IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: ALLIED SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.

, Alleged Debtor.
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Chapter 11 Case No. 12-11564 (CSS)

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In re: ALLIED SYSTEMS, LTD. (L.P.), Alleged Debtor. Chapter 11 Case No. 12-11565 (CSS)

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND REQUEST FOR NOTICES AND PAPERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Ford Motor Company ("Ford"), a party-in-interest in the above-captioned cases, hereby appears by its counsel, Miller Canfield and Connolly Bove Lodge
& Hutz LLP; such counsel hereby enters their appearance pursuant to section 1109(b) of title 11

of the United States Code (the "Banlauptcy Code") and Rule 9010(b) of the Federal Rules of Banlauptcy Procedure (the "Banlauptcy Rules"); and such counsel hereby requests, pursuant to Banlauptcy Rules 2002, 3017 and 9007 and sections 342 and 11 09(b) of the Banlauptcy Code, that copies of all notices and pleadings given or filed in the above-captioned cases be given and served upon the following persons at the following addresses, telephone, and telecopy numbers: Karen C. Bifferato, Esq. Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP The Nemours Building 1007 North Orange Street P.O. Box 2207 Wilmington, DE 19899 Telephone: (302) 658-9141 Facsimile: (302) 658-0380 Email: kbifferato@cblh.com StephenS. LaPlante, Esq. Miller Canfield 150 West Jefferson Suite 2500 Detroit, MI 48226 Telephone: (313) 496-8478 Facsimile: (313) 496-8452 Email: laplante@millercanfield.com Jose J. Bartolomei, Esq. Miller Canfield 101 N. Main Street ih Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Telephone: (734) 668-8982 Facsimile: (734) 747-7147 Email: bartolomei@millercanfield.com

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to section 1109(b) ofthe Bankruptcy Code, the foregoing demand includes not only the notices and papers referred to in the Bankruptcy Rules and sections of the Bankruptcy Code specified above, but also includes, without limitation, any notice, application, complaint, demand, motion, petition, pleading or request, whether formal or informal, written or oral, and whether transmitted or conveyed by mail, delivery, telephone, telegraph, telex or otherwise filed or made with regard to the abovecaptioned cases and proceedings therein. This Notice of Appearance and Demand for Notices and Papers shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of (a) Ford's rights (i) to have final orders in non-core matters entered only after de novo review by a District Judge, (ii) to trial by jury in any proceeding so triable in these cases or in any case, controversy, or proceeding related to these cases, and (iii) to have the District Court withdraw the reference in any matter subject to mandatory or discretionary withdrawal, or (b) any other rights, claims, actions, setoffs, or recoupments to which Ford is or may be entitled, in law or in equity, all of which rights, claims, actions, defenses, setoffs, and recoupments Ford expressly reserves.

Dated: May 23, 2012

Karen C. Bifferato (Bar The Nemours Building 1007 North Orange Street P. 0. Box 2207 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Telephone: (302) 658-9141 Facsimile: (302) 658-0380 Email: kbifferato@cblh.com -and-

StephenS. LaPlante, Esq. Miller Canfield 150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500 Detroit, MI 48226 Telephone: (313) 496-84 78 Facsimile: (313) 496-8452 Email: laplante@millercanfield.com -andJose J. Bartolomei, Esq. Miller Canfield 101 N. Main Street, ih Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Telephone: (734) 668-8982 Facsimile: (734) 747-7147 Email: bartolomei@millercanfield.com

Attorneys for Ford Motor Company

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Karen C. Bifferato, hereby certify that on the 23rd day of May, 2012, I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Appearance and Request for Notices and Papers upon the parties listed on the attached list as indicated on the attached list.
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Mark D. Collins, Esq. Christopher M. Samis, Esq. Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. One Rodney Square Wilmington, DE 19801 Via Hand Delivery

Office ofthe United States Trustee David Buchbinder, Esq. 844 King Street, Room 2207 Lockbox #35 Wilmington, DE 19801 Via Hand Delivery

Adam G. Landis, Esq. Kerri K. Mumford, Esq. Jeffrey Drobish, Esq. Landis Rath & Cobb LLP 919 Market Street, Suite 1800 Wilmington, DE 19801 Via Hand Delivery

Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. c/o Officer, Director or Managing Agent 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, DE 19808 Via First Class Mail

Adam C. Harris, Esq. David M. Hillman, Esq. Robert J. Ward, Esq. Victoria A. Lepore, Esq. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 919 Third A venue New York, NY 10022 Via First Class Mail

Jeffrey W. Kelley, Esq. Ezra H. Cohen, Esq. Troutman Sanders LLP Bank of America Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, Suite 5200 Atlanta, GA 30308 Via First Class Mail

Frank A. Anderson, Esq. Pension Benefit Guranty Corp. Office of the Chief Counsel 1200 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 2005-4026 Via First Class Mail

Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. Allied Systems, Ltd. c/o Officer, Director or Managing Agent 2302 Parklake Drive, Building 15 Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30345 Via First Class Mail

David E. Ross, Esq. Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Via First Class Mail

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Ira Tochner Derex Walker Douglas Teitelbaum Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP Yucaipa American Alliance (Parallel) Fund I, LP 9130 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90069 Via First Class Mail

Daniel W. Linna Jr., Esq. Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP 2290 First National Building 660 Woodward A venue, Suite 2290 Detroit, MI 48226 Via First Class Mail

Robert A. Klyman, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 355 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 Via First Class Mail