Daimler presents Carcoustics International with top supplier award in the category "passenger cars & vans"

Leverkusen (ots) -

- Recognition for superior performance in technology, quality,
cost, innovation and supplier reliability

- CEO Dr. Peter Schwibinger: "We help manufacturers such as
Daimler to make ongoing improvements to their vehicles"

- A close 40-year relationship with Daimler

Yesterday evening, Carcoustics was presented with the Daimler
Supplier Award 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Center in Stuttgart.
Carcoustics designs and manufactures acoustic and thermal components
for the automotive industry and other industrial sectors. The vehicle
manufacturer honours its top suppliers every year, in recognition of
the contribution they make to Daimler's success. Daimler recognizes
its best 12 suppliers worldwide in the categories passenger cars &
vans, trucks & buses und international procurement services (non
production materials). Carcoustics has been a Daimler supplier for
decades and has received one of the most coveted awards in the
category "passenger cars & vans". The award was presented to Dr.
Peter Schwibinger, CEO of Carcoustics, by Dr. Dieter Zetsche,
Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of
Mercedes-Benz Cars.

Carcoustics is currently supplying a complete set of engine bay
components on three continents for the new C-class (BR205), which
goes into series production in March 2014. The components include
insulation for the hood, transmission tunnel, bulkhead and partition
walls. These products increase driver comfort and their lightweight
construction helps to reduce the vehicle's overall weight. Daimler
and Carcoustics have worked together closely for over 40 years. With
its annual Supplier Awards, Daimler rewards superior performance in
the areas of technology, quality, cost, innovation and supplier
reliability.

"We are delighted to receive this award. It highlights the close
relationship we have developed with Daimler over many years. As
specialists in vehicle acoustics and thermodynamics, our laboratory
is constantly developing new solutions for the automotive industry.
These are then produced in-house to help manufacturers such as
Daimler to make continuous improvements to their vehicles", says Dr.
Peter Schwibinger, CEO of Carcoustics.

In a nutshell, Carcoustics' expertise lies in making noisy things
quieter and heavy things lighter. Its work also revolves around
improving the flexibility, stability and compactness of materials,
along with providing protection from external factors. The supplier's
laboratory tests some 1,500 different materials for use in the
automotive industry and other industrial sectors. Carcoustics core
competence is a very detailed knowledge of various technologies and
materials. The company focuses on providing customised solutions,
since every manufacturer and every vehicle model have their own very
specific requirements.

To download this press release and for further information, visit:
http://www.carcoustics.com/newsandpr/pressreleases.html

Carcoustics is an innovative, medium-sized company that is
expanding around the globe from its base in Leverkusen, Germany. It
designs and manufactures solution-oriented acoustic and thermal
components for the automotive industry. Other industrial sectors are
also offered the benefit of its expertise in a broad spectrum of
technologies and the resulting products. Most of its products are
developed as individual, customised solutions. These products are
used by the automotive and commercial vehicle industry worldwide, as
well as in household appliances, plant engineering, agricultural
machinery, heating and air-conditioning technology and rail vehicles.

Carcoustics employs around 1.500 members of staff at 11 locations
throughout the world. The annual turnover in 2013 was approx. 250
million Euros and is developing dynamically.

Contact for press enquiries:
Carcoustics Shared Services GmbH
Head of Marketing & Communications
Nina Mohammadi
Tel.: +49.(0)2171.900 - 450
E-mail: nmohammadi@carcoustics.com