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Federal-Mogul Achieves Ford Q1 Status

16 February 2000

Federal-Mogul Achieves Ford Q1 Status

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 15 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation's
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, facility has received Ford Motor
Company's Q1 Award for outstanding quality.
    Federal-Mogul Windsor has a contract for machining V6 and V8 cylinder
heads for Ford as well as a new contract for machining 5.4L connecting rods
for the automaker.
    "We congratulate the entire Windsor team for their dedication and hard
work," said Michael C. Verwilst, senior vice president, Powertrain Systems.
"This is a major milestone and we celebrate their success."
    For 20 years, Ford facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany and the
U.K. have all been home to Federal-Mogul Windsor's metal cutting systems for
cylinder blocks, camshafts, connecting rods, crankshafts, oil pumps and
bearing caps.
    Federal-Mogul Windsor has over 200 employees and machines connecting rods
and cylinder heads for major automotive customers.  The facility also
manufactures machines and machining systems.
    Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is an automotive
parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to global
customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, railroad, farm and
industrial markets.  The company was founded in 1899.  Visit the company's web
site at http://www.federal-mogul.com for more information.  Federal-Mogul's
press releases are available by fax through Company News On-Call, call
800-758-5804, ext. 306225.