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Textron Automotive Company Announces Expansion

5 June 1998

Textron Automotive Company Announces Expansion In Kautex Textron North American Business Unit

              Strategic Formation Strengthens Automotive Segment

    TROY, Mich., June 4 -- Textron Automotive Company today
announced the expansion of their Kautex Textron North American unit through
the joining of Kautex Textron, North America (N.A.) with Randall Textron,
Troy, Michigan.
    After the integration of the Randall Textron business, Kautex Textron
N.A., headquartered in Windsor, Ontario, Canada will be comprised of four
manufacturing sites in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  Kautex Textron,
headquartered in Bonn, Germany also includes 15 international manufacturing
sites in Europe, South America and Asia.
    "This integration continues our move to support customers worldwide in
their fuel delivery system needs while also complimenting our blow-molded
functional component business," said Textron Automotive Company Chairman,
President and CEO John A. Janitz.  "We believe this organization will be a
very formidable competitor in the move toward full service, fuel delivery
systems to global OEM's."
    The President of this new business unit will be Jane L. Warner.  Ms.
Warner has been with Textron Automotive Company as President of Randall
Textron since January 1994.  Prior, she served in senior management positions
with General Motors for over 20 years.
    Kautex Textron specializes in blow-molding technology and is a leading
global supplier of Plastic Fuel Tank Systems.  Randall Textron has been an
automotive industry supplier for over 65 years and is the North American
leader of fuel delivery systems and components.
    Textron Automotive Company Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron
Inc., is a worldwide manufacturer of automotive interior/exterior trim and
functional components with annual sales in excess of $2 billion.
    Textron Inc. is a $10.5 billion, global multi-industry company
with market-leading operations in Aircraft, Automotive, Industrial and
Finance.