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Collins & Aikman Ranked 17th Largest Global Automotive Interior Supplier

24 August 1999

Collins & Aikman Ranked 17th Largest Global Automotive Interior Supplier

    TROY, Mich., Aug. 23 -- Collins & Aikman Corporation
is the 17th largest supplier in the global automotive interiors
industry, according to the August 1999 issue of Automotive & Transportation
Interiors.
    The trade magazine named the top 100 companies worldwide in the automotive
interior supplier industry, ranked by 1998 auto interior-related sales.  In
1998, Collins & Aikman had sales of $1.8 billion, a 12 percent increase from
the Company's 1997 sales of $1.6 billion.
    Thomas Evans, Chairman and CEO of Collins & Aikman, stated, "We are very
pleased with this recognition from Automotive & Transportation Interiors
magazine.  As we further leverage our acoustic expertise, styling and design
leadership, we are confident that Collins & Aikman will expand its leadership
position in the global automotive interiors market."
    Automotive & Transportation Interiors said that nearly 150 companies
provided revenues of auto-interior related sales for this year's rankings.
The magazine used industry estimates for companies that did not provide sales
figures.

    Collins & Aikman is the global leader in floor and acoustic systems and is
a leading supplier of automotive fabric, interior trim and convertible top
systems.  The Company's operations span the globe through 65 facilities,
12 countries and more than 16,000 employees who are committed to achieving
total excellence.  Collins & Aikman's high-quality products combine
industry-leading design and styling capabilities, superior manufacturing
capabilities and the most effective NVH "quiet" technologies.