National Auto Aftermarket Buying Group Selects Universal Automotive as Preferred Supplier for Brake Friction
07 Octobre 2004 - 2:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
National Auto Aftermarket Buying Group Selects Universal Automotive
as Preferred Supplier for Brake Friction - New Agreement With RPM
Group Expected to Add Approximately $3 Million in Annualized
Revenues - ALSIP, Ill., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal
Automotive Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:UVSL) today announced it has
been selected by RPM Group, a national automotive aftermarket
buying group, as its preferred supplier for brake friction. The
company said the new pact is expected to add approximately $3
million in annualized revenues. Universal already is an exclusive
preferred supplier to RPM Group for hydraulic brake parts, rack and
pinion steering units and clutch parts. As part of the new
agreement, Universal will supply RPM Group with brake friction for
domestic and foreign passenger cars and light-to-medium duty trucks
under the Autospecialty(TM) brand, which includes Silver Stop(TM)
disc pads, Ultimate(TM) Pro Series disc pads, Evolution(TM) Premium
Ceramic disc pads and PowerStop(TM) disc pads. Based in Vinton,
Virginia, RPM Group is comprised of 20 member firms, representing
hundreds of outlets throughout the United States, distributing a
wide range of automotive parts at the wholesale and retail levels.
"This is an important win for our company," said Arvin Scott,
Universal's president and chief executive officer. "The new
agreement underscores both the strength of our established and
growing Autospecialty brand, as well as RPM's confidence and belief
in our future as one of the nation's leading brake parts suppliers
in the automotive aftermarket." Michael Mitchell, executive
director of RPM Group, said, "The award represents a continuation
of a longstanding relationship. We and our member firms throughout
the nation, have a high degree of respect for Universal's
Autospecialty brand and great confidence in the integrity of their
products, and are pleased to be expanding our association." About
Universal Automotive Industries Universal, headquartered in the
Chicago area, distributes and manufactures brake rotors and other
brake parts under its trademarks Autospecialty, Evolution and
Ultimate in the United States and Canada and under its proprietary
Autospecialty, ValuMaxx and PowerStop brands. The company also
provides TRW-branded brake rotors and drums and suspension
products. This news release contains certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by safe
harbors created hereby. Such forward-looking statements, including,
but not limited to, the company's expectation of added revenues
based on the new RPM Group agreement, involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties (including those risk factors referenced in
the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission),
and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the company to be materially different from any
future results, performance, or achievements of the company
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
DATASOURCE: Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Robert
W. Zimmer of Universal Automotive Industries, Inc., +1-708-293-4050
ext. 227; or Roger S. Pondel or Robert Jaffe, +1-310-279-5980, for
Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. Web site:
http://www.universalbrake.com/
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