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Roberto Cordaro Named Chief Executive Officer of MCII

7 February 2000

Roberto Cordaro Named Chief Executive Officer of MCII
    DES PLAINES, Ill., Feb. 7 -- Motor Coach Industries
International, Inc., announced today that Roberto Cordaro has been elected
chief executive officer.  Cordaro was formerly president of the Automotive
Group of Cummins Engine Company.
    As CEO, Cordaro, 50, will be responsible for the company's growth in all
of MCII's business segments including the manufacturing of intercity motor
coaches for tour, charter, line haul, transit and conversion uses.  MCII,
through its subsidiary Motor Coach Industries Limited, began manufacturing
coaches in 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Today, with nearly $1 billion in
sales, the company operates manufacturing plants in the U.S., Canada, and
Mexico, and employs more than 4,500 people.  MCI manufactures three of the
five best-selling models on U.S. roads and estimates that more than 70 percent
of the 38,000 motor coaches on the road in North America were made by MCI.
    MCII holdings include Motor Coach Industries, Inc., Motor Coach Industries
Limited, and Dina Autobuses, S.A. de C.V., all manufacturers of intercity
coaches in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; Hausman Bus Sales, Inc., the
used-coach sales and service center subsidiary; BusLease, Inc., the financing
subsidiary; and Universal Coach Parts, Inc., the aftermarket parts supplier.
    The former CEO, James P. Bernacchi, will continue as an MCII shareholder,
and will support the company in executing its business plan and working on
industry issues.
    At Cummins Engine, Cordaro had a 21-year career in which he held several
senior management positions.  From 1996 he had been president of the
Automotive Group, responsible for the businesses serving all highway vehicles
including motor coaches and transit buses worldwide.  Prior to joining
Cummins, he was with Chrysler and GM in Brazil.
    Cordaro holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering.  He is
also a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.
    MCII is the leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of intercity
coaches and related replacement parts for the North American market.
    For more information contact:  Patricia Plodzeen Public Relations,
312-595-1540, or Athena Valis, manager of marketing communications for Motor
Coach Industries International, Inc., 847-299-9900.