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E MAHLE Engine Builders of the Year Awarded during Champion’s Week: Toyota Racing Development, Roush Yates S Engines and Joe Gibbs Racing Take Home the Prizes Farmington Hills, Michigan, December 14, 2017 – MAHLE A Aftermarket Inc. announced the 2017 MAHLE Engine Builders of the Year for the Monster Energy NASCAR® Cup Series, Xfinity® Series, and Camping World® Truck Series. The MAHLE Engine E Builder of the Year award is presented to the top engine builder in each of the NASCAR® series who accumulated the most points based on qualifying, laps led, and finishing position. L David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development (TRD U.S.A.) was awarded the 2017 MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year ® E title for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The award for the Monster Energy Cup Series was based on the outstanding performance of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The No. 18 car earned 411 points. R “TRD U.S.A. is proud to be named the 2017 MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year – our first time receiving this award since our entry into S the NASCAR Cup Series”, said Wilson, “TRD has come a long way since we started building engines in NASCAR’s top-tier series and this award is a great tribute to all of our talented, hard-working team S members. Thank you MAHLE, Joe Gibbs Racing, Furniture Row Racing, and all of our NASCAR partners.” Doug Yates of Roush Yates Engines received the MAHLE Engine E Builder of the Year Award for the NASCAR Xfinity Series based on the performance of No. 22 Penske Ford Fusion, driven by Ryan Blaney, Sam Hornish Jr., Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, and R Austin Cindric. The No. 22 car earned 421 points. (more) P 1/5 E “Thank you on behalf of all the employees at Roush Yates Engines for being recognized as the MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year in S NASCAR’s 2017 Xfinity Series. It takes great employees, teams, drivers, and suppliers like MAHLE to win this award. We look forward to our continued collaboration and innovative products from A the employees at MAHLE.” Mark Cronquist from Joe Gibbs Racing was awarded the MAHLE E Engine Builder of the Year for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series based on the performance of Christopher Bell’s No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota. The No. 4 truck earned 343 points. L “It is a tremendous honor to win the MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year award in the Camping World Truck Series,” said Cronquist. E “Thanks to MAHLE for this award and for consistently providing quality products for our engines. Their products are second to none.” R For more information about MAHLE Aftermarket and its brands, visit www.mahle-aftermarket.com or contact your local sales representative. S Two photos are available to accompany this release and can be downloaded at: S https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KLSCcOIqnwtDkDK7CV_zE66H k-CK0fPX Caption for MAHLE Engine Builder Award 2017-1: E "Ted Hughes (r), Manager – Marketing, MAHLE Aftermarket, presents the MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year Award for the R Monster Energy NASCAR® Cup Series to David Wilson (l), president of Toyota Racing Development U.S.A." (more) P 2/5 E Caption for MAHLE Engine Builder Award 2017-2: S "Ted Hughes (c), Manager – Marketing, MAHLE Aftermarket, presents the MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year Award for the A NASCAR® Camping World Truck Series to Mark Cronquist (l), of Joe Gibbs Racing, and for the NASCAR® Xfinity Series to James McNaughton (r), accepting on behalf of Doug Yates, of Roush E Yates Engines." # # # # L About MAHLE MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier E to the automotive industry as well as a pioneer for the mobility of the future. The group’s product portfolio addresses all the crucial issues relating to the powertrain and air conditioning technology— both for drives with combustion engines and for e-mobility. In 2016, R the group generated sales of approximately EUR 12.3 billion with around 77,000 employees and is represented in 34 countries with 170 production locations. S About MAHLE Aftermarket MAHLE Aftermarket, the business unit specializing in spare parts, S uses the expertise from the series production of original equipment in its automotive aftermarket product range, and supplies trade, repair shop and engine repair partners. MAHLE Aftermarket is represented at 22 locations and other sales offices worldwide, with E 1,555 employees. In 2016, the business unit achieved a global sales volume of EUR 899 million (USD 946 million). R About MAHLE Service Solutions MAHLE Aftermarket Inc., Service Solutions division specializes in the development, manufacturing and distribution of automotive P 3/5 E (more) services, tools and maintenance equipment, including vehicle S diagnostics, air conditioning service, fluid exchange and nitrogen tire inflation systems. Formerly known as RTI Technologies, MAHLE Service Solutions continues its legacy of building shop A equipment for the most stringent OEM and aftermarket needs. Along with this expertise, MAHLE Service Solutions combines the know-how of MAHLE Behr with automotive thermal management E and MAHLE Powertrain with automotive test systems. Each of these three entities have more than 25 years of R&D and technology deployment experience providing advanced solutions L for OE manufacturers. In addition to the high-quality products offered through its Service E Solutions division, MAHLE Aftermarket provides a comprehensive and well-developed service network to ensure quick and professional technical support and training for repair shops. For more information about MAHLE Aftermarket Service Solutions, visit R www.servicesolutions.mahle.com. S S Further queries: MAHLE Aftermarket Inc. Ted Hughes Manager - Marketing E 23030 MAHLE Drive Farmington Hills, MI 48335 USA R Phone: +1 248/347-9710 Fax: +1 248/596-8899 [email protected] P 4/5 P R E S S R E L E A S E 5 / 5 .