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General Bearing Names CFO

7 August 1998

General Bearing Names CFO; Barry A. Morris to Enhance Company's Financial Administration

    WEST NYACK, N.Y., Aug. 7 -- General Bearing Corporation
, a leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial
bearings, today announced the appointment of Barry A. Morris, a financial
executive with experience at a major automotive component manufacturer, to the
position of Chief Financial Officer.
    The Company said Morris will oversee General Bearing's reporting,
financial control, treasury functions and participate in evaluating
acquisition candidates.
    Prior to this appointment, Mr. Morris spent eight years serving in several
finance-related positions at the U.S. headquarters of BTR plc., a UK
manufacturer (Sales of $12 billion in 1997) of automotive components.
According to General Bearing President David L. Gussack, "As General Bearing
continues to expand its reach and product offerings, we welcome Mr. Morris'
assistance in the execution of our financial control and reporting systems."
    As previously announced, General Bearing initiated shipments in May under
its $14 million agreement with Ford Motor Company and expects to ship
$3 million of product to Ford by year end.  In its continuing penetration of
the transportation industry, the Company signed an agreement with Great Dane
Trailers, the second largest producer in the truck trailer industry, which
calls for shipments of more than $3 million of wheel bearings annually.
    General Bearing manufactures, sources, assembles and distributes bearing
components and products. The company manufactures ball bearings, tapered
roller bearings, spherical roller bearings and cylindrical roller bearings.
The products are marketed under the Hyatt and The General trademarks. The
company's two divisions supply more than 200 Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEMs) in the automobile, railcar, office equipment, machinery and appliance
industries, and about 2,000 bearing distributors.
    "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities litigation Reform Act
of 1995:  Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this
news release that may be considered forward-looking statements may be subject
to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to
differ materially from those projected, including uncertainties in the market,
pricing competition, procurement, and manufacturing efficiencies, and other
risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports.  The Company
assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.