Lear Honored by GM In Two Categories as a 2000 Supplier of the Year

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 1 Lear Corporation
today announced that it was named as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for
its superior performance in quality, service, technology and price.  One award
was given to Lear for its Memory Seat Module and Lear also received a GM/Fiat
Partners Award for Interior Systems during ceremonies on Saturday, April 28 at
the historic Warner Theatre in the nation's capital.

    "Lear represents the best of the best and has set an example during the
past year for other companies to follow," said Bo Andersson, executive in
charge, GM Worldwide Purchasing.  "Lear is a role model and it is an honor to
work with a company so committed to supporting our priorities for quality,
launch and a balance between current and future business."

    Lear's Memory Seat Module is an electronic product that controls all of
the memory pre-set positions including the seat-bench and back positions as
well as lumbar, power mirror and pedal settings.  Depending on the vehicle
options, certain units also have heated-seat electronics integrated into the
memory module.

    "The Memory Seat Module highlights Lear's Intertronics(TM) capability
which allows us to integrate electronics into a vehicle's interior products
for added convenience as well as space and cost savings," said Bob Rossiter,
Lear President and Chief Executive Officer.  "Our goal is to develop products
that satisfy our customers' expectations for quality and technological
innovation at a competitive price and we are pleased to be recognized by
General Motors and Fiat for our efforts."

    The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992.
Award-winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing,
engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on suppler
performance in quality, service, technology and price.  This year, General
Motors honored 165 suppliers from 19 countries for their excellence throughout
2000.