Moody's Upgrades Credit Rating of Affinia Group Inc.

Action Reflects Progress Affinia has Achieved in Improving its Margins from Continuing Operations

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 7 -- Affinia Group Inc. announced that in a Rating Action dated January 23, 2007, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. upgraded Affinia's Corporate Family Rating to B2 and raised the outlook to stable.

Moody's also raised the ratings on the Company's secured bank debt and subordinated notes. Moody's noted Affinia's progress in improving its margins from continuing operations, benefits provided by its liquidity and debt maturity profiles, and lower volatility associated with the demand for the bulk of its product offering.

  The following are the updated ratings for Affinia Group Inc. from Moody's:

          Ratings Category                     Moody's Rating
          Outlook                              Stable
          Corporate                            Family Rating B2
          Issuer Rating                        B3
          Sr Secured Bank Credit Facility      Ba3
          Senior Subordinate                   B3
          Speculative Grade Liquidity          SGL-2

Thomas Madden, Affinia's Chief Financial Officer, stated, "While implementing an internally funded business restructuring, we have been able to grow EBITDA and earnings and continue to pay down portions of our long-term debt. We are pleased to receive this credit rating upgrade as recognition of our people's ability to execute our restructuring plans and simultaneously improve financial performance in all key areas."

Affinia Group Inc. is a global leader in the on and off highway replacement parts and services industry. In North America the Affinia family of brands includes WIX(R) filters, Raybestos(R) brand brakes and AIMCO(R) brake products, and McQuay-Norris(R) and Spicer(R) Chassis parts. South American and European brands include Nakata(R), Urba(R) and Quinton Hazell(R). Affinia has operations in 19 countries and more than 10,000 people dedicated to keeping the world's wheels turning. For more information, visit our new corporate website at www.affiniagroup.com.

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