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February 26, 2009

CANADIAN ONLY - MONROE® RIDE CONTROL ‘RENEW YOUR RIDE’ DELIVERS HUGE SAVINGS TO MOTORISTS THIS SPRING

MONROE, Mich., Feb. 26, 2009 – Motorists can look to Monroe® for an extra incentive – up to a $125 mail-in rebate – to maintain and replace ride control components this spring during the new Monroe “Renew Your Ride” promotion. Beginning April 1 and running through May 31, 2009, the promotion will give consumers up to $125 back for purchases of select combinations of Monroe® and Rancho® ride control products.

“Monroe has never offered such a large rebate amount in its history. There is truly no better time to replace your ride control components than during the Monroe ‘Renew Your Ride’ promotion,” said Sheryl Bomia, North America programs manager, Tenneco. “We hope that this gives consumers an extra incentive to have their ride control components checked at their next service appointment, especially during this challenging economic time.”

Monroe, one of North America’s leading brands of shocks, struts and related automotive components, and manufactured and marketed by Tenneco Inc. (NYSE:TEN), will reward consumers with a $125 mail-in rebate if they purchase four Monroe Quick-Strut® assemblies. To qualify for an $80 mail-in rebate, motorists must purchase four Monroe Reflex® or Monroe Sensa-Trac® struts or two Rancho RS9000XL™ shocks and two Rancho QuickLIFT™ units.  To qualify for a $50 mail-in rebate, consumers must purchase one of the following combinations of products:

Consumers who purchase four Monroe Reflex shocks, four Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks, four Monroe Gas-Magnum® shocks, four Rancho RS5000™ shocks or four Rancho RSX™ shocks can qualify for a $20 mail-in rebate.

For more information regarding the Monroe “Renew Your Ride” promotion or for “Renew Your Ride” mail-in promotion forms, please visit www.Monroe.com, call 1-800-218-1596 (US) or 1-800-565-9919 (Canada), or contact your Monroe automotive service and/or parts provider.

The Monroe “Renew Your Ride” promotion will complement the brand’s current 80,000-kilometer ride control replacement campaign that encourages consumers to monitor and replace their shocks and struts at 80,000 kilometers.1 The 80,000-kilometer ride control replacement recommendation was established by the Motorist Assurance Program, an independent organization committed to strengthening the relationship between vehicle owners and automotive service providers across North America.

Monroe shocks and struts, backed by the Tenneco Safe & Sound Guarantee™, allows motorists to try qualifying Monroe products for up to 90 days. If they are not satisfied, consumers can return the qualifying products for a full refund of the product’s purchase price. (Plus labor expenses of up to $50 per axle. Restrictions apply. See www.monroe.com for qualifying products and guarantee details.)
The Rancho “Ride Guarantee,” a 90-day free-ride offer, allows consumers to try RS9000XL shock absorbers for any truck or SUV for 90 days. Consumers can return their shocks within 90 days for a full refund of the product’s purchase price. For a complete list of applications covered by this guarantee, please visit www.GoRancho.com. The new RS9000XL shock absorbers also are backed by the Rancho limited lifetime warranty.

To locate your nearest Tenneco service provider, please visit the dealer locator at www.monroe.com and www.GoRancho.com. 

Tenneco is a $5.9 billion 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 Monroe®, Walker®, Gillet™ and Clevite® Elastomer brand names.

1 Actual mileage may vary depending upon driver ability, vehicle type and type of driving and road conditions

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