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Jaguar S-Type to Sport Hayes Lemmerz Components

25 August 1999

Jaguar S-Type to Sport Hayes Lemmerz International Wheel-End And Structural Components

    NORTHVILLE, Mich., Aug. 25 -- The Jaguar S-Type vehicle will
be running with cast aluminum wheel-end and structural components from 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.
    The contract is for aluminum steering knuckles and aluminum underbody and
transmission cross-members and was implemented at the 190,000-square-foot
facility in Montague, Michigan.  Finished components are shipped to England
for the Jaguar model.
    "We are honored to have our state-of-art lightweight suspension components
included in the Jaguar S-Type," said Ron Cucuz, President and CEO of Hayes
Lemmerz International.  "Our innovative manufacturing processes and
technologies continue to make Hayes Lemmerz a world leader in lightweight
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, 8 joint venture facilities and
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, 734-737-5100; or
              Peter Collins of Rubenstein Associates, Inc., 212-843-8050, for
              Hayes Lemmerz International.