Collins & Aikman Reschedules Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

Troy, Mich., March 15 -- Collins & Aikman Corporation announced that the previously scheduled conference call for Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. has been postponed. The company will hold a conference call with automotive institutional investors, security analysts, news media representatives, and other interested parties on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. (EST).

Collins & Aikman Chairman and CEO, David Stockman will host the call.

Collins & Aikman will broadcast the briefing live via a listen-only webcast, which may be accessed from its website at: http://www.collinsaikman.com/investor/confcalls.html .

To actively participate by phone, please dial: (973) 582-2745. Callers should ask to be connected to the Collins & Aikman financial results conference call.

A replay will be available from Noon (EST) on March 17, 2005 until 5:00 p.m. (EST) March 24, 2005. To listen to the replay please dial: (973) 341-3080. When prompted, callers should enter conference reservation number 5776405.

Collins & Aikman Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global leader in cockpit modules and automotive floor and acoustic systems and is a leading supplier of instrument panels, automotive fabric, plastic-based trim, and convertible top systems. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, we have a workforce of approximately 23,000 and a network of more than 100 technical centers, sales offices and manufacturing sites in 17 countries throughout the world. Information about Collins & Aikman is available on the Internet at http://www.collinsaikman.com/ .