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Lear Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Year End Earnings Conference Call

18 January 2001

Lear Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Year End Earnings Conference Call

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 18 Lear Corporation
will be holding a conference call to review the company's fourth quarter and
year end financial results on Thursday, February 1, 2001 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
    To participate in the conference call:
    *  Domestic calls 1-800-789-4751
    *  International calls 1-706-679-3323

    The audio replay will be available two hours following the call at:
    *  Domestic calls 1-800-642-1687
    *  International calls 1-706-645-9291
    which will be available until Thursday, February 8, 2001 (Conference I.D.
776901.)

    You may also listen to the live audio webcast of the call, in listen only
mode, on Lear's corporate website at http://www.lear.com .

    Investor Relations Contact:  Derek Fiebig
                                 Director - Investor Relations
                                 Lear Corporation
                                 248-447-1624
                                 dfiebig@lear.com

    Note:  The fourth quarter year-end press release will be available on
February 1, 2001 before the market opens.