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LucasVarity Automotive Control Systems Announces QS-9000 Certification

17 March 1999

LucasVarity Automotive Control Systems Announces QS-9000 Certification

    VANDALIA, Ohio, March 17 -- LucasVarity Automotive Control
Systems, a business of LucasVarity Automotive, has received QS-9000
certification for its plant in Vandalia, Ohio.
    QS-9000, sanctioned by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG),
comprises all ISO-9001 requirements in their entirety, with additional
requirements and measurables added from the automotive manufacturers -- Ford,
General Motors and DaimlerChrysler.  These manufacturers require all component
and systems suppliers to obtain QS-9000 certification in order to be eligible
to bid on new contracts.
    "We are extremely pleased to have been awarded QS-9000 certification,"
said Ted Ristoff, vice president and general manager, LucasVarity Automotive
Control Systems.  "All of our Vandalia employees are to be commended for this
accomplishment, received as a result of hard work and true dedication."
    During the QS-9000 certification process, LucasVarity Automotive Control
Systems was praised by auditors on the general knowledge-base of the employees
and visual work instructions.  Auditors commended management on the experience
level of employees and how well they knew procedures.  LucasVarity Automotive
Control Systems' Vandalia site has work instructions displayed in color at
each workstation that clearly emphasize quality, safety and processes.
    LucasVarity Automotive Control Systems' Vandalia facility manufactures
actuators, solenoids and switches.  Current automotive customers include
Master Precision, Superior Valve and Dura Automotive, among others.
    LucasVarity Automotive Control Systems is a business of LucasVarity
Automotive.  LucasVarity Automotive is headquartered in Livonia, Mich., and
produces braking, electrical and electronic systems, diesel systems and
aftermarket replacement parts for the global automotive industry.  It is a
division of LucasVarity plc which designs, manufactures and supplies advanced
technology systems, products and services in the world's automotive and
aerospace industries.