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Exide Technologies' Poland Plant Earns Q1 Designation.


ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Exide Technologies (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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: XIDE)(www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, announced today that its Centra manufacturing plant in Poznan, Poland, has received the Ford Group Q1 Award.

Exide Centra earned the Q1 designation by meeting the required Supplier Metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM.  over a specified period of continuous supply to Ford plants in Europe.

"This award means that Exide Centra is now an approved supplier to Ford with 'preferred status' and it positions us for further growth in the European OE sector," said Rodolphe Reverchon. President - Transportation Europe.

"In addition to being a great achievement for the team in Poznan, the Q1 award reflects the coordinated logistical support from our operations in Florival, Pontypool and Trafford Park as well as the technical and engineering contributions that were made by employees throughout Exide," Mr. Reverchon said.

About Exide Technologies

Exide Technologies, with operations in 89 countries, is one of the world's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries Noun 1. lead-acid battery - a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts
lead-acid accumulator
. The Company's four global business groups - Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World - provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications.

Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket Aftermarket

See: Secondary market.


aftermarket

See secondary market.
 automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles This is a list of hybrid vehicles in chronological order of production: Early designs
  • 1899 Dr Ferdinand Porsche, then a young engineer at Jacob Lohner & Co, built the first Hybrid Car.
 and 42-volt automotive applications. Industrial markets include network power applications such as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell.  (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply See UPS.

(hardware) Uninterruptible Power Supply - (UPS) A battery powered power supply unit that is guaranteed to provide power to a computer in the event of interruptions in the incoming mains electrical power.
 (UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and other commercial vehicles.

Further information about Exide, including its financial results, are available at www.exide.com.

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When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 Reform Act of 1995. As such, they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (i) statements of plans of and objectives of the Company or its management or board of directors, including the introduction of new products, or estimates or predictions of actions by customers, suppliers, competitors or regulating authorities, (ii) statements of future economic performance, and (iii) statements of assumptions, such as the prevailing weather conditions in the Company's market areas, underlying other statements and statements about the Company or its business.
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