Hayes Lemmerz Announces Agreement with Hyundai Translead

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Jan. 21, 2004 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today announced that its Commercial Highway Division received a multi-product agreement with Hyundai Translead.

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Hayes Lemmerz will supply all standard wheel-end components for all of Hyundai Translead's dry freight vans, refrigerated trailers, chassis and converter dollies for the agreement term. The agreement includes CentruMount(R) steel wheels, and Cast Hub and Drums and Centrifuse(R) Drums.

This announcement continues to support the Commercial Highway Division's goal of providing high quality, lightweight wheel-end systems to the truck and trailer industry, improving fuel economy and increasing revenue producing payload. For more information about Hayes Lemmerz Commercial Highway Division (formally Motor Wheel), please call toll free (800) 521-0515, ext. 5652 or visit http://ch.hayes-lemmerz.com/ .

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. is world leading global supplier of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes, powertrain, suspension, structural and other lightweight components. The Company has 44 plants and approximately 11,000 employees worldwide.

This press release includes forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which represent the Company's expectations and beliefs concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this release are forward looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward looking statements include the factors set forth in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. Consequently, all of the forward looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these and other factors, risks and uncertainties.

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