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Collins & Aikman Strengthens Mexican Operations

28 September 1999

Collins & Aikman Strengthens Mexican Operations

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 28 -- Collins & Aikman today
announced a series of management appointments to the Company's North American
Interior Systems Group.  The appointments are expected to enhance the focus
and efficiency of Collins and Aikman's Mexican operations.
    The appointments included the following:

    --  Jose Luis Mateos was promoted from Plant Manager of the Company's
         Puebla, Mexico, facility to Plant Manger of Collins and Aikman's
         Queretaro, Mexico, facility.
    --  Billy Morgan was promoted from Manager of VE/VA at
         Collins & Aikman's Old Fort, N.C., plant to Quality Manager of C&A
         Mexico, for C&A's North American Interior Systems Group.
    --  Alejandro Villegas joined Collins & Aikman as Director, Human
         Resources, at the Company's Queretaro, Mexico, facility.  Prior to
         joining C&A, Villegas served as Human Resources Manager for Robert
         Bosch in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

    Commenting on the appointments, Dennis Hiller, President of Collins &
Aikman's North American Automotive Interior Systems Group stated,  "The
appointments of Mateos, Morgan and Villegas, are an important aspect to the
strengthening of our Mexican operations.  Their strong track records,
automotive backgrounds and leadership skills, in tandem with some of the
recent facility actions we've made in Mexico, will further strengthen our
operations in this important automotive region and enhance our ability to
provide our global customers with industry leading products."
    Collins and Aikman is the global leader in automotive 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 and Aikman's high-quality products
combine industry-leading design and styling capabilities, superior
manufacturing capabilities and the industry's most effective NVH "quiet"
technologies.