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TENNECO INC. ANNOUNCES EXCHANGE OFFER FOR ITS 8.125 % SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2015

Lake Forest, Illinois, June 2, 2008 – Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) today commenced an offer to exchange up to $250 million principal amount of 8.125 % Senior Notes due 2015, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for and in replacement of all outstanding 8.125 % Senior Notes due 2015, which were issued on November 20, 2007 in a private placement.

The offer is being made pursuant to the terms and conditions included in the company’s Prospectus dated June 2, 2008. The terms of the new notes are substantially identical to the terms of the notes for which they are being exchanged, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights applicable to the original notes generally do not apply to the new notes.

The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., ET, on June 30, 2008, unless extended by Tenneco.

Copies of the prospectus and other information relating to this exchange offer, including transmittal materials, may be obtained from the exchange agent, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Corporate Trust Operations, MAC N9303-121, 6th & Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480, Attn: Gregory S. Clarke.

This news release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Tenneco Inc. nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.

Tenneco is a $6.2 billion global 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 MonroeЎ, WalkerЎ, Gillet™ and CleviteЎElastomer brand names

mercedes-benz UK:Drivers visit technology centre before heading to Canada

As Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen prepare for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend they visited the McLaren Technology Centre.

Engineering meetings and simulation work were on the agenda for the drivers as they prepare for the race.

But Hamilton also took the opportunity to thank the staff at the centre for their hard work in contributing to the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team.

Each staff member received a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes rocket red victory shirt as a sign of their continued efforts.

Hamilton will be hoping to extend his lead at the top of the driver’s championship after a dramatic win in Monaco.

The Brit will have fond memories of the Canadian track after securing his first ever Grand Prix victory there last year.

It was the 23-year-old’s first ever win in Formula One coming in only his sixth race and was the tenth time the team had won in Canada

Delphi Showcases Innovative Cooling Systems at Computex Taipei 2008 Show

Taipei, Taiwan — Last January, Delphi Corp. (PINKSHEETS: DPHIQ) gave electronics-industry insiders a detailed look at its evolving, wide-ranging portfolio of energy efficient, environmentally-friendly electronics cooling systems at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This week (June 3-7), a new group of more than 135,000 electronics experts will experience Delphi’s Thermal offerings — including axial fans and blowers — at the world’s second largest information communications technology (ICT) show, the 28th annual Computex Taipei 2008 show at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall.

In addition, Delphi will host a welcome reception Thursday, June 5, from 9:30 a.m. until noon in room 402a. During the reception, Delphi will present the following seminars:

A complete overview of Delphi Thermal Systems, including its electronics cooling footprint (10 a.m.)
Technology requirements for automotive cooling and electronic devices (10:15 a.m.)
An introduction to Delphi Taiwan’s quality assurance and research and development principles (10:30 a.m.)

During the show, in booth number N1409, Delphi will display its innovative direct current (DC) small axial fans — which incorporate leading-edge air management technology to help provide enhanced cooling for a variety of electronic devices — as well as DC centrifugal blowers, which are ideally suited for cooling electronics components in small, tight packaging applications. Both technologies are available in various sizes. Typical applications include computer systems, portable CD and DVD players, stereo components, overhead projectors, laptop computers and server-based computer systems.

“For spot-cooling applications, including computers and entertainment systems, Delphi’s technology will provide better performance in a quiet, energy-efficient manner,” said Scott Graham, managing director, Delphi Thermal Systems, Asia Pacific. “In the end, it’s a win-win situation: manufacturers realize better output and energy usage while consumers experience better equipment performance.”

Delphi Showcases Innovative Cooling Systems at Computex Taipei 2008 Show/2

Delphi can also custom design products to meet any manufacturer’s or product’s demands. Delphi has the capability to develop new designs quickly and the resources to perform extensive testing throughout the development and manufacturing process.

“For example, on some devices we found power consumption reductions of 15 to 20 percent over comparable competitive products,” said Charlie Huang, general manager, Delphi Electronics Cooling Systems. “We’ve also noted noise reduction of two decibels or more with significant improvement in tonal attributes on those same products.”

In addition, reliability testing has proven that a number of Delphi’s axial fans outperformed the competition in terms of life expectancy — yet another benefit for electronics manufacturers and consumers.

