Behr America Set to Expand Troy Headquarters Campus

What:

Behr America will break ground on a $8.5-million, three-story, 69,000- square-foot office building.

When and Where:

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Behr America headquarters located at 2700 Daley Drive, Troy, MI, 48083

  Participants:

  Frank Mueller, Behr America President
  Louise E. Schilling, Troy Mayor
  Ken Rogers, Executive Director of Automation Alley

  About Behr:

Headquartered in Troy, Mich., Behr America has nearly 3,000 employees at facilities in Troy, Mich., Dayton, Ohio, Charleston, S.C., and Fort Worth, Texas.

Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart, is a systems partner for the international automobile industry. A specialist for automotive air-conditioning and engine- cooling systems, the Behr Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of original equipment for passenger and commercial vehicles. Group sales in the 2005 business year were approximately $3.8 billion. Currently Behr employs more than 18,000 people at 10 development and 30 production sites in Europe, North and South America, Asia and South Africa.

  Company Contact
  Indira Sadikovic
  Behr America Inc.
  Phone: 1.248.743.3771
  E-mail: indira.sadikovic@us.behrgroup.com

  Media Contact
  Jan Krol
  AutoCom Associates
  Phone: 1.248.647.8621
  E-mail: jkrol@usautocom.com

PRNewswire -- July 18