Hayes Lemmerz Announces Results of Annual Meeting

NORTHVILLE, Mich., July 16 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. recently reported that shareholders at its 2004 Annual Meeting, held July 13, 2004, voted to reelect as Class I Directors,

two members of Hayes Lemmerz' Board of Directors, Curtis J. Clawson, President,

CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Company and George T. Haymaker, Jr., Lead Director of the Company. Messrs. Clawson and Haymaker will each serve three year terms, set to expire at the Company's 2007 Annual Meeting.

Additionally, shareholders ratified the board's selection of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2005.

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. is a world leading global supplier of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes, powertrain, suspension, structural and other lightweight components. The Company has 44 facilities in 14 countries and approximately 11,000 employees worldwide.