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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7

                                JANUARY 31, 2003

                    SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY
                             FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM

                                       AND

                                VIASYSTEMS, INC.

                                       AND

                             VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC.

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                                    AGREEMENT

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THIS AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is made on January 31, 2003 between the
following parties:

(1)      SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM., of 1
         Victoria Street, London SW1H OET, England (the "DTI"); and

(2)      VIASYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation of 101 South Hanley Road, St.
         Louis, Missouri, 63105, United States of America (the "COMPANY"); and

(3)      VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation of 101 South Hanley
         Road, St. Louis, Missouri, 63105, United States of America (the
         "GUARANTOR").

RECITALS

(1)      On October 3, 2000, the Company issued a letter of guarantee to the
         DTI, as amended by the letter from the Company to the DTI dated 16
         August 2001, and as further amended by the Settlement Agreement dated
         31 January 2002 (the "SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT") between the Company, EPCB
         (as defined below), and the DTI (collectively with the Settlement
         Agreement, the "DTI GUARANTY") in respect of certain liabilities of VTL
         (as defined below) pursuant to the Loan Agreement between VTL and the
         DTI dated 11 December 1997.

(2)      The obligations to the DTI evidenced by the Loan Agreement are secured
         to the extent of the DTI's security interest in the land and a building
         in Balliol Business Park (Eastern), North Tyneside, United Kingdom (the
         "PROPERTY").

(3)      Under the DTI Guaranty, the Company and EPCB agreed to pay an aggregate
         of twelve million pounds ((pound)12,000,000) over a period commencing
         31 January 2002 through 31 December 2003.

(4)      As of the Company's bankruptcy filing, the principal amount of nine
         million pounds ((pound)9,000,000) remains outstanding under the DTI
         Guaranty.

(5)      VTL is currently in administrative receivership under the laws of the
         United Kingdom.

(6)      The Company and the Guarantor have each filed a voluntary petition of
         bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States
         Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

(7)      The DTI is an unsecured creditor of the Company, and, as such, is
         classified under the Company's Plan (as defined below) as a Class 4
         Claim of the Company, entitled under the Plan to receive junior
         preferred and common stock of the Guarantor.

(8)      The DTI is not willing to accept the treatment referred to in Recital
         7, but is willing to accept the treatment referenced in this Agreement
         and would support the Plan if amended to provide for same.

(9)      The Company and the Guarantor are willing to modify the Plan to provide
         for the treatment afforded the DTI under this Agreement.

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IT IS AGREED as follows:

1        INTERPRETATION.

1.1      DEFINITIONS. In this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings
given to them in this Clause 1.1 (Definitions).

"BANK OF ENGLAND BASE RATE" means the rate per annum announced at 12:00 noon
(London, England time) immediately following the decision of the Monetary Policy
Committee of the Bank of England. The announcement of the rate per annum is made
on the wire services' Bank of England pages and on the website's Home Page at
<www.bankofengland.co.uk>.

"BANKRUPTCY COURT" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of New York.

"BUSINESS DAY" means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks in
New York, New York and London, England are open for business.

"CLASS 4 CLAIM" has the meaning set forth in the Plan.

"EPCB" means European PCB Group (Cayman Islands) Limited.

"EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6 of this
Agreement.

"LOAN AGREEMENT" means the loan agreement between VTL and the DTI dated 11
December 1997.

"NEW SENIOR CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the credit agreements to be entered into,
pursuant to the Plan, by Guarantor, the Company, certain foreign subsidiaries of
the Company, the banks and other financial institutions parties thereto, as the
same may be amended, supplemented, varied or restated from time to time.

"OBLIGATIONS" means the obligations evidenced by the New Senior Credit
Agreement, including, without limitation, all principal, interest, costs, and
expenses of every kind.

"PLAN" means the proposed plan of reorganization of the Guarantor and the
Company filed with the Bankruptcy Court, as amended from time to time.

