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Tower Automotive to Webcast Fourth-Quarter/Year-End Conference Call Wednesday, January 31

17 January 2001

Tower Automotive to Webcast Fourth-Quarter/Year-End Conference Call Wednesday, January 31

                 Webcast is Live at 11 a.m. EST (10 a.m. CST)

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 17 Tower Automotive, Inc. , today announced that it will host a
live Webcast of its fourth-quarter/year-end conference call Wednesday,
January 31, at 11 a.m. EST (10 a.m. CST).
    Dugald Campbell, Tower Automotive's chief executive officer, and Tony
Barone, Tower Automotive's chief financial officer, will recap the company's
fourth-quarter and year-end results and accomplishments, as well as discuss
the outlook for 2001.  A question and answer session will follow.  To access
the Webcast, go to http://www.streetevents.com, search for Tower Automotive on
January 31, and click on the microphone icon.  Listening to the Webcast
requires speakers and RealPlayer G2.  If you do not have RealPlayer G2,
download the free player at http://www.real.com.  If you are unable to listen to the
live Webcast, a postview archive will be available from 12 noon EST,
Wednesday, January 31, until 5 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 7, at the same
Web address.

    About Tower Automotive
    Tower Automotive, Inc., produces a broad range of assemblies and modules
for vehicle structures and suspension systems for original equipment
manufacturers of automobiles including Ford, DaimlerChrysler, GM, Honda,
Toyota, Nissan, Auto Alliance, Fiat, BMW and Volkswagen.  Products include
body structural assemblies such as pillars and package trays, control arms,
suspension links, engine cradles, floor pans, surface panels and full frame
assemblies.  The company is based in Grand Rapids, Mich., and has its
corporate office in Minneapolis, Minn.  Additional company information is
available at http://www.towerautomotive.com