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Hayes Lemmerz Launches Wheel/Tire Sub-Assembly Facility for DaimlerChrysler

26 August 1999

Hayes Lemmerz Launches Wheel/Tire Sub-Assembly Facility for DaimlerChrysler

    NORTHVILLE, Mich., Aug. 26 -- 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 is
inaugurating its facility in Bremen, Germany to supply wheel/tire
sub-assemblies for DaimlerChrysler.
   The facility will supply assemblies on a just in time basis for the
Mercedes C class vehicle including the CLK Coupe and Convertible version.
This is Hayes Lemmerz's fourth facility for just-in-time delivery of
wheel/tire sub-assemblies in Europe.  In September, Hayes will also begin a
new wheel/tire assembly facility for Skoda in Molda Boleslav in the Czech
Republic.
    "Wheel/tire assembly in Europe is an important and growing business" said
Klaus Junger, President of Hayes Lemmerz European Fabricated Wheels.  "We are
located near the Mercedes plant and supply the sub-assemblies directly to the
car assembly line.  We have developed an excellent quality reputation in this
business in our other facilities in Portugal, Belgium and Germany.  This
business provides another way for Hayes Lemmerz to provide additional value
added services to our customers."

    Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. is one of the world's
leading global suppliers of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes,
suspension, structural and other light weight components.  The company has
annual 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:   William D. Shovers
               Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
               (734) 737-5100

               Peter Collins
               Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
               (212) 843-8050