Hayes Lemmerz Completes Sale of Wabash, Indiana Powertrain Components Facility
July 05 2007 - 6:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
NORTHVILLE, Mich., July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hayes Lemmerz
International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAYZ) today announced the sale of Hayes
Lemmerz International - Wabash, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
that operates its Wabash, Indiana facility, to Harvey Industries
LLC, a privately held company based in Michigan. Under the
agreement announced today, Harvey Industries has acquired all of
the assets of the subsidiary. Financial terms of the transaction
were not disclosed. The Wabash, Indiana facility employs about 325
employees and manufactures intake manifolds, cylinder heads, water
pump housings, and cast iron exhaust manifolds. "This transaction
will further enhance Hayes Lemmerz' goal to strengthen our
financial position and to focus on initiatives in select geographic
regions that will improve the growth of our company," said Curtis
Clawson, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Hayes Lemmerz.
"At the same time, this transaction will provide the Wabash
facility the opportunity to grow with Harvey Industries." Jerome
Harvey, President of Harvey Industries, LLC said, "We are equally
pleased with this transaction. We believe this transaction will
allow us to further optimize and enhance the business of
manufacturing and machining complex aluminum castings." The Company
also said that it does not expect the transaction to have a
material impact on its previously announced full fiscal year 2007
guidance. Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. is a leading global
supplier of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes and
powertrain components. The Company has 26 facilities and
approximately 7,500 employees worldwide. Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect
to our financial condition and business. All statements other than
statements of historical fact made in this press release are
forward-looking. Such forward- looking statements include, among
others, those statements including the words "expect,"
"anticipate," "intend," believe," and similar language. These
forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties.
Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected in
the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements include, among others: (1) competitive
pressure in our industry; (2) fluctuations in the price of steel,
aluminum, and other raw materials; (3) changes in general economic
conditions; (4) our dependence on the automotive industry (which
has historically been cyclical) and on a small number of major
customers for the majority of our sales; (5) pricing pressure from
automotive industry customers and the potential for re-sourcing of
business to lower-cost providers; (6) changes in the financial
markets or our debt ratings affecting our financial structure and
our cost of capital and borrowed money; (7) the uncertainties
inherent in international operations and foreign currency
fluctuations; (8) our ability to divest non-core assets and
businesses; and (9) the risks described in our most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and our periodic statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date of this press release. DATASOURCE: Hayes Lemmerz
International, Inc. CONTACT: Marika P. Diamond of Hayes Lemmerz
International, Inc., +1-734-727-5162 Web site:
http://www.hayes-lemmerz.com/
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