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                  As filed with the Commission on July 17, 1998

                                                       Registration No. 33-59943
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE

                                       TO

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

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                                LEAR CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                                      13-3386776
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(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)




         21557 Telegraph Road
         Southfield, Michigan                          48086-5008
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(Address of principal executive offices)               (zip code)



Lear Seating Corporation 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees of the Atlanta Plant

Lear Seating Corporation 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees of the Romulus I Plant

                           (Full title of the Plans)

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                               Joseph F. McCarthy
                  Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
                                Lear Corporation
                              21557 Telegraph Road
                         Southfield, Michigan 48086-5008
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                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (248) 746-1500
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          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS

         Pursuant to undertakings set forth in its Registration Statement on
Form S-8 Number 333-59943 (the "Form S-8" or "Registration Statement"), Lear
Corporation (the "Company") hereby removes from registration any and all
remaining shares of common Stock registered under the Company's Form S-8 which
have not been issued or reserved for issuance under the Lear Seating Corporation
401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees of the Atlanta Plant or the Lear Seating
Corporation 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees of the Romulus I Plant as of the
date specified below.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies 
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements 
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment 
Number One to this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Southfield, Michigan on 
the 17th day of July, 1998.


                                          LEAR CORPORATION


                                          By: /s/ Kenneth L. Way
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                                          Kenneth L. Way
                                          Chairman of the Board and
                                          Chief Executive Officer


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Kenneth L. Way Chairman of the Board and July 17, 1998 -------------------------- Chief Executive Officer Kenneth L. Way (Principal Executive Officer) * Director, President and Chief July 17, 1998 -------------------------- Operating Officer -- Robert E. Rossiter International Operations * Director, President and Chief July 17, 1998 -------------------------- Operating Officer -- North James H. Vandenberghe American Operations /s/ Donald J. Stebbins Senior Vice President and July 17, 1998 -------------------------- Chief Financial Officer Donald J. Stebbins (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) * Director July 17, 1998 -------------------------- Gian Andrea Botta Director -------------------------- Irma B. Elder * Director July 17, 1998 -------------------------- Larry W. McCurdy Director -------------------------- Roy E. Parrott * Director July 17, 1998 -------------------------- Robert W. Shower * Director July 17, 1998 -------------------------- David P. Spaldin * Director July 17, 1998 -------------------------- James A. Stern
4 *By: /s/ Kenneth L. Way -------------------------------- Kenneth L. Way Attorney-in-fact (pursuant to powers of attorney dated June 5, 1995 included on the signature page of Registration No. 33-59943) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned (or other persons who administer the Plans) have duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment Number One to this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Southfield, Michigan as of July 17, 1998. LEAR SEATING CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF THE ATLANTA PLANT By: Lear Corporation (f/k/a Lear Seating Corporation), as Plan Administrator By: /s/ Michael Miller -------------------------------------- Name: Michael Miller Title: Secretary, Employee Benefits Committee LEAR SEATING CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF THE ROMULUS I PLANT By: Lear Corporation (f/k/a Lear Seating Corporation), as Plan Administrator By: /s/ Michael Miller -------------------------------------- Name: Michael Miller Title: Secretary, Employee Benefits Committee