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Detroit Diesel Announces the 500,000th Series 60 Engine Sweepstakes Winner

13 September 1999

Detroit Diesel Announces the 500,000th Series 60 Engine Sweepstakes Winner

    DALLAS, Sept. 10 -- During the inaugural Great American
Trucking Show, Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) announced the
winner of the 500,000th Series 60 production engine.  Miller E. Rehm, an
owner/operator from Foley, Alabama, was randomly selected from over 30,000
entrants.
    Mr. Rehm currently runs a Series 60 powered Kenworth T600.  Mr. Rehm met
the eligibility requirements of 18 years of age or older, holds an active and
current CDL, pre-registered for the Great American Trucking Show and confirmed
he's had accident-free driving for the last 500,000 miles or more.
    "DDC reached an important benchmark with the production of our 500,000th
Series 60 production engine.  The Series 60 engine has been the most popular
heavy-duty engine in North America since 1992 and we've just added a fourth
assembly line to increase capacity to our 100,000 Series 60 engines a year,"
said Dave Mayoras, Vice President of On-Highway Sales.  The Series 60 engine
is available from 330-550 hp and up to 1850 lb. ft. of torque.
    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.  The Company offers a complete line of
diesel engines from 22 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 2,800 authorized
distributors and dealer locations.  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., and Penske Capital Partners, L.L.C.  The
Penske Group manages businesses with annual revenues exceeding $10 billion and
employs more than 33,000 people around the world.