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Durakon Industries Corrects Published Report

9 April 1998

Durakon Industries Corrects Published Report

    LAPEER, Mich., April 9 -- Durakon Industries, Inc.
indicated today that, contrary to published reports, Fenders &
More, which did business as "Duraliner of Nashville" as an independent
distributor, is not a division of Durakon or otherwise owned by Durakon.
    Durakon Industries is the world's leading producer and distributor of
pickup truck bedliners, and is a leader in the production and marketing of
rollback car carriers and wheel-lift towing vehicles.  Durakon's world
headquarters and a major manufacturing facility are in Lapeer, Michigan.
Other manufacturing plants are in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; Clinton,
Tennessee; and Lerma, Mexico. Durakon's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq
Stock Market under the ticker symbol DRKN.

SOURCE  Durakon Industries, Inc.