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Donnelly Receives Modular Window Order Worth $335 Million

5 October 1998

Donnelly Receives Modular Window Order Worth $335 Million

    HOLLAND, Mich., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire -- One of Donnelly Corporation's
largest-ever automotive window orders, with sales expected to
total about $335 million over the life of the program, will start production
the summer of 2000, the company announced today.  The order involves producing
about 2.5 million windows annually for an upcoming light truck platform.
    Donnelly will produce the windows at its facilities in Holland, Michigan.
The windows use Donnelly's patented, single-sided bonding or encapsulation
processes.  With these processes, all the window hardware is attached to the
interior side of the glass, allowing for a continuous smooth, flush-glass
appearance on the outside of the vehicle.  Donnelly currently produces single-
sided, fully flush windows for several U.S.-built vehicles.
    "Our single-sided processes are great examples of the original, innovative
window technologies Donnelly has consistently brought to the automotive
industry for the past 30 years," said Dwane Baumgardner, Donnelly chairman and
chief executive officer.  "The flush windows have a clean, aerodynamic look
that adds to the overall design of a vehicle."
    Donnelly is recognized as one of the most innovative automotive window
systems suppliers in the world, with window operations in North America,
Europe and Asia.
    Donnelly Corporation is an international automotive supplier dedicated to
serving customers around the globe with industry-leading components and
systems in automotive mirrors, windows and interior trim and lighting.
Through its various product lines, Donnelly is a supplier to every major
manufacturer in the world.  The company has been based in Holland, Michigan,
since 1905, and today has approximately 5,000 employees in eleven countries
worldwide.  Donnelly is recognized as a leader in the application of
participative management, and has been named to Fortune magazine's list of the
"100 Best Companies to Work for in America."