McHenry, IL — June 4, 2009

 - Continually dedicated to providing the aftermarket’s most comprehensive offering of brake and chassis replacement products, Affinia’s Global Brake & Chassis Group has introduced 570 new Raybestos part numbers in the first five months of 2009. Of these new part numbers, 292 apply to popular import applications demonstrating, yet again, that the Raybestos brand is unmatched when it comes to FNP coverage.
 The extended coverage offerings are updated monthly and available to technicians in a variety of formats, including: the downloadable Raybestos eSelect program, the Raybestos brand web catalog service at www.raybestos.com and www.raybestoschassis.com and as PDF supplements available through your Raybestos sales representative. Nearly 10,000 technicians have downloaded new part numbers and carried-up applications using the eSelect program.
 The May catalog update announced an additional 101 new product numbers, including 71 wheel & hub numbers for popular truck applications such as the Chevrolet/GMC Avalanche, Express, Savana & Sierra, the Dodge Ram, the Ford F250, F350, F450 & F550, as well as several Mazda and Toyota trucks. The May update also includes new Brake pad, Caliper, Ball Joint and Coil Spring part numbers.
 “When you look at across-the-board coverage offered by various aftermarket companies, you will see that the Raybestos brand consistently out-produces the competition,” says Josh Russell, Vice President of Marketing, Affinia Global Brake and Chassis Group. “That’s not bravado or fact-twisting, that’s just the truth. The proof is in the parts.”
 For complete new number specifics visit www.raybestos.com or call 800-323-0354 or inquire with your local Raybestos sales representative.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake & Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball joints, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Race Team in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com.

Affinia Group Inc. is a global leader in the on and off-highway replacement products and service industry. In North America the Affinia family of brands includes Wix® filters, Raybestos®, AIMCO® and BrakePro® brake products, and McQuay-Norris® and Raybestos™ Chassis parts. South American and European brands include Nakata®, Filtron®, Urba® and Quinton Hazell®. For more information, visit affiniagroup.com.

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