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Freudenberg-NOK Recognized as Full Service Supplier by Ford

2 February 1999

Freudenberg-NOK Recognized as Full Service Supplier by Ford

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., Feb. 2 -- After meeting or exceeding
stringent Ford guidelines in service, quality, delivery and technical support,
Freudenberg-NOK has recently received Full Service Supplier recognition from
Ford Motor Co. for its vibration dampers, engine seals and gaskets, and
transmission seals and gaskets.
    As a Ford Full Service Supplier, Freudenberg-NOK joins a select group of
suppliers who play an integral role in the development of future Ford
products.
    "We are pleased -- and honored -- to be named a Ford Full Service
Supplier," said Joseph C. Day, president and CEO of Freudenberg-NOK.  "In our
new, expanded role, we look forward to bringing Ford the benefits of our
earlier involvement in development programs, as well as our expertise in
sealing and NVH.  And we expect to continue to offer Ford -- and its customers
-- greater value, satisfaction and performance."
    In addition to providing dampers and powertrain seals and gaskets to Ford
for OEM applications, Freudenberg-NOK also supplies aftermarket parts and
transmission re-build kits to Ford service parts operations.
    Plymouth, Mich.-based Freudenberg-NOK is part of the Freudenberg and NOK
Group Companies, which have total annual sales of more than $6 billion.  With
global automotive sales of approximately $3.5 billion, the Freudenberg and NOK
Group ranks among the world's top 25 independent automotive suppliers.
    Through a global network of facilities spanning 24 countries with some
23,000 automotive employees worldwide, the supplier group offers its
automotive customers globally integrated products, including total sealing
packages for transmissions, engines, brakes and steering, NVH (noise,
vibration and harshness) components and modules, and all rubber, plastic and
PTFE components for suspension, electrical and fuel systems.
    The Freudenberg and NOK Group also offers an extensive portfolio of
precision-molded products for the aerospace, appliance, business machine,
fluid power, marine, medical, off-highway equipment and recreational vehicle
markets.  For more information, visit the Freudenberg-NOK web site at
http://www.freudenberg-nok.com.