"VTL" means Viasystems Tyneside Limited, formerly an indirect subsidiary of the
Company.

"VTL INSOLVENCY" means the receivership and/or liquidation of VTL under the laws
of the United Kingdom and Wales.

1.2      INTERPRETATION. "(POUND)" and "STERLING" denote the lawful currency of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.

2        SETTLEMENT.

2.1      SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. The DTI agrees to accept this Agreement as
settlement for, and in exchange for, its Claim against the Company. In that
regard, the DTI expressly acknowledges that it will not receive any equity
interest of the Guarantor that may be received by the holders of Class 4 Claims.

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2.2      AMOUNT. The principal amount of this Agreement is nine million pounds
((pound)9,000,000), and the DTI acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date of
this Agreement it has no other claims or causes of action against the Company or
the Guarantor or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, financial
advisors, attorneys, affiliates (other than, if applicable, EPCB and VTL), and
representatives.

3        INTEREST.

3.1      INTEREST RATE. Subject to Section 7.1, from the effective date of the
Plan through September 30, 2008, the annual interest rate on the unpaid
principal balance under this Agreement is three percent (3%) per annum. After
September 30, 2008, the annual interest rate will be Bank of England Base Rate
plus two percent (2%) per annum.

3.2      DEFAULT INTEREST. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, interest will begin to accrue on any outstanding sums at the
rate of two percent (2%) above the non-default rate then prevailing under this
Agreement, provided that upon the acceleration of the obligations evidenced by
this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 and before September 30, 2008, interest
will accrue on any outstanding sums at the rate of two percent (2%) above the
Bank of England Base Rate as in effect from time to time, in each case
compounded on January 1, March 31, July 1, and October 1 in each year until
payment is made in full.

3.3      INTEREST PAYMENTS. Interest payments shall be paid in cash
semi-annually on each June 30 and December 31.

4        AMORTIZATION.

4.1      SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION. Principal will be amortized by payments
according to the following schedule:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        Date                             Amount
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<S>                                    <C>
December 31, 2008                      L2,000,000

June 30, 2009                          L1,000,000

December 31, 2009                      L3,000,000

June 30, 2010                          L1,000,000

December 31, 2010                      L2,000,000
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4.2      ACCELERATED AMORTIZATION. In the event that the Obligations under the
New Senior Credit Agreement are paid in full prior to October 1, 2008, then the
DTI shall receive five hundred thousand pounds ((pound)500,000) on each June 30
and December 31 from the date such Obligations are paid in full through and
including June 30, 2008.

4.3      VTL INSOLVENCY. All proceeds received by the DTI from the VTL
Insolvency shall be applied to reduce the principal amount outstanding
hereunder. Within five (5) Business Days from the receipt of any net cash
proceeds by the Company and the Guarantor resulting from the VTL Insolvency,
including any assignment of any such proceeds by EPCB as contemplated by Section
8.1, the Company shall turn over such proceeds to the DTI.

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5        PAYMENTS.

The Company shall make all payments hereunder in Sterling and free and clear of
and without deductions for or on account of tax unless the Company is required
to make such payment subject to the deduction or withholding of tax, in which
case the sum payable by the Company in respect of which such deduction or
withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to
ensure that, after the making of the required deduction or withholding, the DTI
receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction
or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so
retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.
Payments shall reach the DTI's bank account (the details of which are set out in
Annexure 1 to this Agreement) before 2:00 p.m. London time on the date such
payments are due.

6        EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

6.1      An Event of Default shall occur hereunder if:

         (a) The Company shall default in the payment of the principal or
interest due under this Agreement, within three (3) Business Days after the same
shall become due and payable; or

         (b) The Company or the Guarantor enters into a compromise with
creditors or becomes subject to any voluntary or involuntary proceedings under
the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Sections 101, et. seq.), except for
the pending Chapter 11 cases described in Recital number 6 or as otherwise
provided in Section 10.1 herein.

