3DsoundSurge Press Release: Lear Corporation's OASys(TM) Integrated Speaker Headliner Wins Automotex Innovation in Industry Design Award

Lear Corporation's OASys(TM) Integrated Speaker Headliner Wins Automotex Innovation in Industry Design Award

LONDON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) has won the Automotex Innovation in Industry Award for its design of OASys(TM), Lear's overhead audio system that effectively transforms a vehicle's entire headliner into a speaker system.

OASys is one of the highlights in Lear's Intertronics(TM) product line that focuses on integrating electronics into the vehicle's interior. OASys incorporates a network of embedded sound zones into a vehicle's headliner. Using new audio reproduction technology together with advanced material and acoustics, the headliner membrane produces full audio sound.

In addition to the potential space, weight and cost savings for automakers, OASys offers the vehicle's passengers an enhanced audio experience.

``Integrating the speaker into the headliner, not only frees up valuable interior space, it also offers an enhanced sound experience within the vehicle since it is positioned around the occupant's head area,'' said Jim Masters, president of Lear's Technology Division. ``OASys is a superb example of an automotive innovation that embodies systems and functionality integration, while improving the performance at the same time.''

The Automotex Innovation in Industry awards acknowledge innovative ideas, designs and practices. The awards program was held on November 22 in conjunction with Automotex, the European Automotive Technology and Motorsports Engineering Exhibition held November 21-23, at the London International Exhibition Center.

Other Lear products displayed at Automotex include:
Lear's Self-Aligning Head Restraint System
A Dual-Voltage Advanced Smart Junction Box
The SonoTec(TM) AT Lightweight Acoustic System

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 1999 were $12.4 billion. The company's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by more than 120,000 employees in over 300 facilities located in 33 countries. Information about Lear and its products is available on the Internet at www.lear.com .

SOURCE: Lear Corporation