Lear Corporation Honored with Ford's 2000 World Excellence Award

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 22 Lear Corporation
today announced that it has received Ford Motor Company's Recognition of
Achievement World Excellence Award, recognizing the company as one of its top
suppliers in the world for 2000 performance.
    The World Excellence Award provides annual recognition based on quality,
cost and delivery metrics jointly developed by Ford and its suppliers.
Thirty-eight suppliers from 14 countries won awards in various categories.
    Carlos Mazzorin, Ford Motor Company's Group Vice President of Global
Purchasing and South America said, "Congratulations to Lear Corporation.  You
are one of Ford's most valuable assets.  Without your extraordinary
contributions, we could not have achieved many of our goals in 2000."
    Lear's operations in the United Kingdom won the Recognition of Achievement
Award for Consumer Focused Technology for developing engineering software that
enhances the exchange of data between Lear and Ford.
    "Every day, in every Lear facility around the world, our top goal is
Customer Satisfaction," said Bob Rossiter, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Lear Corporation.  "We're proud of the Lear team at Dunton in the
UK for receiving this honor from Ford for achieving the automaker's high
standards."
    Recognition of Achievement is given to suppliers that impact customer
satisfaction by leading Ford key initiatives: High Mileage Improvement,
Warranty Reduction, Environmental Leadership and Consumer Focused Technology.
Recognition of Achievements awards were given to 13 suppliers.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Southfield,
Mich., USA, focuses on automotive interiors and electronics, and is the
world's fifth-largest automotive supplier.  Sales in 2000 were $14.1 billion.
The company's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured
by approximately 120,000 employees in more than 300 facilities located in 33
countries.  Information about Lear and its products is available on the
Internet at http://www.lear.com