Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE


TriMas Corporation Appoints Skip Autry as Chief Financial Officer; Benson Woo
Becomes Executive Vice President of Corporate Development


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Jan. 21, 2005 - TriMas Corporation announced today that
it has appointed E.R. "Skip" Autry as the company's new chief financial officer
(CFO), effective January 24. Benson K. Woo, who has served as CFO since
September 2003, has been named executive vice president - Corporate Development.

"TriMas is enhancing its corporate support services structure in order to
provide an improved business unit support model," said TriMas President and CEO
Grant H. Beard. "Skip's ascension into this role will provide TriMas with
outstanding financial continuity, while enhancing our focus on operational
efficiencies and cost management. In addition, Benson's strategic financial
knowledge of TriMas will significantly enhance our corporate development
efforts."

Based at TriMas' corporate headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, Autry will be
responsible for the strategic financial leadership, including financial
planning, external reporting, treasury, tax, capital strategies and attainment
of TriMas financial imperatives.

Woo, also based at the company's headquarters, will assume responsibility for
the strategic business development aspects, including merger and acquisition
analysis, acquisition integration, financial analysis and acquisition due
diligence. In addition, he will assist in the development of capital market,
foreign cash and global financial strategies.

Autry has more than 20 years of financial and executive management experience.
Most recently, he was TriMas' corporate controller, where he worked with the
group controllers and provided financial consulting and strategic support to the
senior management of the company.

Previously, he was vice president of finance at Freudenberg-NOK in Plymouth,
Mich. From 1986 to 1995, he held various positions at Chrysler Corp., including
director of corporate accounting, manager of corporate investment analysis and
corporate staff controller. He began his career at Coopers & Lybrand in Detroit
as a senior audit manager for Ford Motor Co.




Autry earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Wayne State
University in Detroit and a master's degree in business administration from
Michigan State University's Advanced Management Program in Troy, Mich. He is a
certified public accountant.

Woo has 25 years of solid financial and executive management expertise. Prior to
serving as CFO of TriMas, he was senior vice president of business development
for Minnetonka, Minn.-based Metris Companies Inc., the 10th largest MasterCard
and Visa credit card issuer. Previously, he served as vice president and CFO at
York International Corporation in York, Pa. From 1994 to 1998, he was vice
president and treasurer of Racine, Wis.-based Case Corporation (now CNH Global
NV) and from 1979 to 1994, Woo served in various financial positions for GM in
Michigan, New York, Canada and Brazil.

Woo earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. and a master's of
business administration in finance from Harvard Business School in Boston, Mass.
He has significant experience conducting business in Europe, Latin America and
Asia and is fluent in Portuguese and Chinese.


About TriMas

Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., TriMas is a diversified growth company
of high-end, specialty niche businesses manufacturing a variety of products for
commercial, industrial and consumer markets worldwide. TriMas is organized into
four strategic business groups: Cequent Transportation Accessories, Rieke
Packaging Systems, Fastening Systems and Industrial Specialties. TriMas has
nearly 5,000 employees at 80 different facilities in 10 countries. For more
information, visit www.trimascorp.com.

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Editor's Note: A native of the Detroit area, Autry currently resides in
               Birmingham, Mich.

               A native of San Francisco, Woo currently resides in Bloomfield
               Hills, Mich.