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Lear Wins BMW Seat Contract

<i> Times Staff and Wire Reports</i>

Southfield, Mich.-based Lear Seating Corp., the world’s largest maker of automotive seats, said it was selected to supply seats for the BMW 3 Series of cars in South Africa. Production began recently at Lear’s JIT facility in Brits, South Africa, and the seats are being supplied to auto maker Bayerische Motoren-Werke’s assembly plant near Pretoria, Lear said. The BMW 3 Series is built for the African market.

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