Press Release

LucasVarity Announces Contracts with Chrysler

10/24/96

LucasVarity Announces Contract Awards From Chrysler

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 22 -- Lucas Body Systems, a
business of LucasVarity, will supply the heating, ventilating and air
conditioning (HVAC) controls for the 1997 Model Year Dodge Dakota and
Jeep(R) Cherokee. The HVAC controls are manufactured at the Lucas Body
Systems plant in Rushford, Minn. The contract value is undisclosed.

Production of the 1997 Model Year Dodge Dakota begins this month at
Chrysler's Truck/Dodge City Complex in Warren, Mich. The 1997 Model
Year Jeep Cherokee starts its production in November 1996 at
Chrysler's assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio. The Jeep Cherokee is also
sold in overseas markets as part of Chrysler's aggressive plans to
expand sales worldwide.

LucasVarity's Lucas Body Systems has been a supplier to Chrysler since
the early 1950s. The Company has been supplying HVAC controls for the
Dodge Dakota since it began production in the early 1970s while the
contract to supply the Jeep Cherokee is new business.

The Lucas Body Systems HVAC instrument panels contain rotary knobs
that control the mode, air temperature and fan speed, all
ergonomically developed to provide driver comfort. All controls and
functions are designed with easy- to-read labels which appear white in
daylight and blue-green at night. The mounting is the main difference
between the two HVAC controls; the Dodge Dakota HVAC is vertically
mounted and the Jeep Cherokee is horizontal.

Lucas Body Systems is part of LucasVarity's electrical and electronic
systems division, a world class supplier of advanced electronics,
wiring systems, body systems and electrical systems.

LucasVarity designs, manufactures and supplies advanced technology
systems, products and services in the world's automotive, diesel
engine and aerospace industries.