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Siemens Diesel Announces Plans For a New 'Green' Field Plant

8 September 1999

Siemens Diesel Systems Technology (SDST) Announces Plans For a New 'Green' Field Plant in Columbia, S.C.

    COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 8 -- Siemens Diesel Systems Technology,
LLC (SDST) based in Columbia, S.C., today announced plans to build a
200,500-square-foot facility in the Northpoint Business Park, in Columbia.
    The plant will rest upon 60 acres of land and will facilitate up to two
additional modules, in anticipation of continuing market growth.
    The facility will comprise 174,500-square-feet of space dedicated to
manufacturing, testing and assembly.  An additional 26,000-square-feet will be
reserved for administrative and engineering purposes.  Occupancy is planned
for early April, 2000, and production is anticipated to begin in early May,
with full occupancy by May 28.  SDST plans to employ nearly 500 people by
October, 2004.
    "Our development plan is to build a facility as cutting edge as the
products it will manufacture," said Ferol Vernon, president and CEO, SDST. "In
the construction of this facility, we intend to work in harmony with the
natural habitat of Richland County."
    SDST has chosen Carlisle Associates to develop the facility and they will
consult with the University of South Carolina's Department of Mechanical
Engineering and School of the Environment to meet and exceed any state
environmental requirements and Dept. of Health and Environmental Controls
guidelines.
    "During my first international mission, I met with Siemens and Navistar
representatives at Siemens' headquarters in Regensburg, Germany, and was
immediately impressed with their broad spectrum of innovative technology,"
said Governor Jim Hodges.  "Like our partnership, their joint venture is based
on the ability to reach economic prosperity through mutual goals. South
Carolina is very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with two of the
most innovative companies in the world."
    SDST, a joint venture formed in March, 1999, between Siemens Automotive
Corporation and Navistar International Corporation , will develop
and manufacture low-pressure, common-rail digital valve fuel injectors for use
in diesel fuel systems designed and manufactured by Navistar's Engine and
Foundry Group.  The diesel injector incorporates proprietary Sturman digital
valve technology under license from Sturman Engine Systems, LLC.
    The electro-hydraulic fuel injection system, part of Navistar's Green
Diesel Technology(SM), is scheduled to be ready for commercial use by the 2002
model year and is designed to increase engine performance and respond to
demands for clean air solutions.  Production levels are expected to reach four
million injectors per year by 2005, and will establish SDST as a leader in the
North American market for diesel fuel injectors.