CKC Collins & Aikman Corp

Collins & Aikman Receives Honda Access America, Inc.'s 'Best Supporting Supplier' Award TROY, Mich., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collins & Aikman Corporation today announced that it had recently received a 2003 Honda Supplier Award. Of over eighty active Honda Accessory Suppliers, Collins & Aikman was one of only four suppliers to receive Honda's "Best Supporting Supplier" award. The award was presented at Honda Access America, Inc.'s Annual Supplier Forum in Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, November 4, 2003. Honda's "Best Supporting Supplier" Award recognizes those Honda Access America, Inc. (HAA) suppliers who have excelled in providing high quality production and service parts in a timely manner, while maintaining superb customer relations (i.e. communication, responsiveness, attention-to-detail, etc.). The supplier evaluations were completed by each functional department within HAA and represent a broad-based indication of supplier performance. This is the first Honda Access America, Inc. Supplier Award received by the Global Soft Trim Division and represents a major milestone for both the Division and the Holmesville, Ohio accessory mat manufacturing facility. "Customer satisfaction remains a top priority at all of Collins & Aikman's manufacturing locations," said Millard King, Executive Vice President - Global Soft Trim. "We are working closely with our customers to ensure we meet the highest industry standards in terms of quality, value and service." Collins & Aikman's Holmesville manufacturing facility is home to over 300 employees who produce approximately 6 million mat sets annually. The Holmesville facility is responsible for supplying current production floor mats for the Acura TL, Acura NSX, Honda Goldwing, Element, and Accord Premium programs as well as past model service parts for the Civic, Accord, Acura CL, Acura TL, and Passport models. Collins & Aikman Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global leader in cockpit modules and automotive floor and acoustic systems and a leading supplier of instrument panels, automotive fabric, plastic-based trim, and convertible top systems. The Company's current operations span the globe through 15 countries, more than 100 facilities and over 23,000 employees who are committed to achieving total excellence. Collins & Aikman's high-quality products combine superior design, styling and manufacturing capabilities with NVH "quiet" technologies that are among the most effective in the industry. 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, +1-248-824-1562, , or Investor Inquiries: Robert Krause, Vice President and Treasurer, Head of Investor Relations, +1-248-733-4355, , both of Collins & Aikman Corporation Web site: http://www.collinsaikman.com/

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