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Engineered Plastic Products Honored by GM

6 August 2000

Honored by General Motors Corporation As a 1999 Supplier of the Year.
Gerald D. Edwards Accepts Award in Munich Ceremony

     YPSILANTI, Mich. - Gerald D. Edwards, president and chief executive officer 
of Engineered Plastic Products, Inc. accepted the 1999 Supplier of the Year 
award from the General Motors Corporation during ceremonies this past May at the 
historic PrinzRegenten Theater in Munich, Germany.  The prestigious award, 
celebrating its eighth consecutive year, is given annually to GM's best global 
suppliers in recognition of their superior performance during the previous 
calendar year.

    "Engineered Plastic Products, Inc. is one of our best and brightest
suppliers," said Harold R. Kutner, group vice president, Worldwide Purchasing
and North American Production Control and Logistics, who hosted the event.
"It is an honor to have them working with us.  Their contributions to General
Motors' overall success are immeasurable.  We look upon the Supplier of the
Year award as an important recognition of their value as an automotive
industry supplier."

    Gerald D. Edwards, president and CEO, said, "It is a privilege for me and
the entire team at EPP to receive this award.   This serves as a testament to
the hard work our staff has put in to meet, and often exceed, our customers'
expectations.  Being named Supplier of the Year by GM validates our commitment
to excellence in production and customer service."

    The GM Supplier of the Year Award began as a global program in 1992.
Award winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing,
engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier
performance in Quality, Service, Technology and Price.  This year, General
Motors honored 181 suppliers from 22 countries for their excellence throughout
1999.

    Engineered Plastic Products, Inc. is a supplier of injection-molded
plastic interior and exterior automotive trim parts.  EPP also provides
additional services such as hot stamping, heat sealing, punch pressing, sonic
welding and pad printing.  Formed in 1987, sales have nearly quadrupled from
the first year figure of $9 million to $35.5 million in sales for 1999.

    Engineered Plastic Products, Inc. is a QS 9000 certified company and has
been recognized by the automotive industry for its excellent performance
record.  In addition to the GM award, the company received the Pentastar Award
for Quality from the then Chrysler Corporation in 1997.  EPP was ranked 19th
among Southeast Michigan's minority owned businesses by Crain's Detroit
Business and is one of Black Enterprise magazine's Top 100 companies
nationwide.