EXHIBIT 99.1

                             LDM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                 ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF EXCHANGE OFFER FOR ITS
                   10.75% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007

Auburn Hills, Michigan, July 31, 2002 -- LDM Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"
or "LDM") today announced that it has terminated its exchange offer (the
"Exchange Offer") for any and all $110 million in outstanding principal amount
of its 10.75% senior subordinated notes due 2007 (144A -- CUSIP No. 50182PAC3)
(the "Old Notes").

In accordance with the terms of the offering, the Company will instruct the
exchange agent to return the notes which were tendered for exchange to the
respective tendering noteholders.

The Company, from time to time, may make written or oral statements containing
forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, the words "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate" and "expect" and similar expressions are generally intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any
forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the intent, belief or
current expectations of the Company or its management, are not guarantees of
future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that the actual
results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a
result of various factors including, but not limited to: (i) general economic
conditions in the markets in which the Company operates or will operate; (ii)
fluctuations in worldwide or regional automobile and light and heavy truck
production; (iii) labor disputes involving the Company or its significant
customers or suppliers; (iv) changes in practices and/or policies of the
Company's significant customers toward outsourcing automotive components and
systems; (v) foreign currency and exchange fluctuations; and (vi) other risks
detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking
statements.


Contact: Brad Frederick, LDM Technologies Inc.  (248) 858-2800