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General Bearing's Chinese Joint Venture Earns Prestigious QS-9000 Certification

13 July 1999

General Bearing's Chinese Joint Venture Earns Prestigious QS-9000 Certification

   Ningbo General Bearing Makes Ball Bearings for U.S. Automotive Industry

    WEST NYACK, N.Y., July 12 -- General Bearing Corporation
today said Ningbo General Bearing Co., Ltd. (NGBC), Ningbo,
China, one of its three Chinese joint venture facilities, has earned the
prestigious Quality Assurance standard QS-9000 certification.  It is one of
the few bearing manufacturers in China to have achieved this recognition.
NGBC, which supplies ball bearings to the United States auto industry, also
manufactures roller bearings as part of its product line.
    QS-9000, which encompasses ISO 9002 for NGBC, is a quality standard
developed in 1994 by the three leading U.S. automakers to bring about uniform
quality standards at auto industry suppliers.  It emphasizes defect prevention
and the reduction of variation.
    General Bearing President David Gussack said: "Ningbo's modern and
efficient manufacturing operation has earned its place among the auto industry
suppliers.  It has proven its capability to meet the strict manufacturing
criteria of the U.S. automotive industry, and this certification is further
evidence of General Bearing's commitment to high-quality manufacturing."
    General Bearing has been producing bearings in China since 1987 when it
led the world's bearing industry into the region with the establishment of its
first joint venture, Shanghai General Bearing Company, Ltd.  The Ningbo plant,
which opened in September, encompasses 100,000 square feet of production area.
It has the capacity to produce about $30 million of bearings annually.
    General Bearing manufactures, sources, assembles and distributes a variety
of bearing components and products.  The company manufactures ball bearings,
tapered roller bearings, spherical roller bearings and cylindrical roller
bearings.  Under "The General" and the "Hyatt" trademarks, the Company
supplies original equipment manufacturers in the automobile, truck/trailer,
railcar, office equipment, machinery and appliance industries, as well as the
industrial aftermarket.
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of 1995:  Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this
news release that may be considered forward-looking statements may be subject
to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to
differ materially from those projected, including uncertainties in the market,
pricing competition, procurement, and manufacturing efficiencies, and other
risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports.  The Company
assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.