IN RE: HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. ET AL.

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

MAIN CASE NUMBER: 09-11655		PROOFS OF CLAIM and CLAIMS BAR DATE INFORMATION		OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER 11 PROCESS
Petition Date: May 11, 2009		Proofs of Claim		Chapter 11 Process
Committee Appointed: May 22, 2009		Proof of Claim Form
Claims Bar Date: July 27, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. (prevailing Eastern Time)
Government Claims Bar Date: November 9, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. (prevailing Eastern Time)

OVERVIEW OF DEBTORS' BUSINESS

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (“Hayes”) and its debtor and non-debtor affiliates are the largest overall wheel producer in the world; the largest producer of commercial highway wheels in the world; the largest producer of light vehicle steel wheels in the world; and the sixth largest producer of light vehicle aluminum wheels in the world. Hayes produced approximately 48.9 million wheels in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. Hayes was founded in 1908 as a manufacturer of wooden spoke wheels for the Ford Model T. Since then, Hayes has become a leading worldwide producer of aluminum and steel wheels for passenger cars and light trucks, of steel wheels for commercial trucks and trailers and is a supplier of powertrain components for original equipment manufacturers and certain tier one suppliers. Hayes’ total sales world-wide were $2.1 billion in fiscal year ending January 31, 2008 and $1.9 billion in fiscal year ending January 31, 2009.

Headquartered in Northville, Michigan, Hayes has approximately 6,400 employees working in twenty three facilities located in the United States and 12 other countries around the world. The Debtors' operations consist of their world headquarters, located in Northville, Michigan, two manufacturing facilities located in Akron, Ohio and Sedalia, Missouri and certain offices located in Laredo, Texas. The Debtors also own three closed manufacturing facilities, in Howell, Michigan, Gainesville, Georgia and Huntington, Indiana and a closed research and development facility in Ferndale, Michigan, all of which they are attempting to sell. The non-debtor affiliates' operations consist of two facilities in Mexico, ten facilities in Europe and seven facilities in South America, Asia and South Africa.

The following of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.'s U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates (including their respective case numbers) have filed petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code concurrently with Hayes (09-11655) and have requested joint administration therewith: Hayes Lemmerz Finance LLC (09-11656), Hayes Lemmerz International Import, Inc. (09-11659), Hayes Lemmerz International - California, Inc. (09-11660), Hayes Lemmerz International - Commercial Highway, Inc. (09-11661), Hayes Lemmerz International - Georgia, Inc. (09-11662), Hayes Lemmerz International - Howell, Inc. (09-11664), Hayes Lemmerz International - Huntington, Inc. (09-11665), Hayes Lemmerz International - Kentucky, Inc. (09-11666), Hayes Lemmerz International - Laredo, Inc. (09-11667), Hayes Lemmerz International - New York, Inc. (09-11668), Hayes Lemmerz International - Sedalia, Inc. (09-11669), Hayes Lemmerz International - Technical Center, Inc. (09-11670), Hayes Lemmerz International - Wabash, Inc. (09-11671), HLI Brakes Holding Company, Inc. (09-11672), HLI Commercial Highway Holding Company, Inc. (09-11673), HLI Netherlands Holdings, Inc. (09-11674), HLI Operating Company, Inc. (09-11675), HLI Parent Company, Inc. (09-11676), HLI Powertrain Holding Company, Inc. (09-11677), HLI Realty, Inc. (09-11678), HLI Services Holding Company, Inc. (09-11679), HLI Suspension Holding Company, Inc. (09-11680), and HLI Wheels Holding Company, Inc. (09-11681). Hayes Lemmerz Finance LLC - Luxembourg S.C.A. (09-11657) is the only foreign affiliate of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. that is a Debtor. None of the other foreign affiliates or subsidiaries of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. are Debtors in these chapter 11 cases.

The Debtors attribute their current financial situation to, among other things, the global economic crisis, which has severely affected the automobile industry.

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