DAIMLERCHRYSLER

Recognition of VDA 6.1 and QS-9000 Standards

Dear Supplier

Expect the Extraordinary - is our guiding principle at DaimlerChrysler.

For our customers this translates into the certainty that they can expect fascination, innovation and superior quality from our products. As a supplier to DaimlerChrysler, our customers are your customers as well. Only through our common effort to achieve the highest quality can we continue to meet and exceed our customers' expectations.

This is also our reason for requiring a Quality Management system from every supplier of production parts to DaimlerChrysler (i.e. parts, components and systems that are built into our vehicles). It should be noted that every supplier of production parts to DaimlerChrysler must be third party registered.

Effective immediately, as part of our Global Procurement & Supply strategy at DaimlerChrysler, registration to either VDA 6.1 or QS-9000, including company specific requirements, will be accepted as quality registration from our suppliers.

Our recognition of both standards facilitates your Quality Management and thereby helps our Extended Enterprise^® to enhance its competitiveness.

Registration to ISO/TS 16949, including company specifics, will also be accepted as quality registration from our suppliers. This new Technical Specification may become the Quality Management standard of the future.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:

Henry Gryn, P&S/SQ at 248-944-0737, Fax. 248-576-2189 in Auburn Hills, MI
Bernd-Martin Lembke, MEP/SP at +49-7031-90-88725, Fax. -88720 in Stuttgart, Germany

I am convinced that this is one more step on our common way toward delighting our customers with products of the highest quality which exceed their expectations every day.

Sincerely,

A company of the DaimlerChrysler Group