7        REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT.

7.1      Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
specified in Section 6.1(a), the DTI may declare that all sums that have not yet
become due and payable shall immediately become due and payable. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in
Section 6.1(b), all sums that have not yet become due and payable shall
immediately become due and payable.

8        COVENANTS BY THE COMPANY.

8.1      EPCB. The Company covenants that it has requested (collectively, the
"Requests") that EPCB (i) assign to the DTI any recoveries due to EPCB in the
VTL Insolvency, subject to any constraints under applicable law, (ii)
acknowledge its full and complete obligations under the Settlement Agreement,
and agree that such obligations have not been modified in any way by virtue of
this Agreement or otherwise except pursuant to the additional undertakings of
EPCB pursuant to this Section 8.1 and the acknowledgment hereto and (iii)
undertake such efforts as are commercially reasonable to collect any recoveries
due to EPCB in connection with VTL and to remit such proceeds directly to the
DTI for application to the principal amount outstanding hereunder.

8.2      PROCEDURAL TIMELINE AND DEADLINES. Each of the Company and the
Guarantor covenants that in any legal proceeding arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement, it shall not seek to extend any procedural timeline or
deadline by reason of their registered offices being located outside England and
any procedural timetable or deadline shall apply as if the registered office and
place of business of the Company were based solely in England.

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8.3      SERVICE OF PROCESS. Each of the Company and the Guarantor covenants
that it has by letters of appointment (which are at Annexure 2) irrevocably
appointed WG&M Secretaries Limited of One South Place, London EC2M 2WG, England
as their respective process agents to receive on their behalf service of process
in England. Such service shall be deemed completed on delivery to such process
agent (whether or not it is received by the Company). If for any reason such
process agent ceases to be able to act as process agent or no longer has an
address in England, each of the Company and the Guarantor covenants that it
shall appoint a substitute process agent (or agents) acceptable to the DTI and
to deliver to the DTI a copy of new process agent's acceptance of that
appointment within fourteen (14) days.

8.4      CONSENT TO JUDGMENT. Upon an Event of Default, the Company and the
Guarantor covenant that they shall cooperate fully with the DTI to enable the
DTI to issue and serve proceedings against the Company and/or the Guarantor and
to enter judgment for any outstanding sums together with interest and legal
costs and to enforce that judgment against the assets of the Company or the
Guarantor, wherever such assets may be located.

8.5      RELEASES. On the effective date of the Plan, effective as of the date
of confirmation of the Plan, the Company and the Guarantor will release the DTI
and its officers, directors, agents, financial advisors, attorneys, affiliates,
and representatives from any and all causes of action which they may have
against the DTI as of the confirmation date of the Plan, save and except any
claims or causes of action arising out of or related to the performance of this
Agreement.

9        COVENANTS BY THE DTI.

9.1      DISPOSITION OF TYNESIDE PROPERTY. The DTI shall take reasonable care to
ensure that the sale price of the Property is the maximum price reasonably
obtainable at the time such Property is sold. The DTI shall provide to the
Company oral updates ("Updates") regarding the status of the sale of the
Property as follows:

         (a) Updates will be made by the DTI up to four times a year upon the
request of the Company to the Director of the Industrial Development Unit (the
"IDU") at the DTI.

         (b) Updates will be made provided that interest and principal due under
this Agreement have been paid in a timely fashion.

         (c) The Updates shall include general information (including in
relation to any offers received) relating to the marketing of the Property that
is then known to the Director of the IDU at the DTI. The DTI shall have no
obligation to ascertain information relating to the marketing of the Property.

         (d) By its execution of this Agreement, the Company acknowledges that
the Updates represent confidential information and it and any of its employees
receiving the information contained in the Updates, are prohibited from
communicating the same to any person outside the Company. If this provision is
breached, whatever other consequences flow from that, the DTI shall no longer be
required to provide Updates.

