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DENSO to Build Canadian Manufacturing Facility

6 August 1997

DENSO to Build Canadian Manufacturing Facility

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., August 6 -- DENSO International America,
Inc. in Southfield, Mich., today announced DENSO will build its first Canadian
manufacturing facility in Guelph, Ont., to produce car air conditioners for
Canadian carmakers.
    At full production, DENSO expects to employ 150 people with production of
35,000 air conditioners per month.
    DENSO's investment in the new operation totals $33 million in Canadian
dollars.
    The Guelph facility will be part of DENSO Sales Canada, which historically
was DENSO's second North American location.  Established in 1972, DENSO Sales
Canada currently employs 22 people in Mississauga, Ont., for sales of
automotive original equipment and aftermarket components.
    In North America, DENSO, a leading global supplier of advanced technology,
systems and components to all the world's carmakers, employs 7,500 people at
13 North American sites.  Eleven are manufacturing facilities.  Worldwide,
DENSO has operations in 23 countries.
    With this facility, we will be able to ship Canadian-made components
directly to carmakers, helping them to better support expanding auto
production in Canada, a DENSO spokesperson explained.
    Construction of the 112,000-square-foot building is expected to start at
the end of this year.  Production is scheduled to begin in 1999.
    In early 1998, DENSO Sales Canada will change its name to DENSO
Manufacturing Canada, Inc. as part of the change in operations.

    DENSO Sales Canada Manufacturing Facility

    Location: Guelph, Ont. (40 minutes west of Mississauga, a Toronto suburb)

    Total Grounds:  43 acres
    Capital Investment:  $33 million (Canadian)
    Floor Space:  112,000 square feet
    Product:  Car air conditioners
    Employee Number:  150 by year of full production
    Product Volume: 35,000 units per month

SOURCE  Denso International America, Inc.