SOUTHFIELD, MI — Federal-Mogul was named a General Motors Global Supplier of the Year for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class powertrain products and technology. The award was given during ceremonies held Saturday, April 29, at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, MI.

“Being honored with a GM Global Supplier of the Year Award demonstrates Federal-Mogul’s continued commitment to create value for our customers through quality excellence in products and services as well as innovative technology at competitive costs,” said Jose Maria Alapont, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Federal-Mogul. “We are proud to be recognized as one of GM’s top suppliers and look forward to supporting its future success.”

Federal-Mogul supplies a wide range of pistons, bearings, engine sealing modules and other automotive products to GM manufacturing facilities throughout the world.

“We consider Federal-Mogul to be a role model for all suppliers. They are recognized as a GM Global Supplier of the Year because they exceeded our expectations in 2005,” said Bo Andersson, GM vice president of global purchasing and supply chain. “Federal-Mogul is one of the best in the world and we thank them for their hard work and commitment to helping make GM vehicles the best in the world.”

The GM Global Supplier of the Year Award began in 1992. Winners are selected by a team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price.

Also this week, Federal-Mogul’s McCord Leakless Sealing Company (MLS), a 50/50 joint venture with Nippon Leakless Corp. of Tokyo, Japan, received two achievement awards from Honda of America Manufacturing. The awards were for Productivity Improvement and Quality Performance.

The Productivity Improvement Award recognized achievements in efficiency in support of Honda production. The Quality Performance Award acknowledged MLS for providing exceptional quality products in 2005.

Plant Manager Toshio Horiuchi and Materials Manager Yuke Ito accepted the awards from Takashi Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, at the Honda North American Supplier Conference in Birmingham, Alabama.

For more information about Federal-Mogul, visit: www.federal-mogul.com .

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