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Hayes Lemmerz Receives Rotor and Drum Contracts for Nissan Vehicles

12 February 1998

Hayes Lemmerz Receives Rotor and Drum Contracts for Nissan Vehicles

    ROMULUS, Mich., Feb. 12 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
announced today that it has been awarded contracts from Nissan
Motor Manufacturing Corporation USA to supply brake rotors for its Altima
passenger car, and brake drums for its Frontier pick-up truck.
    The brake components are being manufactured at the Hayes Lemmerz
manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.  Product shipments are being
supplied to Nissan's Smyrna, Tenn. assembly plant.  The contract is expected
to result in approximately $10 million in annual sales.
    "Hayes Lemmerz is enjoying a leadership position in the brake component
industry due to its engineering excellence and product quality, and the
confidence of automotive manufacturers like Nissan," said Ron Cucuz, president
and chief executive officer.  "This contract demonstrates our growth potential
and validates the strategy of our brake business."
    Hayes Lemmerz International, with annual sales of over $1.5 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.