ABOUT COMPUTEX TAIPEI
Entering its 28th year, Computex Taipei is the world’s largest ICT procurement platform and is taking advantage of its brand-new venue — the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall — to allow more exhibitors from home and afar to showcase more state-of-the-art technologies and products. For more information, visit www.computextaipei.com.tw.

ABOUT DELPHI THERMAL SYSTEMS
Delphi’s Thermal Systems division delivers enhanced energy efficiency, environmentally-friendly, world-class comfort and convenience through fully integrated heating and cooling systems, modules and components globally. For more information, visit www.delphi.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release, including the exhibits being furnished as part of this report, as well as other statements made by Delphi may contain forward-looking statements that reflect, when made, the Company’s current views with respect to current events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment which may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results, express or implied, by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern; the ability of the Company to operate pursuant to the terms of the debtor-in-possession financing facility, to obtain an extension of term or other amendments as necessary to maintain access to such facility and to secure the anticipated advances from GM in order to obtain any such extension or amendment; the Company’s ability to obtain Court approval with respect to motions in the chapter 11 cases prosecuted by it from time to time; the ability of the Company to consummate its amended plan of reorganization which was confirmed by the Court on January 25, 2008 or any other subsequently confirmed plan of reorganization; risks associated with third parties seeking and obtaining Court approval to terminate or shorten the exclusivity period for the Company to propose and confirm one or more plans of reorganization, for the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee or to convert the cases to chapter 7 cases; the ability of the Company to obtain and maintain normal terms with vendors and service providers; the Company’s ability to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; the potential adverse impact of the chapter 11 cases on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations; the ability of the Company to fund and execute its business plan (including the transformation plan described in Item 1. Business “Plan of Reorganization and Transformation Plan” of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the SEC) and to do so in a timely manner; the ability of the Company to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and associates; the ability of the Company to avoid or continue to operate during a strike, or partial work stoppage or slow down by any of its unionized employees or those of its principal customers and the ability of the Company to attract and retain customers. Additional factors that could affect future results are identified in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the SEC, including the risk factors in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors, contained therein. Delphi disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and/or otherwise. Similarly, these and other factors, including the terms of any reorganization plan ultimately confirmed, can affect the value of the Company’s various prepetition liabilities, common stock and/or other equity securities.

Harman International Unveils New Infotainment Platform With Audi

KARLSBAD, GERMANY - Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, a unit of Harman International, (NYSE:HAR) announced today that its latest generation MMI 3G infotainment system will debut in the new Audi Q5 compact crossover vehicle during the fall of 2008. The launch continues a close relationship between Harman and the German luxury automaker that began in 1989.

“The exceptional performance spectrum of this new platform is a tribute to the cooperation and team spirit between our two companies’ specialists,” said Dinesh C. Paliwal, Harman Chief Executive Officer. “We are delighted to apply our leading-edge technology with Audi to create an exciting new experience for drivers.”

The Harman/Audi platform sets new benchmarks for automotive navigation, communication and wide-screen entertainment. A high-performance NVIDIAr graphics processor ensures that navigation map images transition smoothly, even when the vehicle quickly changes direction. Driver orientation is enhanced by a three-dimensional landscape view that reproduces true-to-scale terrain. Photorealistic depiction of points of interest allows visual matching of key landmarks to the in-car display, and identification of commercial points of interest is enhanced with well-known brand logos. The display offers a bird’s-eye view of more-distant destinations and features automatic close-up zoom at intersections.

Available map media cover 43 European countries, the United States and Canada. Precise audio route instructions and voice commands for audio, telephone, address book and navigation functions are supported in eight languages. The system supports connection of external devices such as USB storage media or an Apple iPod; a jukebox function allows for creation of personal music playlists. The digital radio accepts both European Digital Audio Broadcast signals and U.S. satellite services. An integral four-band GSM cell phone supports Bluetoothr connection and accepts a SIM card from a driver’s personal phone.

More than 250 Harman International personnel from Germany, the U.S. and Canada contributed to development and systems integration of the platform.

Harman/Becker is the automotive division of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (www.harman.com) which designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment products for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. Harman International maintains a strong presence in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and employ more than 11,000 people worldwide. The Harman International family of brands includes AKG, Audioaccess, Becker, BSS, Crown, dbx, DigiTech, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Revel, QNX, Soundcraft and Studer. Harman International’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NYSE: HAR.”