Donnelly Corporation Receives 1998 Quest for Excellence Award

13 August 1998
Donnelly Corporation Receives 1998 Quest for Excellence Award
    HOLLAND, Mich., Aug. 12 -- Donnelly Corporation
announced today it has received the 1998 Quest for Excellence Award from
Automotive Industries magazine, in recognition for outstanding performance in
the design, development and manufacture of interior systems and components.
    Among the 11 interior suppliers to receive the Quest for Excellence Award,
Donnelly placed second in the quality category and fourth overall.  Donnelly
accepted the award August 12 at an awards dinner held in Detroit.
    The Quest for Excellence Award is the only industry-wide quality
recognition program based on the results of a reader survey.  More than 1,800
Automotive Industries readers responded to the survey, rating their current or
past suppliers in five categories:  quality, price, delivery, service/response
and innovation.
    "I am very pleased that Donnelly was rated by our customers and peers as
one of the auto industry's top interior suppliers," said Dwane Baumgardner,
Donnelly chairman and chief executive officer.  "With our successful interior
mirror product line, we've been on the inside of vehicles for a long time.  In
recent years, as we have expanded our technologies to include interior trim
and lighting components, we brought a new level of innovation to the
marketplace.  As the interior market continues to evolve, it's exciting to see
that our company continues to help set the standard for high-quality systems
and components."
    This is the first year Automotive Industries, in conjunction with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has sponsored the Quest for Excellence Award.
From throughout the industry, a total of 68 automotive suppliers earned the
award in 19 different categories.
    Donnelly Corporation is an international automotive supplier dedicated to
serving customers around the globe with industry-leading components and
systems in automotive mirrors, windows and interior trim and lighting.
Through its various product lines, Donnelly is a supplier to every major
automotive manufacturer in the world.  The company has been based in Holland,
Michigan since 1905, and today has approximately 5,000 employees in eleven
countries worldwide.  Donnelly is recognized as a leader in the application of
participative management, and has been named to Fortune magazine's list of the
"100 Best Companies to Work for in America."