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Lear Corporation Announces Appointments in Its Premium Car Group

12 May 2000

    SULZBACH, Germany, May 12 Lear Corporation today announced that it has 
appointed Hubert Kloss as Vice President and General Manager of Lear's customer 
service center in Boblingen, Germany.  Hans Osenstatter, currently Vice President 
and General Manager of Lear's customer service center in Ingolstadt, Germany, 
is now responsible for Lear's customer service center in Wolfsburg.  Both will 
be reporting to Gunther Mecklinger, President - Premium Car Group for Lear 
Corporation.

    In his new role, Kloss will be responsible for Lear's customer activities
with DaimlerChrysler and Porsche.  He is based in Boblingen.

    Kloss joined Lear in 1997, as Director - Purchasing, Premium Car Group
following Lear's acquisition of Keiper Car Seating.  Prior to that, he held a
number of positions in purchasing and materials with Keiper Recaro and served
in the German Air Force for seven years.

    Kloss earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from the
Business Academy in Blieskastel/Saar, Germany.

    Expanding his current responsibilities, Osenstatter will assume
responsibility for Lear Corporation's customer service center in Wolfsburg,
which supports Volkswagen.  Based in Gaimersheim, Germany, Osenstatter will
continue in his role as Vice President and General Manager for Lear's customer
service center supporting Audi.

    Osenstatter joined Lear in 1995 as engineering manager, following Lear's
acquisition of Plastifol.  Since that time, he has assumed a number of
quality, engineering and sales positions with Lear Corporation in Germany.  He
most recently served as senior sales executive for Lear's Premium Car Group,
in Ebersberg, Germany.  Osenstatter also held positions in design and
engineering with Bosch-Siemens and Korting-Radio-Werke.

    Osenstatter earned an engineering degree in polymers from Rosenheim
College, in Rosenheim, Germany.

    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Southfield,
Mich., is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers with 1999 sales of
$12.4 billion.  The company's world-class products are designed, engineered
and manufactured by more than 120,000 employees in over 300 facilities located
in 33 countries.