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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

Lear Announces Impact of Production Cuts

         Southfield, Mich., September 25, 2001 -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA)
 today reported the anticipated impact on the company's 2001 earnings of
 lower-than-projected vehicle production, primarily at Ford Motor Company's
 North American operations. Ford recently announced a reduction of 110,000 -
 120,000 units from its third quarter North American production schedule.

         The anticipated impact to Lear's 2001 earnings per share from
 operations, assuming a 120,000-unit Ford reduction, is approximately $.17 per
 share. In addition, the company estimates that the impact on earnings per share
 from operations related to non-Ford production cuts to be as high as $.03 per
 share. Lear will discuss the outlook for the remainder of 2001 when the company
 releases earnings results for the third quarter on October 23, 2001.

         Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Southfield,
 Mich., USA, focuses on automotive interior systems, and is the world's
 fifth-largest automotive supplier. Sales in 2000 were $14.1 billion. The
 company's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by
 over 100,000 employees in more than 300 facilities located in 33 countries.
 Information about Lear and its products is available on the Internet at
 www.lear.com.

 This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements
 regarding anticipated financial results. Actual results may differ materially
 from the anticipated results as a result of certain risks and uncertainties,
 including but not limited to general economic conditions in the market in which
 Lear operates, fluctuations in the production of vehicles for which the Company
 is a supplier, our success in achieving cost reductions that offset or exceed
 customer selling price reductions, labor disputes involving the Company or its
 significant customers, risks associated with conducting business in foreign
 countries, increases in product warranty costs, raw materials shortages and
 other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange
 Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date
 hereof, and Lear does not assume any obligation to update them.

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