Hayes Lemmerz Receives Contract for $10M from GM's Delphi

28 April 1999
Hayes Lemmerz International Receives First Contract for $10 Million for Disc Brake Rotors from GM's Delphi Chassis Systems Group
    ROMULUS, Mich., April 28 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
, the world's leading supplier of wheels and brake components to
the transportation industry, is proud to announce that it has received its
first disc brake rotor contract from Delphi Chassis Systems Group, a division
of General Motors.
    The $10 million award marks the first order for rotors from General
Motors.  The contract is also a natural extension of the wheel , suspension
and other products that Hayes Lemmerz currently provides to GM. Further
details were not available.
    The Hayes Lemmerz front disc brake rotors will be used for a 1999
four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle.  This rotor will be produced at Hayes'
Homer, Michigan facility, located 60 miles outside of Detroit.  The Homer
facility is a 200,000  --  square-foot facility that employs 250 people.
    "We are honored to have received this contract which is a first from
Delphi and General Motors," said Dan Sandberg, President of the Hayes Lemmerz
Brake Systems business unit.  "We are confident that GM, which is a major
customer of ours globally, will be pleased by the high quality and leading
technology of our brake components, which has been recognized by other major
automotive manufacturers, and is driving the rapid growth of this business."
    Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. ,  with the completion of its
acquisition of CMI International, is one of the world's leading global
suppliers of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes, suspension,
structural and other light weight components.  Together, the company has pro
forma sales of close to $2.5 billion with 39 plants, 11 joint ventures and
over 15,000 employees worldwide.

    CONTACT:  William Shovers of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.,
734-942-4187; or Peter Collins of Rubenstein Associates, Inc., 212-843-8050