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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

PRODUCTION CUTS TO IMPACT LEAR'S EARNINGS BY $.13 PER SHARE

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 4, 2001 -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) today reported
the anticipated impact on the company's earnings of the recently announced Ford
Explorer and Ranger production cuts.

The 60,000-unit Explorer and Ranger production cuts announced by Ford are
expected to reduce Lear's 2001 earnings per share by approximately $.13. To
date, Ford has scheduled approximately 32,000 units of Explorer and Ranger
production cuts in Lear's second quarter. Lear had announced anticipated
second-quarter earnings per share of $.75-$.85 when it released results for its
first quarter of 2001.

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 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 32 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
anticipated results as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including
but not limited to general economic conditions in the markets 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 material 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.