9.2      EPCB. The DTI covenants that so long as the Company, the Guarantor, and
EPCB are not in default hereunder and pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement,
it shall not separately pursue any rights or remedies against EPCB.

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10       BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.

10.1     BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. If the Company or the Guarantor becomes subject
to any involuntary proceedings under the United States Bankruptcy Code and,
within two (2) business days of receiving notice of any such proceedings having
been filed, the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, can demonstrate to
the DTI's reasonable satisfaction, that the proceedings are without merit or
will be dismissed within 30 days of filing then:

         (a) The DTI shall provide written confirmation to the Company and the
Guarantor that the provisions in Section 6.1(a), Section 6.1(b) and Section 8.4
do not apply; and

         (b) The DTI shall take all reasonable steps within its capability to
discontinue or reverse any steps taken by the DTI in reliance on such
proceedings have been filed. In respect of any involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings against the Company and/or the Guarantor which the Company and the
Guarantor claim are without merit or will be dismissed within thirty (30) days
of filing, the DTI shall be entitled to obtain advice from an independent United
States lawyer (acting exclusively on behalf of the DTI) at the reasonable
expense of the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be.

11       RECOVERIES FROM THIRD PARTIES.

Payments received from third parties on account of the DTI claim or received
from EPCB, the Guarantor, or the Company in connection with the liquidation
proceedings of Viasystems Tyneside Limited shall be applied first to principal
instalments, if any, due on account of Accelerated Amortization payments
pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof, and second to Regular Amortization payments
pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof, in each case in the inverse order of maturity.

12       EXERCISE OF RIGHTS.

No failure to exercise or delay in exercising on the part of the DTI, any right,
remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver nor shall any single or
partial exercise preclude further or other exercise of any right, remedy or
power, whether the same or any another right, remedy or power.

13       SUBROGATION.

The Company and Guarantor do not by execution of this Agreement waive any rights
of subrogation they may have arising by operation of law.

14       NOTICES.

All notices and other communications hereunder shall take effect on receipt and
be by letter or facsimile transmission. Such notices shall be sent to the
relevant party at such address or facsimile number as it may notify to the other
party from time to time in writing.

15       CERTIFICATE.

A certificate from the DTI as to the amount at any time due from the Company to
the DTI under this Agreement shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive.

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16       COUNTERPARTS.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered
shall constitute an original, but all the counterparts shall constitute but one
and the same instrument.

17       ASSIGNMENT.

Neither party to this Agreement may assign or transfer its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other.

18       CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999.

It is agreed that no term of this Agreement shall be enforceable by a person who
is not a party hereto pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
1999 or otherwise.

19       GOVERNING LAW.

This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of England and any dispute shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
English courts.

20       JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS.

All amounts due hereunder to the DTI, including the Amount specified in Section
2.2 hereof, are the joint and several obligation of the Company and the
Guarantor and will be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

21       TIME OR INDULGENCE.

If the DTI gives time or indulgence to the Company or the Guarantor in the
performance of any part of this Agreement, the DTI's other rights under this
Agreement shall not be affected.

22       NO WAIVER OF RIGHTS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES.

Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing herein or the DTI's entry into
this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or affect the DTI's rights against any
third parties or in respect of the legal charge between VTL and the DTI dated
March 6, 2001 relating to the Property.

23       THE DTI'S LEGAL FEES.

The Company agrees to pay the DTI's reasonable legal fees not to exceed $75,000
on the effective date of the Plan, without requirement of application by or on
behalf of the DTI to the Bankruptcy Court, unless specifically required by the
Bankruptcy Court.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year
first above written.

                                   SIGNATORIES

THE DTI

/s/ A.J.T. Steele
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Signed by
for and on behalf of
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE
AND INDUSTRY FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM

THE COMPANY

/s/ David J. Webster
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Signed by
for and on behalf of
VIASYSTEMS, INC.

THE GUARANTOR

/s/ David J. Webster
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Signed by
for and on behalf of
VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC.

