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TYC Brother Industrial and DEPO Auto Parts Ind. Co. Ltd. Launch New Lamp Assemblies in MQVP

Lighting assemblies submitted are 2003-2004 make/model/year applications for select Dodge, Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Nissan and Toyota vehicles.

“We are excited to add these lighting products to our program and are pleased to be associated with such conscientious, forward looking manufacturers,” said Neil Stolman, Operations Manager for MQVP Inc.

In addition to the above referenced new applications, four headlamp applications that had been temporarily withdrawn by TYC have been resubmitted for approval and are now back in the program and available as MQVP traceable product effective March 11, 2005. The four headlamp applications are as follows:

• 1996-99 Ford Taurus
• 2000-04 Ford Taurus
• 1999-05 Pontiac Grand Am
• 2000-01 Toyota Camry

These lamps had been withdrawn by TYC due to insurer concerns stemming from reports which challenged the quality and performance of these specific lamp assemblies. In order to alleviate those fears and reassure their insurance customer, TYC took the initiative and:

1. Retested all the lamps with a U.S. third party testing laboratory, used extensively by the DOT, and
2. Completed the necessary and rigorous AfterMarket Part Approval Process (AMPAP) for each application in order to resubmit the parts to MQVP.

“The independent laboratory test result matches what we had originally expected, in that our lamps would perform comparable to its OE counterparts. The testing confirmed that our products meet all requirements, even within the most stringent laboratory environment,” said Jackson Kwok, Vice President of Business Development, TYC/Genera Corporation. ,p> AMPAP was developed to mirror the QS9000 Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) that is common in the OE manufacturing environment and documents the critical aspects and processes used for ensuring that quality parts enter the program.

In its press release, MQVP said it is confident that TYC has been diligent in its efforts to confirm the quality of the lamp assemblies they produce and MQVP supports the continued sale of these lamps as quality traceable MQVP product.

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