include: B.A.E. Industries; Cascade Engineering; Chemico Systems, Inc.; Cole Specialty Systems; DaimlerChrysler Corporation; Denso International Americas, Inc.; Detroit Chassis LLC; Diversity Products; Environmental Recycling; Enviroplas, Inc.; Federal-Mogul Corporation; FlexForm Technologies; Flo-Matic Corporation; Gage Products Company; General Motors Corporation; General Oil Company; Goodwill Association of Michigan; Guardian Automotive; Heritage Interactive Services; International Components Strategies, Inc.; JD Plating Co.; Johnson Controls, Inc.; Mobile Fluid Recovery, Inc.; Motorola, Inc.; Petoskey Plastics, Inc.; Principal Manufacturing Corporation; Quaker Chemical Corporation; Remy International, Inc.; SDV, Inc.; Solvents & Solutions, Inc.; and Visteon Corporation.