Hayes Lemmerz Receives Nissan Contract for Cast Aluminum Wheels

    NORTHVILLE, Mich., July 19 Hayes Lemmerz International,
Inc. , a leading global supplier to the automotive and commercial
highway industries, has been awarded a contract from Nissan Japan for cast
aluminum wheels.
    
    The wheels are currently being produced at the Hayes Lemmerz' Antwerp,
Belgium manufacturing facility for export shipment to Nissan Motor, in Japan.
The contract is valued at an estimated $11 million.

    "We look forward to having a long business relationship with Nissan as
their demand for aluminum grows," said Giancarlo Dallera, President of the
Company's European Cast Wheels Business Unit.