Document EvN51NqEbRB1bQdgeJq6LZpLb

FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1980 May 13 DOC#: FD082 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - O.E. Priorities il POL Memorandum .jiMlfo tfh tft) :y > :-7 $ r& : '. biAf ^ Please consider this an amendment to my memo of May 12th. Under a non-asbestos, non-metallio block, please amend to include the following statement: These numbers are predicated for the years 1983-1985 on the fact that there will be government (state or federal) legislation mandating non-asbestos materials. Per our discussion May 12th, it will be relatively easy to obtain non-asbestos approvals from brake-- manufacturers^ such as Rockwell and Eaton. However,.-'iir'drder to sell this ai-fo-^he~OEMs^wIthT-the exception of Mack Corporation, evidence must be presented to cost justify the 30% premiun/ e-are._requesting for_nprurasbestos materialsJ^'CEMs such as Whl?e and Ford Motor Company w i l l "hot"buy non-asbestos ials on the moral issue of non-asbestos versus asbestos only if the government mandated them to do so or if the % premium could be justified based on longer lining life, drum life, etc. "of this daxe ,(^phB-of-our^tastaj ^ j us tifies tKe~~c-Laim that the cost of operation is in direct relationship to^-. \JJie premium being charged for non-asbestos materials. / Joh AFSchmaltz/file ./C - <r : r\- C y A] .c SPNY 005362