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Defiance, Inc. Goes On-Line with Web Site

2 February 1998

Defiance, Inc. Goes On-Line with Web Site

    CLEVELAND, Feb. 2 -- Defiance, Inc. , a leading
supplier of highly engineered products and services to the U.S. motor vehicle
industry, has launched its web site at:  http://www.defiance-inc.com.
    The site provides information about Defiance's products and services for
the automotive and heavy-duty truck industries as well as information of
interest to investors -- stock quotes, SEC filings, press releases and the
latest annual report.
    In addition to Defiance's home page, Defiance's three businesses units
each have their own web addresses --

    Precision Products:  http://www.defiance-inc.com/precision.html

    Testing & Engineering Services:  http://www.defiance-inc.com/test.html

    Tooling Systems:  http://www.defiance-inc.com/tool.html

    Defiance, headquartered in Cleveland, is a supplier of tooling systems,
testing services, and specialty anti-friction bearings and precision-machined
components to the U.S. motor vehicle industry.

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