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Automotive Supplier Retains Strat@comm

30 November 1998

Automotive Supplier Retains Strat@comm

   Siemens Turns to Firm With Unmatched Automotive Public Affairs Expertise

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Siemens Automotive, an international
leader in the production of automotive components, has retained the services
of Strat@comm, a DC based public affairs firm. "Siemens Automotive has hired
our firm to provide representation and strategic counsel on a number of
automotive issues," Ron DeFore, Strat@comm Principal said.
    Siemens Automotive produces a number of high-tech automotive parts
including engine and transmission control systems, adaptive cruise control
systems, smart air bags, autonomous navigation systems and integrated driver
information systems.
    "As a company with unmatched experience in the transportation arena,
Strat@comm continues to attract more and more companies and associations in
that area," DeFore noted. "With three former senior staffers from the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including the longest-tenured
Administrator, Strat@comm is well versed in the intricacies and nuances of
automotive policy," he added.
    Siemens joins a number of other transportation related clients at
Strat@comm including AAA, Chrysler, Ford, GM, the Coalition for Vehicle
Choice, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal
Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, The Aluminum
Association, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project, the Association of American
Railroads, the American Coalition for Traffic Safety, Automotive Retailing
Today, the Marine Environmental Education Foundation, Network of Employees for
Traffic Safety and The Road Information Program.
    Strat@comm is a Washington, D.C. based public affairs firm specializing in
consumer, environmental, healthcare and transportation issues.