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Hayes Lemmerz International to Supply Cast Aluminum Wheels for Dodge Durango

30 October 1997

Hayes Lemmerz International to Supply Cast Aluminum Wheels for Dodge Durango

    ROMULUS, Mich., Oct. 30 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
has received a contract from Chrysler Corporation to
supply cast aluminum wheels for the all-new 1998 Dodge Durango sport-utility
vehicle.  The contract is valued in excess of $15 million.
    The wheels are being produced at the company's manufacturing facility in
Howell, Michigan.  Shipment will begin this fall.
    "As the world's leading full-line wheel supplier to the automotive
industry, we welcome the opportunity to increase our share in the SUV market,"
said Ron Cucuz, chairman and chief executive officer.  "We're proud to be a
part of the new Dodge Durango, an exciting new addition to this exploding
North American market."
    Hayes Lemmerz International, with annual sales of over $1.4 billion, is
the world's largest wheel manufacturer and is a world leader in the design,
engineering and manufacture of steel and aluminum wheels and brake drums and
rotors for the automotive and commercial highway markets in North America,
Europe and Asia.

SOURCE  Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.