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November 3, 2004

Tenneco Automotive Dramatically Expands Line Of Walker® Quiet-Flow® Import Exhaust Assemblies

Precision-Engineered One-Piece Welded Assemblies Now Available for More than 900 Popular Import Applications

Las Vegas, NV - Tenneco Automotive (NYSE: TEN) has added more than 50 precision-engineered one-piece import welded replacement exhaust assemblies to its Walker Quiet-Flow product line.

Featuring premium sound and flow characteristics and precise, OE-style fitment, Walker Quiet-Flow import welded assemblies are designed to help aftermarket service dealers increase their sales within the growing import exhaust category. The Walker product line now provides complete engine-to-tailpipe coverage of nearly 350 popular import applications and one-piece converter-back welded assemblies for hundreds of additional import makes/models. Tenneco Automotive also has announced plans to add nearly 200 direct-fit replacement catalytic converters to the Walker product line.

"Tenneco Automotive and the Walker brand are committed to providing the best and most efficient coverage of today's domestic and import vehicle populations. We will continue to ramp up our product development program to ensure that aftermarket customers have exactly the right Walker assemblies and components needed to grow their market share," said Walker Marketing Manager Frank Murkowski.

Key quality features built into every Quiet-Flow import welded assembly are highly durable, 100-percent aluminized steel; extra-strength welded inlet and outlet bracket straps; robust flanges; and accurate component cross-sections that eliminate installation surprises common to other aftermarket products.

Each Walker import welded assembly is covered by industry-best free product guarantees, including a limited lifetime warranty and Tenneco Automotive's 90-day "Safe & Sound" consumer trial offer.

For more information on Walker Quiet-Flow import welded assemblies, contact your Walker supplier or visit www.walkerexhaust.com.

Tenneco Automotive is a $3.8 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois, and approximately 19,200 employees worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control and exhaust systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe® and Walker® global brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac® and Monroe Reflex® shocks and struts, Rancho® shock absorbers, Walker® Quiet-Flow® mufflers and DynoMax® performance exhaust products, and Monroe® Clevite® vibration control components.

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