Lear Corporation's Peru, Indiana, Facility Honored with 2000 State of Indiana Quality Improvement Award

3 November 2000
Lear Corporation's Peru, Indiana, Facility Honored with 2000 State of Indiana Quality Improvement Award
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 3 Lear Corporation
today announced that its molding operations facility in Peru, Indiana, has
been awarded the 2000 State of Indiana Quality Improvement Award based on
outstanding leadership and achievement in pursuit of quality excellence to its
customers.
    The Lear Peru plant, with 164 employees, produces plastic components for
electrical junction boxes and related wiring connectors for Ford Motor Co. and
DaimlerChrysler AG, as well as interior components for Toyota Motor Corp. and
General Motors Corp.
    Lear Peru was selected for establishing a mission to be "second to none"
in terms of quality and customer satisfaction, using measurable goals and
challenges to attain impressive, year-over-year quality improvement.
    "With six new product launches in nine months, Peru associates have
achieved a perfect 'six for six' record in meeting customer delivery schedules
and product quality standards," said Phillip Kuss, the Lear Peru Plant
Manager.
    "Following a world class parts-per-million level in 1999, Peru further
improved product quality by cutting this number in half in the first six
months of 2000, while still meeting a safety goal of 250,000 hours without a
lost time accident."
    The purpose of the State of Indiana Quality Improvement Award is to
recognize quality achievements of Indiana companies and to celebrate with them
the satisfaction and pride that comes from a job well done particularly where
quality improvement is the goal and the prize.  The award was presented at a
ceremony in Indianapolis in late October.
    This year's award marks the third time the Lear Peru facility has received
the distinguished honor.  Other past awards received by the Peru facility
include DaimlerChrysler Corp.'s Gold Pentastar Award for 1997 and 1999, and
the Peru/Miami County Chamber of Commerce "Industry of the Year" award in
1999.
    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