Lear (LEA)

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21557 Telegraph Road

Southfield, MI 48086-5008

Company’s Web Address: http://www.lear.com

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Shares Outstanding: 76,700,000
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Lear Corporation (LEA) is one of the largest independent automotive parts suppliers in the world, with a 9% global share. It is among the leading providers of seating and electrical distribution systems to the automotive industry. The company is in the third position both in North America and the world in these product lines. The company has operations in 35 countries. Sales are 55% in North America, 39% in Europe and the rest in other areas. About 55% of sales are in automobiles, while 45% of sales are in trucks. The company has 65% OEM exposure.

The company conducts its business in two segments: Seating, which includes seating systems and related components (65% of sales) and Electronic and Electrical (17% of sales), which supplies distribution systems, such as wire harnesses and wireless systems. As a leading integrator of complete automotive systems, LEA seeks to benefit from the trend of outsourcing as well as from increasing electronic content in vehicles.

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Yahoo! Finance: LEA News
UPDATE - RESEARCH ALERT-Deutsche cuts 3 auto-parts companies (at Reuters)
Icahn's Spotty Track Record (at Motley Fool)
Earnings Preview: Auto Suppliers (AP)
The continued decline in North American automotive production is expected to weigh heavily on the second-quarter results of auto suppliers, especially those heavily dependent on light truck production at the U.S.-based automakers.
Icahn's past battles show a mixed record (at MarketWatch)
Carl Icahn's campaign against Yahoo Inc. may have been emboldened by his most recent success in another high-tech merger showdown, but the billionaire investor activist's larger record is notably mixed.
Lear Announces Second-Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call Details (PR Newswire)
Lear Corporation will hold a conference call to review the company's second-quarter 2008 financial results and related matters on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
Auto stocks rise sharply following GM cuts (AP)
Shares of U.S. automakers soared Wednesday as investors took comfort in GM's announcement that it was slashing its work force and production and suspending its dividend in an effort to stay afloat in an increasingly difficult market.
Sector Snap: Auto suppliers shares fall on GM cuts (AP)
Shares of several auto suppliers tumbled to 52-week lows Tuesday, after General Motors Corp. announced further light truck production cuts as part of a plan designed to help the struggling automaker ride out the continued downturn in the automotive industry.
LEAR CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events (EDGAR Online)
Two St. Louis auto parts plants to close, lay off 318 workers (at bizjournals.com)
LEAR CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement (EDGAR Online)
Pabrai's Value Bets Sour During Rocky Q2 (Indie Research)
Like many value investors whose stocks continue to push lower, Pabrai has pointed out the historically low valuations that many stocks have reached.
Citigroup Analyst Cuts Auto Companies' Price Targets (at Seeking Alpha)
5 Deathbed Stocks (at Motley Fool)
UPDATE - Lehman cuts price targets on 7 auto parts suppliers (at Reuters)
LEAR CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Financial Statements and Exhibits (EDGAR Online)
Auto suppliers fall ahead release of June sales (AP)
Shares of many auto suppliers tumbled Monday, as both General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. both hit historical lows a day before the release of what's expected to be weak June sales figures.
General Motors, Ford Shares Stuck in Reverse (at SmartMoney.com)
[$$] Blizzard of Downgrades, Surging Oil Send Dow Industrials to 2008 Low (at The Wall Street Journal Online)
Analyst Actions: GM, Citigroup, RIM, Nike (at BusinessWeek)
[$$] GM Shares Plunge to 53-Year Low (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

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