FORT WORTH, TEXAS, December 4, 2006 - INTERMET Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of cast-metal automotive components, today announced that their Archer Creek Foundry in Lynchburg, VA and the Columbus Foundry in Columbus, GA have successfully completed their periodic third party surveillance audits to the ISO/TS16949 Technical Specification with 100% conformance noted at both plants. For the INTERMET Archer Creek Plant, this was the second consecutive audit with 100% conformance. The plants contribute their success to the use of Layered Process Audits involving all levels of management, and a commitment to Intermet's Quality System. As a Tier-I automotive supplier, INTERMET's continued registration to the ISO/TS16949 Technical Specification is highly regarded and universally accepted. Steve Lake, President of INTERMET's Domestic Ferrous Group said, "We are pleased and proud with the audit results at both of these locations. Our decision to seek the more rigorous Technical Standard recognizes and validates the detailed processes and internal disciplines that we have strived to develop over many years".

About Intermet: Intermet Corporation is a leading manufacturer of cast-metal components for the automotive, commercial-vehicle and industrial markets. With approximately 4,500 employees worldwide and over 700,000 tons of annual casting capacity, the company is organized into five distinct manufacturing groups: Die Casting, Domestic Ferrous, Missouri Die Casting, PCPC and Europe. More information is available on the Internet at www.intermet.com.