About U.S. Automotive Manufacturing

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Quality Automotive Company and U.S. Automotive Friction, Inc., is engaged in the manufacture, assembly and distribution of new and rebuilt automotive friction products. The company maintains manufacturing and warehouse/distribution facilities in Tappahannock, Virginia and Sanford, Florida (the Facilities). The company manufactures a line of friction automotive products, including brake lining, integrally molded and riveted brake pads and remanufactured brake shoes. The company markets various grades of friction lining, asbestos, non-asbestos organic and semi-metallic formulas, suitable for use by the automotive and light truck after-markets. The company's products are marketed under the Brakes Worth Stopping For, Silent Solution, Gold Max, Dual Friction, Ultra Brake, Ustop, and Quality Automotive tradenames and various private label packaging. In 1999, the company's products were also sold under the Roinco and Max Life tradenames. The company sells its automotive friction products to other automotive manufacturers and the automotive after-market. Customers The company sells its products to wholesale and retail automotive distributors, mass merchandisers, chain stores and to other brake manufacturers in the United States and in 11 foreign countries. History U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in 1992.