Eat My Dust: micronAir(R) Cabin Air Filters Featured on New 2005 Ford Mustang

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., March 8 -- High performance and value -- two things that come to mind when thinking of the Ford Mustang -- can also be used to describe the filter cleaning the air inside the vehicle. Freudenberg Nonwovens' Filtration Division, the market leader in the production of cabin air filters, has announced that a specialty filter created for its micronAir(R) line is featured on the new 2005 Mustang.

The filter, which is coupled with an electrostatic charge, helps to reduce system contamination levels from the vehicle's interior, helping to protect passengers from harmful particulates.

"Ford had meticulous performance requirements for the all-new Mustang and we were able to specially design and fabricate a filter to comply with these high standards," said Leonard Freed, applications engineer for Freudenberg Nonwovens. "Through our worldwide resources, we developed a cabin air filter that exhibits high particle removal efficiency, reduced system pressure restriction and extended service life, benefiting both the driver and the vehicle itself."

The filter cleans the air entering the passenger cabin of the vehicle through the HVAC system, reducing certain particulate contaminants that are associated with health concerns such as asthma, allergies and bronchitis. The filter also extends the life of the car's HVAC system and protects it from malfunction by reducing system wear, corrosion, fouling and clogging.

A product line of Freudenberg Nonwovens, micronAir(R) cabin air filters reduce dust, pollutants and odors entering a vehicle's passenger compartment, enhancing the passengers' driving comfort and health. Cabin air filters by micronAir are installed on two thirds of the vehicles manufactured worldwide equipped with filter systems.

Freudenberg Nonwovens is a pioneer in the development and implementation of filtration systems for global automotive, industrial and commercial HVAC applications. The company's North American Filtration Division headquarters in Hopkinsville, Ky. contains a state-of-the-art research and development center and a highly automated manufacturing plant.

A division of the global Freudenberg Group -- based in Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Nonwovens is the world's leading nonwovens manufacturer with 17 production facilities in 12 countries and sales of more than $1.2 billion for 2003.

For more information, visit the micronAir cabin air filters website at http://www.micronair.com/ and the Freudenberg Nonwovens website at http://www.nonwovens-group.com/ .