Hitachi Automotive Products - USA - names Nowak executive VP and GM

Business Wire, Sept 25, 1996

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1996--Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. today announced that it has named Victor Nowak executive vice president and general manager. Mr. Nowak has also been named to the board of directors.

Mr. Nowak will be responsible for the Detroit office of Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. In this role, he will head up sales and marketing for the company as well as the Technical Center that currently provides automotive engineering, design and development support. Mr. Nowak, currently senior director of sales and marketing at Hitachi Automotive (USA), Inc. has been with Hitachi 13 years.

"I am excited by the challenges ahead and honored to be driving Hitachi's automotive presence in the U.S.," said Mr. Nowak. "Hitachi is the leader in the development and manufacture of automotive electronic systems and components in the powertrain, vehicle multiplexing, communications and information areas. Car manufacturers are looking for suppliers who not only provide world class service locally but have a global presence also.

"Hitachi has this presence," said Mr. Nowak. "Our combined automotive capabilities in Japan, Europe, China and Southeast Asia truly provide our customers in Detroit with the benefits of doing business with a global corporation."

Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc., a subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd., markets and manufactures a wide range of automotive products, including air flow meters, throttle bodies, engine and transmission control modules, electronic throttle control systems, alternators, ignition coils and idle speed control valves. The plant recently started manufacturing a sensing diagnostic module for electronic air bag systems.

Hitachi's Technical Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan provides engineering, design and development support. To date, it has developed high-quality sensors and control units that are used to reduce car emissions and increase fuel economy while also meeting government diagnostic regulations.

Hitachi America, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Japan, markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout the U.S.

Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is the world's leading global electronics company, with fiscal 1995 consolidated sales (ending March 31, 1996) of $76.6 billion. The company markets and manufactures a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment.

CONTACT: Larry Royalty

Hitachi Automotive Products (USA)

606-734-9451

or

O'Patrick Wilson

Hitachi America, Ltd.

914-333-2955

wilson_o@halny.hitachi.com