Detroit Diesel Recognizes Top Supplier Performers for 1998

11 March 1999
Detroit Diesel Recognizes Top Supplier Performers for 1998
    DETROIT, March 11, -- Detroit Diesel Corporation
(DDC) announced today its top 1998 supplier performers as measured
by its supply chain management program, Continuous Customer Value Improvement
(CCVI).  DDC evaluates major suppliers quarterly in the areas of quality,
delivery, cost, and technical support with the goal of waste elimination
through enhanced communication and coordination throughout the supply chain.
    Motorola's Automotive & Industrial Electronics Group (AIEG) holds the
distinction of being named Detroit Diesel "1998 CCVI Supplier of the Year".
The AIEG's Seguin, Texas, manufacturing facility supplies DDC with electronic
control modules for its heavy-duty electronically controlled engines.  An
award presentation is scheduled in Seguin on Monday, March 15, 1999, where
Chip McClure, DDC President, and other key executives will meet with the AIEG
workforce in recognition of their outstanding performance.
    Receiving "Honorable Mention" were Fritz Winter Eisengiesserei GmbH & Co.
KG of Stadtallendorf, Germany, the Belmond, Iowa facility of Eaton
Corporation, General Fasteners Company of Livonia, Michigan, The Ferry Cap &
Set Screw Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and Krupp Hoesch Automotive GmbH of
Homburg, Germany, L'Horme, France, and Danville, Illinois.
    1998 marks the first year of the program which provides supply base
coverage for approximately 70% of Detroit Diesel's product material purchases.
In the spirit of continuous improvement, CCVI is being modified in 1999 to
refine the scoring metrics and will be expanded to increase program coverage
to 84% of purchase revenues.  It is a major initiative of the company.
    Detroit Diesel Corporation is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and
service of heavy-duty diesel and alternative fuel engines, automotive diesel
engines, and engine-related products; and provides financing through Detroit
Diesel Capital Corporation.  The Company offers a complete line of diesel
engines from ten to 10,000 horsepower for the on-highway; off-road;
automotive; and power generation markets.  Detroit Diesel services these
markets directly and through a worldwide network of more than 2,500 authorized
distributors and dealers.  DDC is a QS-9000 certified company.
    Detroit Diesel's major shareholder is Penske Corporation, a closely-held,
diversified transportation services company whose operations include Penske
Truck Leasing Company, Diesel Technology Company, Penske Automotive Group,
Inc., Penske Auto Centers, Inc., Penske Motorsports, Inc., and Penske Capital
Partners, L.L.C.  The Penske group of businesses has annual revenues exceeding
$6 billion and employs more than 28,000 people around the world.
    Detroit Diesel's World Wide Web address is http://www.detroitdiesel.com.