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Cooper-Standard Automotive Honored With DaimlerChrysler Gold Award

9 June 2000

    FINDLAY, Ohio - Cooper-Standard Automotive, an operating group of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, announced Thursday that its NVH Control Systems plant in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada has received the DaimlerChrysler Gold Award (formerly the Gold Pentastar Award) for 1999.

    This is the third year in a row the Mitchell plant has received this designation.

    "Everyone associated with the Mitchell facility is proud of this accomplishment," said Paul Gilbert, president of the Cooper-Standard NVH Controls Systems Division. "To receive the award for one year is outstanding, but to receive it three years in a row is phenomenal.

    "Obtaining this award requires a total team effort from our technical, manufacturing, quality assurance, sales and purchasing groups. It's a tribute to the teamwork which takes place every day at Mitchell," Gilbert added.

    The exclusive DaimlerChrysler Gold Award recognizes world-class performance. It is awarded to suppliers who exemplify superior standards for product design, manufacturing quality, delivery and customer service.

    "This award is yet another indication of the global expertise and attention to quality that Cooper-Standard Automotive brings to the automotive industry," commented Tom Dattilo, chairman, president and CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. "I'm proud of the outstanding efforts of our people at the Mitchell facility and appreciative that our customers recognize the high level of service we provide."


    Company Description

    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio and specializes in the manufacture and marketing of automotive products. Products for Cooper's Tire Group include automotive, motorcycle and truck tires, inner tubes, tread rubber and equipment. In the Automotive Group, Cooper is an original equipment supplier of sealing, trim, NVH control systems and fluid handling systems for the automotive industry in North America, Europe and South America. Cooper has more than 25,000 employees and 77 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries.