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Behr Shows New Climate Control and Engine Cooling Products at SAE

7 March 2000

Behr Shows New Climate Control and Engine Cooling Products at SAE 2000 World Congress in Detroit

    WALLED LAKE, Mich., March 3 A broad range of climate
control and engine cooling products, including the latest developments in
aluminum radiator design, will be on display at Behr's exhibit at the SAE 2000
World Congress at Detroit's Cobo Center, March 6-9.
    Recently developed applications for vehicular engine-cooling, heating,
ventilation and air conditioning will be shown.  In addition, Behr will
exhibit engine cooling fans and clutches, as well as components for engine
temperature control and electronic thermal management.
    Applications for a variety of vehicle manufacturers, including modules and
components designed for Audi, BMW, General Motors, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz,
Saturn, Volvo and Volkswagen, are part of the Behr exhibit.
    "In partnership with our customers, Behr has become a leader in the
development of thermal management systems," Hans Lange, president of Behr
America, said.  "Electronic controls enable us to take a total systems
approach to the management of underhood temperatures and airflow, as well as
passenger-compartment heating and air conditioning."
    The benefit of this new systems approach to thermal management for
automakers and their customers will be cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and
trucks with optimal interior climate controls, Lange noted.
    He added that a brazed aluminum radiator developed in conjunction with
long-term field testing will be among a variety of other components at Behr's
SAE exhibit.
    Behr America is part of the Behr Group, a leading global supplier of
climate control and engine cooling systems for automotive, commercial and off-
highway vehicle markets.  Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Behr has more
than 12,500 employees with facilities in eight countries.
    Behr America currently has approximately 1,000 employees at facilities in
Charleston, SC; Canton, SD; Walled Lake, MI, and Fort Worth, TX.  Another
plant is completed and scheduled to open near Lansing, MI, during the second
quarter of this year.
    More information about the Behr Group is available on the Internet at
http://www.behrgroup.com