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SANLUIS Rassini Receives QS 9000 Quality Certification

6 January 2000

SANLUIS Rassini Receives QS 9000 Quality Certification

    MEXICO CITY, Jan. 5 -- SANLUIS Rassini, a leading supplier of
highly engineered autoparts to original equipment manufacturers, today
announced that the Hendrickson Rassini Plant in Piedras Negras, Mexico had
received QS 9000 third edition quality certification.  The Hendrickson Rassini
Plant is a joint venture between SANLUIS Rassini and Hendrickson
International, a leading manufacturer of heavy truck and suspension systems.
SANLUIS Rassini is a subsidiary of SANLUIS Corporacion, S.A. de C.V.
(BMV: SANLUIS).
    With this latest award, all of SANLUIS Rassini's plants have now received
QS 9000 certification.  QS 9000 is the ISO-9000 norm adapted to the automotive
industry by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), and was developed by
representatives from Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors.  It is a series
of internationally recognized standards for quality management systems.
Registration means that a company has met these standards after undergoing a
rigorous audit conducted by a third party auditor.  The certification was made
by ABS Quality Evaluations.
    "To have the QS 9000 cerfication in all of our plants, proves not only
that we have met very rigorous standards in our existing operations, but that
we are committed to sustaining those standards.  SANLUIS Rassini is a company
committed to provide complete satisfaction to our clients in all our products
and services.  This means that we must meet the most stringent quality,
safety, and environmental standards in all of our products and  processes,"
said Mr. Enrique Villasenor, President of SANLUIS Rassini.  "As competition
intensifies, the QS 9000 registration gives us an additional tool to compete
effectively," he added.
    SANLUIS Corporacion, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: SANLUIS) is a leading industrial
group, with two operating units: Autoparts and Mining.  SANLUIS Rassini, the
autoparts division, manufactures suspension and brake components and systems;
it is a market leader in suspensions in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and in the
Mercosur markets.  It has operations in Mexico, the United States and Brazil,
and has joint ventures with international technology leaders.  Luismin, the
mining division, is one of the lowest-cost gold and silver producers in the
world, with mines in several Mexican states.  More than 90% of SANLUIS's
consolidated sales are dollar denominated.