---

Oxford Automotive, Inc. Appoints Herve Guillaume & George R. Mrkonic to Board of Directors

10 October 2000

Oxford Automotive, Inc. Appoints Herve Guillaume & George R. Mrkonic to Board of Directors

    TROY, Mich., Oct. 10 Oxford Automotive, Inc., a leading
Tier I automotive supplier of manufactured engineered metal components,
assemblies and modules, announced today that Herve Guillaume and George R.
Mrkonic will join the company's Board of Directors.  Both gentlemen have
extensive experience in guiding high growth global companies and together are
expected to bring a wealth of strategic insight, financial and industry
expertise to Oxford Automotive as it pursues its objective to become a top
supplier to automotive OEMs worldwide.
    "We are extremely pleased to add the vision, intuition and shrewdness of
both gentlemen to Oxford Automotive's team," said Selwyn Isakow, Chairman of
Oxford Automotive's Board of Directors.  "As Oxford Automotive becomes further
established in the global marketplace, we expect their foresight and ingenuity
to greatly aid our pursuit of business growth and customer-driven culture."
    Herve Guillaume is Chairman of Group Bonnet, a European consumer goods
conglomerate.  Until last year he was Chairman of Groupe Valfond, a large
automotive casting, forging and stamping company, from whom Oxford Automotive
acquired the assets of Cofimeta, now Oxford Automotive-France.  Previously he
was President of Groupe Seribo and a member of the Board of the well-known
Pinault Printemps Group where he held various leadership positions including
President of several subsidiaries.  Mr. Guillaume, who resides in France, has
degrees from the prestigious l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales due Nord
and the l'Institut Europeen d'Administration des Affaires.  He started his
career at Citibank and spent ten years at Renault, ultimately rising to
Director of Finance as well as Director of Commercial and Industrial Affairs
of Renault Vehicules Industriels, the truck division of Renault.
    George Mrkonic is Vice Chairman and former President of Borders Group,
Inc., a global book and music retailer.  He was formerly President of Kmart
Specialty Retail Group including Sports Authority, Builders Square, Pace,
Payless Drugs and Office Max.  His retail experience also included being
President of Eyelab, Inc., a fast growing chain of optical super stores, and
Herman's Sporting Goods, Inc., the largest U.S. sporting goods retailer.  Mr.
Mrkonic has an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and
an MA and BA from Stanford University.  Additionally, he is on the Board of
Directors of Champion Enterprises, Inc., Syntel and Cheap Tickets, Inc.  He
has led both Borders Group, Inc. and Herman's Sporting Goods through initial
public offerings.
    Oxford Automotive, Inc. headquartered in Troy, Michigan, is a leading full
service automotive supplier of high quality engineered metal components,
assemblies and modules used by automotive manufacturers.  Oxford employs over
7,000 people and currently operates 41 facilities in nine countries with
industry leading expertise in underbody modules, body-in-white assemblies and
suspension components.  Visit the company's website at http://www.oxauto.com