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MTD Automotive Celebrates Production of 25th Million Oil Pan

29 January 1999

MTD Automotive Celebrates Production of 25th Million Oil Pan

    CLEVELAND, Jan. 28 -- MTD Automotive and Ford Motor Company
recognized the production of their 25th million oil pan with a
celebration at MTD Automotive's Liverpool, Ohio plant.
    A group of Ford Motor Company employees from the Quality Manufacturing and
Purchasing (QMP) Building in Detroit, Michigan visited the MTD Automotive
Liverpool Plant to participate in the ceremonies hosted by Dave Sterry,
general manager of the Liverpool Plant.
    Also present at the celebration were MTD Automotive key suppliers:  LTV
Steel, PPG Industries, Inc. and American Chemical.
    MTD Automotive executives including Jim Jacobs, director of sales and
mid-marketing; Dennis Docherty, senior vice president of operations; David
Colburn, president; and Curtis Moll, CEO of MTD Products, Inc. gave
presentations.
    Jim Jacobs presented Bev McDonald, Ford Motor Company buyer, with an oil
pan lamp in honor of the occasion.
    David Colburn presented Dave LaChance, United Auto Workers (UAW) local
president, with a plaque commemorating the event and recognizing the work done
by the MTD Automotive employees at the Liverpool plant.
    MTD Automotive is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of automotive
component systems.  With its efforts concentrated on two core competencies
structural underbody systems (including bumper, chassis and underbody modules)
and powertrain systems (including oil pans, transmission pans, valve cover and
heat management modules) -- MTD Automotive provides innovative system
solutions to the customer.
    For more information on MTD Automotive call 216-267-2600 or visit our web
site at http://www.mtdproducts.com.