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Lear Corporation to Supply Electronic/Electrical Distribution Systems For Two Future General Motors Corporation Vehicles

16 October 2000

Lear Corporation to Supply Electronic/Electrical Distribution Systems For Two Future General Motors Corporation Vehicles

    DETROIT, Oct. 16 Lear Corporation today
announced an agreement to supply the Power and Signal Distribution System,
including the wiring harnesses and electrical centers, to General Motors
Corporation for two future vehicles.  Terms of the multi-year
contract for the North American vehicles were not disclosed.
    The agreement marks the first time Lear will supply a GM North American
model with printed circuit board junction boxes, a technology pioneered by
Lear.  Use of this proprietary technology allows Lear to optimize the design
of the electronic and electrical network architecture, while shortening the
product development time.  Lear will locate engineers at GM to support
development of this program.
    "The introduction of our junction box technology in these GM models
demonstrates GM's confidence in our ability as a systems integrator," said
Robert E. Rossiter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lear Corporation.
"Lear is committed to further growing our electronics business by developing
products that fulfill consumer needs while reducing costs, improving
reliability and shortening development cycle time for our customers."
    D. William Pumphrey, President - Lear Electronics and Electrical Division
(LEED), said, "GM continues to be a key customer to LEED in North America and
Europe.  This award advances our growing position as GM's second-largest
global electrical distribution systems supplier, and further demonstrates our
commitment to the advancement of Intertronics(TM), Lear's unique ability to
integrate electronic and electrical devices into vehicle interior systems."
    The announcement was made in conjunction with Convergence 2000, the
International Congress on Transportation Electronics.  The show, considered
the world's premier automotive electronics conference, is sponsored by the
Convergence Transportation Electronics Association, and runs from
October 16 - 18, at the Cobo Center in Detroit.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Southfield,
Mich., USA, focuses on automotive interiors and electronics and is the world's
fifth-largest automotive supplier.  Sales in 1999 were $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.
Information about Lear and its products is available on the Internet at
http://www.lear.com