DENSO Names New President and CEO of North American Headquarters

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 7 -- DENSO today announced that Haruya Maruyama will be named president and CEO of DENSO International America (DIAM), DENSO's North American headquarters, effective April 1. Maruyama is a managing officer of DENSO Corporation and current president of DENSO Automotive Deutschland GmbH (DNDE), DENSO's sales and engineering company in Eching, Germany. Currently, Kenji Ohya, DENSO senior managing director responsible for the sales group is serving as DIAM's president.

Maruyama began his career in DENSO's Tokyo sales office in 1978. Following a series of positions in the sales group, Maruyama was named president of DNDE in July 2002, and in June 2004, he was promoted to a managing officer of DENSO responsible for all sales activities throughout Europe.

During his tenure as president of DNDE, he reinforced the organization of European sales companies and led the sales expansion of DENSO products such as air conditioners and diesel injection systems to European automakers.

"This is a challenging time in the automotive industry in North America and around the world," said Maruyama. "As president and CEO of DIAM, my goal is to help DENSO become the most trusted systems and component manufacturer to our customers."

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 112,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 totaled US$30.6 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

In the Americas, DENSO employs more than 17,000 people with consolidated sales totaling US$6.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. For more information, go to www.densomedia-na.com.

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