Ford Honors Collins & Aikman with Q1 Awards in North America & Europe

Ford Honors Collins & Aikman with Q1 Awards in North America &
Europe 


TROY, Mich., Dec. 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collins & Aikman Corporation
(NYSE:CKC) announced today that Ford Motor Company has honored its Williamston,
Michigan; Elmdon, UK; and Born, Netherlands operations with the prestigious Q1
Award in recognition of "Outstanding Quality Performance," bringing Collins &
Aikman's Q1 status count to 27 facilities world wide.  Ford representatives
were recently on-site at the Williamston, Elmdon and Born locations to present
the awards to plant management, employees and company officials.

"The complexity of our products and the stringent reliability demands of Ford
Motor Company require the components we manufacture, assemble, sequence and
deliver just-in-time from these facilities to be of the highest quality and
consistency," stated Dan Lough, Collins & Aikman's Vice President of Quality. 
"We are fully committed to providing this level of service and are extremely
pleased to have Ford recognize Collins & Aikman as a Tier I, preferred quality
status supplier."

Collins & Aikman has recently achieved the lowest Ford PPM (defective parts per
million) rating in company history and has improved its quality rating by 74%
over the prior six month period.  The low PPM number can be attributed
primarily to Collins & Aikman's superior design, development, advanced quality
planning and quality systems along with rigorous continuous improvement
activities from operations.

In North America, Collins & Aikman's Williamston facility provides pillar trim
for the Lincoln Town Car.  In Europe, Collins & Aikman's Elmdon facility
supplies various door and pillar trim components for the Land Rover Discovery
(LR3) and sequences the door and body side panels for the Freelander and
Defender models.  Collins & Aikman's Born facility manufactures the instrument
panel and components for the Ford Mondeo, pillar trim for the Volvo S60 and the
load floor cover for the Volvo V70.

Collins & Aikman Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global leader in
designing, engineering and manufacturing automotive interior components and
systems, including: instrument panels, fully assembled cockpit modules,
flooring and acoustic systems, automotive fabric, and interior trim, as well as
exterior trim and convertible roof systems.  The Company's current operations
span the globe through 16 countries, more than 100 facilities and nearly 24,000
employees.  Information about Collins & Aikman is available on the Internet at
http://www.collinsaikman.com/ . 

DATASOURCE: Collins & Aikman Corporation



CONTACT:  Media Inquiries: David A. Youngman, Director Corporate

Communications, [phone],  , or Investor

Inquiries: Robert Krause, Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration,

[phone],  , both of Collins & Aikman

Corporation



Web site:  http://www.collinsaikman.com/ 

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