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November 03, 2009

STAINLESS STEEL REPLACEMENT MUFFLERS NOW A REALITY THROUGH TENNECO’S WALKER® BRAND

Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 3, 2009 – Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) has completed the integration of premium Quiet-Flow® SS stainless steel mufflers into its Walker® emissions control product line. This new product offering enables automotive parts distributors, jobbers and service shops to provide a significantly longer-lasting repair solution at the same price as Walker’s premium aluminized-steel mufflers.

Available for a vast majority of top-selling domestic and foreign-nameplate applications, Walker Quiet-Flow SS mufflers feature 409 stainless steel heads, shell, bushings, louvered tubes and partitions. Each muffler is manufactured in the same facility as premium original equipment units and is offered with a limited lifetime warranty and a 90-day Safe and Sound® guarantee at no additional charge. See www.walkerexhaust.com for warranty and guarantee details.

“Businesses who carry Walker products now have a powerful competitive advantage in the form of a higher-quality, longer-lasting muffler that will appeal to vehicle owners,” said Frank Murkowski, emissions control marketing manager, North American aftermarket, Tenneco. “Consumers understand the value of stainless steel, so it makes sense for them to ask for a premium muffler that will outlast an aluminized unit.”

Tenneco is the only full-line emissions control manufacturer to offer OE-style stainless steel mufflers for the replacement parts market. The company’s aggressive pricing of Quiet-Flow SS units is made possible by Tenneco’s global purchasing power.

“The aftermarket is ready to increase growth in the premium emissions control category,” Murkowski said. “We have made a significant investment in engineering, tooling and production equipment to provide our trade partners with a truly differentiated product that will help them increase sales and customer satisfaction.”

The Quiet-Flow SS product line is now available through leading North American replacement parts distributors. For more information on this new premium alternative, please contact your Walker emissions control supplier or visit www.walkerexhaust.com. The Walker Web site also features a user-friendly electronic catalog for fast, accurate parts research for virtually any automotive application.

Tenneco is a $5.9 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 21,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment market and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the Monroe®, Walker®, Gillet™ and Clevite® Elastomer brand names.

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