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Commercial Vehicle Group Completes Secondary Offering

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, July 6 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. announced today that it has completed its offering of common stock at a price of $17.75 per share. Of the total shares offered, 1,500,000 were sold by the company and 6,308,191 were sold by certain selling stockholders. Gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $139 million, consisting of gross proceeds of approximately $27 million to Commercial Vehicle Group and gross proceeds of approximately $112 million to the selling stockholders. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

Credit Suisse First Boston and Robert W. Baird & Co. acted as joint book runners on this offering. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as co-managers.

A registration statement relating to these securities was filed with and has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities of Commercial Vehicle Group, and there shall be no sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which can be obtained from Credit Suisse First Boston, Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, telephone no. (212) 325-2580 or by faxing your request to (212) 325-8057.

About Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

Commercial Vehicle Group is a leading supplier of fully integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, including the heavy-duty (Class 8) truck market, the construction and agriculture market and the specialty and military transportation markets. The company's products include suspension seat systems, interior trim systems, such as instrument and door panels, headliners, cabinetry and floor systems, cab structures and components, mirrors, wiper systems, electronic wiring harness assemblies and controls and switches specifically designed for applications in commercial vehicle cabs. CVG is headquartered in New Albany, OH with operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Information about CVG and its products is available on the internet at http://www.cvgrp.com/ .

This news release may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations and are subject to known and unknown uncertainties and risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by such forward-looking statements. Commercial Vehicle Group is under no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein should material facts change due to new information, future events or otherwise.