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Tachi-S Engineering U.S.A. Inc. Holds Grand Opening

4 June 1998

Tachi-S Engineering U.S.A. Inc. Holds Grand Opening At New North American Headquarters

    FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 4 -- Farmington Hills based
Tachi-S Engineering U.S.A Inc., a supplier of automotive seating, is having a
Grand Opening Reception today for their new North American headquarters.  The
37,000 square foot facility will be open for guests to tour design,
engineering, prototype, testing, and administrative departments.
    Guests will be welcomed by Tachi-S Engineering executives Masahiko Enami,
President and Sho Yokoyama, Executive Vice President of Engineering and their
wives.  At 1 p.m. Kiyoshi Saito, President of Tachi-S Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
and Chairman and CEO of Tachi-S Engineering and Masahiko Enami will give
speeches commemorating Tachi-S Engineering's growth and continued commitment
to its customers.
    "We spent a great deal of time in the design of this building so that we
may better serve our customers and also to provide our employees with a
comfortable place to work," said Kiyoshi Saito, Chairman and CEO of Tachi-S
Engineering.  "We've increased our overall space by 30% and security was
enhanced to ensure the confidentiality of all of our customers' products that
we may be working on.  With Tachi-S Engineering's new facility in North
America and Tachi-S Co., Ltd's Technical Center and Aichi Research and
Development Center in Japan we will be able to provide 24 hour development
capabilities.  We have come to recognize that this 24 hour development
capability will become essential if we are going to meet our customers'
continuing shorter development schedules."
    Tachi-S Engineering U.S.A. Inc. is a 100% subsidiary of Tachi-S Co., Ltd.,
Tokyo Japan.  Tachi-S Co., Ltd. is the largest independent seating supplier in
Japan, supplying to nine of eleven Japanese OEMs.
    Tachi-S Engineering currently supplies design, engineering, prototype, and
testing services for automotive seating systems to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
Tachi-S Engineering is also a partner in supporting three separate joint
ventures: Setex - Tier 1 seat supplier to Honda of America Mfg., Hyperion -
Tier 1 seat suppler to Saturn, and TechnoTrim - Tier 2 supplier of cut and
sewn trim covers to numerous Tier 1 suppliers.
    The reception and luncheon take place from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at
Tachi-S Engineering's headquarters, 23227 Commerce Dr., in Farmington Hills,
Michigan.
    Information about Tachi-S Engineering U.S.A. Inc. and its services is
available on the Internet at http://www.tachi-s.com.