DOT Announces New Auto Safety Requirement: Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

          (for use with NHTSA announcement of Thursday, 4/5/07)

                   Top Expert Available for Interviews

  WHO:      William Kozyra, President and CEO, Continental Automotive
            Systems North America

  WHY:      Continental is a leading supplier of ESC, which the National
            Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will now require
            on all new passenger cars and light trucks to help prevent
            rollover and other loss-of-control crashes.

            The vast majority of rollovers occur in single-vehicle crashes
            involving loss of control. Crash data studies by NHTSA and other
            organizations worldwide show that ESC causes a dramatic
            reduction in single-vehicle crashes by assisting drivers in
            maintaining control in critical driving situations.

            NHTSA studies show a reduction in single-vehicle crashes of
            35-67 percent and a reduction in single-vehicle crashes with
            rollover of more than 70 percent-the potential to save more than
            10,000 lives each year.

            ESC may prove to be the most important safety advance of our
            generation in that it helps prevent many crashes from occurring.

            Continental was the first to introduce NHTSA, other safety
            leaders and consumers to the benefits of ESC.

  WHERE:    Auburn Hills, MI (TV) or by phone (print / radio)

  TV:       Quality b-roll demonstrating ESC is available from: Jason Dorn
            (202) 289-2001

http://www.contiautomotive.com/

PRNewswire-USNewswire -- April 4