Eching - DENSO Automotive Deutschland GmbH (DNDE), a subsidiary of Japan-based DENSO Corporation, announced today that it will establish Aachen Engineering Center, a new engineering center for diesel engine components. The center, located in Wegberg, Germany, will carry out application design work for diesel engine fuel injection systems. DNDE will invest approximately 13 million euro in the construction of Aachen Engineering Center.

This is DENSO's first overseas engineering center for diesel engine components.

“In Europe, the percentage of diesel engines in passenger cars is as high as 50 percent, and a further increase in demand is expected,” explained Hiromi Tokuda, managing officer in charge of DENSO's Powertrain Control System Group. “This facility can help us meet that demand through application designs as well as performance evaluations. In the future, the facility will engineer power train components.”

In 1994, DNDE established a testing facility for automotive air conditioning systems. The testing facility was expanded in October 2003 when a material evaluation component was added.

DENSO is committed to further expanding engineering facilities in Europe to quickly meet customer needs.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs 95,000 people in 31 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 totalled US$24.2 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com

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*100 percent DENSO-owned group company selling automotive components and providing engineering services, design, and testing

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