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Lear Launches Virtual Press Room

4 May 2000

Lear Corporation Launches Virtual Press Room Featuring Multilingual News Releases, Latest Product Technologies

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 4 Lear Corporation
announced today that it has expanded its corporate Web site to include a
Virtual Press Room to meet the increasing demand by the global news media for
information on new Lear products, technologies and financial data.
    The new site will give journalists around the world immediate access to
numerous resources, including multilingual news releases and press kits and a
list of available background video of Lear's cutting-edge technology.  A list
of media contacts for reporters who need further assistance with breaking
stories and interview requests is available on the site, which can be located
by clicking the Virtual Press Room icon on Lear's homepage at
http://www.lear.com .
    "Our goal was to create a Virtual Press Room that allows journalists
around the world to view the latest information about Lear over the Internet,
in a format which is tailored to meet their needs," said Leslie A. Touma, Vice
President - Corporate Relations.  "This move follows recent initiatives by
Lear, including additions to our corporate relations staff, to respond to the
expanding volume of media requests as our company continues its tremendous
growth."
    Lear has quadrupled in size in the past five years and ranks sixth on the
latest Fortune 500 list of the fastest growing companies based on ten-year
revenue growth -- ahead of companies like Intel Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.,
Nike Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.