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Lear Reports Impact of GM Work Stoppages

30 June 1998

Lear Reports Impact of GM Work Stoppages

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 30 -- Lear Corporation
today reported that its second quarter 1998 earnings per share will be
adversely affected due to the impact of work stoppages at General Motors
plants.
    Earnings per share for the quarter ending June 27, 1998, have been
adversely affected by approximately $.14 per share due to these work
stoppages.  Additionally, until they are settled, these work stoppages will
have a continuing adverse effect upon the Company.
    A Fortune 500 Company, Lear Corporation is one of the world's largest
automotive suppliers, with 1997 sales of over $7.3 billion.  The Company's
world class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by more than
54,000 employees in over 190 facilities located in 27 countries.
    This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual results may
differ materially from the anticipated results as a result of certain risks
and uncertainties, including but not limited to general economic conditions in
the markets in which Lear operates, fluctuations in the production of vehicles
for which the Company is a supplier, labor disputes involving the Company or
its significant customers, risks associated with conducting business in
foreign countries and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings.