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Saturn Electronics & Engineering Strikes Gold

23 April 1999

Saturn Electronics & Engineering Strikes Gold; Saturn Honored with Five Chrysler Pentastar Awards
    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 22 -- Saturn Electronics &
Engineering, Inc. (Saturn) President and CEO Wallace (Wally) Tsuha is pleased
to report that the company received five Chrysler Gold Pentastar Awards for
the 1998 Model Year.  "This is the first time in Saturn's history that all our
plants eligible for this prestigious award were honored with Pentastars," said
Tsuha.  The five Saturn facilities receiving a Chrysler Gold Pentastar Award
are located in Coopersville, Michigan; Oxford, Michigan; Marks, Mississippi;
Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and Monterrey, Mexico.
    The Chrysler Gold Pentastar Award is annually presented by Chrysler's
Purchasing and Quality Departments for outstanding performance in quality,
delivery, technology, customer service and pricing.  "This indeed is a great
honor for us.  The awards reflect our commitment to quality, responsiveness
and innovation.  It is part of our business culture to continually strive to
excel in all facets of our business and provide our customers with value-added
programs," said Tsuha.
    Quality, integrity and innovation all work hand-in-hand at Saturn.  The
company each year strives to meet and exceed all customer criteria.  For the
1997 Model Year, Saturn received four Chrysler Gold Pentastar Awards and was
the only supplier to receive the prestigious "Role Model of the Year for
Continuous Improvement."
    Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc. is a minority-owned global supplier
of innovative electronic and electromechanical systems to the automotive,
military and commercial industries.  Wallace K. Tsuha founded Saturn in 1985
with zero financing and no employees.  Today, Saturn is a global supplier to
automotive and non-automotive markets with over 1,500 employees and sales
topping $200 million in 1998.