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Hayes Lemmerz International Begins Production of Components for Lincoln LS

10 June 1999

Hayes Lemmerz International Begins Production of Wheel-End And Structural Components for Lincoln LS

    ROMULUS, Mich., June 10 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
, one of the leading suppliers of automotive and commercial highway
wheels, brakes, suspension, structural and other light weight components to
the global transportation industry, today announced that it has begun
production of cast aluminum wheel-end and structural components for the
Lincoln LS for Ford.
    The contracts are for aluminum steering knuckles and aluminum underbody
and transmission cross-members.
    Production began in April 1999 at the 190,000-square-foot Hayes Lemmerz
facility in Montague, Michigan.  Finished components are shipped to the Ford
assembly facility in Wixom, Michigan for the Lincoln LS.
    "This contract for aluminum suspension components is further evidence of
the growing use of aluminum components in today's vehicles.  Aluminum
continues to be the durable and lightweight metal of choice for the automotive
industry as it ventures into the next century," said Mish Jaksic, President of
Hayes Lemmerz Suspension Components business unit.  "The contract is the
result of our innovative manufacturing processes and technology and further
demonstrates how Hayes is one of the world's leaders in lightweight aluminum
automotive products."
    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 40 plants, 11 joint venture facilities and over
15,000 employees worldwide.
    For more information about Hayes Lemmerz International, please be sure to
visit the web site at http://www.hayes-lemmerz.com .

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