Commercial Vehicle Group Shows Suite of Custom Engineered Products

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. NASDAQ: CVGI announced today that it featured a suite of custom-engineered products at the 37th Annual Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) held in Louisville, KY. Key among the offerings were CVG's new "Green" Concept Seat; its new "Aero" Concept Mirror; an over-molded, multi-wire harness; the Company's Virtual Engineered Composites (VEC) molding process; and CVG's modular wiper system.

The Green Concept Seat

Utilizing environmentally favorable "green" materials, a special concept version of a National Seating High Performance Seat, features improved functioning with a reduced environmental impact. The CVG Green Concept Seat features special soy content foam that provides a reduction in petroleum requirements and is significantly friendlier to the environment.

The Green Concept Seat also utilizes bamboo fabric that possesses a natural anti-microbial property making it suitable for those sensitive to allergens. It helps reduce odors without the risk of allergic reactions sometimes associated with exposure to chemicals used to give other materials similar properties. The fibers of the bamboo plant are naturally porous, absorb more moisture and wick it away from the driver more efficiently. This provides a cooling effect and reduces perspiration generated from long periods in the seat.

Aero Concept Mirror

CVG introduced its new Aero Concept Mirror at MATS. The new Aero Concept Mirror was designed specifically to improve aerodynamics through benchmarking and application analysis using computer modeling. In addition, CVG engineers were on hand at the show to seek user feedback on the prototype product as a part of the Company's continuous improvement process and desire to involve users in its products' design.

The styling and shape of the new Aero Concept Mirror help increase its aerodynamics, reduce drag and improve a natural cleaning action to reduce dirt on the mirror and side windows. Additional Aero Concept Mirror features include:

    -- Lightweight plastic construction
    -- A back cover that can be black textured as molded, painted or plated
    -- Mirror glass that can have electric or hand adjustment for either or
       both the flat and or convex glass
    -- Heated or non-heated glass
    -- Lighting options are available at top, bottom or both top and bottom of
       mirror
    -- LED side marker yellow facing front of truck (brighter than
       incandescent lighting)
    -- LED turn signal red facing rear (brighter than incandescent lighting)

Over-molded Wiring Harness

CVG also displayed multiple wiring harness samples at MATS. Each demonstrated various covering technologies that meet differing operational demand requirements. Five different covering technologies were shown that included Yarn/Nylon Braided, Plastic Conduit, Engineered Tape, Steel Braid and a new Over-Molding technology.

The over-molded harness utilizes Reaction Injection Molding (RIM), a process that uses foamed Polyurethane (PU) material. This is a process that CVG has extensive experience using for interior trim component applications. Key advantages of the over-mold wiring harness include:

    -- Improved operating environment performance - especially in applications
       where there is high heat and a need for chemical resistance
    -- High bundle density
    -- Lower space requirements
    -- Lower weight
    -- Improved reliability and durability
    -- The ability to integrate accessories and over-molding components
    -- Part-to-part consistency
    -- Ease of installation at OEM point of use
    -- In certain applications, lower total cost can be achieved
    -- Improved aesthetics

VEC Molding Process

CVG highlighted the Company's advanced composites capabilities and its investment in the VEC technology molding process. CVG has exclusive rights to use the VEC process in North American heavy-duty (classes 6 - 8) applications. This molding process bridges the gap between the limitations of open-face molding and the high costs associated with other forms of composite closed molding to produce high quality, medium to large sized complex molded composite parts in low to mid-range volumes. Customer benefits include:

    -- Reduced tooling costs
    -- Reduced cycle times and faster speed to market
    -- Increased molding flexibility and performance
    -- Superior "class A" as-molded surface finish options
    -- Parts consolidation and opportunities to improve thermal and acoustic
       performance by over-molding insulating cores and inserts

The VEC process offers a variety of vehicle applications including hoods, bumpers, wheel wells, skirting and fairings. This process is also suitable for interior applications such as bunks, cabinets, seating components and floor systems. Future applications include flexible foams, rigid foam inserts and interior panels. The process and tooling work well with large and small parts with annual volumes between 500 and 10,000 units.

Modular Wiper System

CVG also presented a display comparing older style channel frame wiper systems with the Company's improved tubular frame wiper system that offers reduced weight and improved performance.

The tubular frame is more flexible for packaging around components on body. It also offers weight savings of approximately 5 pounds per system while improving performance. In addition, this product offers minimal wiper path variation, along with the ability for the same frame to operate three wiper systems. Additional benefits include less labor to assemble, reduced or eliminated paint requirements and minimized tooling investment.

About Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

Commercial Vehicle Group is a leading supplier of fully integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, including the heavy-duty truck market, the construction and agriculture market and the specialty and military transportation markets. The Company's products include suspension seat systems, interior trim systems, such as instrument and door panels, headliners, cabinetry, molded products and floor systems, cab structures and components, mirrors, wiper systems, electronic wiring harness assemblies and controls and switches specifically designed for applications in commercial vehicle cabs. The Company is headquartered in New Albany, OH with operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Information about the Company and its products is available on the internet at www.cvgrp.com.