Hayes Lemmerz Buys Wheland Automotive Industries

    HOUSTON--April 11, 2002--The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc., Houston). Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. (OTC:HLMMQ) (Northville, Mich.) has recently announced its purchase of the Centrifuse foundry and assets of Wheland Automotive Industries (WAI) (Chattanooga, Tenn.) from Wheland's parent, North American Royalties (NAR) (Chattanooga, Tenn.), for $4.1 million.
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