By its signature below, EPCB hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed Section
8.1 hereof and agrees to be bound by such Section 8.1. In particular EPCB agrees
to accept and be bound and shall comply with the Requests made under Section
8.1, which Requests may not be modified without the express written consent of
the DTI. EPCB hereby assigns the proceeds of any recoveries due to it in the VTL
Insolvency to the DTI, and agrees to execute such documents as may be requested
to effectuate the foregoing. The DTI is the third party beneficiary of EPCB's
agreement to be bound by the Requests contained in Section 8.1. EPCB further
acknowledges that it has no material assets other than its claim against VTL.

EPCB

/s/ David J. Webster
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Signed by

for and on behalf of
EUROPEAN PCB GROUP
(CAYMAN ISLANDS) LIMITED

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                                   ANNEXURE 1

If payment is made by CHAPS from USA in (pound) Sterling:

      National Westminster Bank plc
      6 Coldharbour Lane, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3EL

      Sort Code:16-53-60

      Account Number: 13507000 / 41414985

      Account Name:   DTI Cash Account

If payment is made by SWIFT from USA in (pound) Sterling:

      Office of Paymaster General

      Quote in the Detail Section: "For Forward Transmission To" BOE.NWBKGB2L04M

      Sort Code:16-53-60

      Account Number: 20018544

If payment is made from the UK:

      National Westminster Bank plc
      6 Coldharbour Lane, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3EL

      Account Name:  DTI Cash Account

      Sort Code:     10-14-99

      Account Number: 13507000

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                                   ANNEXURE 2

                             LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT

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                                Viasystems, Inc.

                                                           101 South Hanley Road
                                                                       St. Louis
                                                                  Missouri 63105
                                                                             USA
                                                       Phone : 00 1 314 746 2224
                                                         Fax : 00 1 314 746 2299

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WG&M Secretaries Limited
One South Place
London EC2M 2WG

For the attention of Sharon Lamont

FAX NO. +44 020 7903 0990

Dear Sirs,

We appoint you to act as agent for the purpose of accepting service of process
on our behalf in England in any legal action or proceeding in connection with
the settlement agreement dated [ ] between (1) the Secretary of State for Trade
and Industry for the United Kingdom ("DTI"), (2) Viasystems, Inc. and (3)
Viasystems Group, Inc. in respect of the DTI's claim against Viasystems, Inc.
(the "AGREEMENT") and subject to the following terms and conditions:

1        Your sole responsibilities under this letter are to:

1.1      receive and accept on our behalf service of process by which any suit,
         action or proceeding is begun in the courts of England arising out of
         or in connection with the Agreements;

1.2      send us notice (the "NOTICE") by fax to the number stated at the
         beginning of this letter marked for the attention of David Webster (or
         other numbers or persons notified in writing to you by us from time to
         time) containing the following:

         1.2.1    the date on which you accepted service of process on our
                  behalf;

         1.2.2    the name of the party issuing the proceedings;

         1.2.3    the date by which acknowledgement of service must be filed
                  with the court in order to avoid judgment being entered
                  against us in default of appearance before the court; and

         1.2.4    a request by you for the name of the firm of solicitors in
                  England to whom the originals of the document(s) served on you
                  should be sent,

         but the Notice need not contain any details of the nature or substance
         of the claim made against us; and

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1.3      send a copy of the Notice and all related documents served on us to us
         by mail or courier to the address stated at the beginning of this
         letter marked for the attention of the person referred to in paragraph
         1.2 above (or other addresses or persons notified in writing to you by
         us from time to time) with a copy of the process served.

2        Your despatch of the Notice is a good discharge of your obligations
         contained in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3, whether or not we receive the
         Notice and whether or not you are aware that we may not have received a
         Notice previously sent to us by you. If, in your opinion, your despatch
         or our receipt of the Notice might be prevented, hindered or delayed by
         a cause beyond your control (including, without limitation,
         interruptions in postal or other communications services) your
         obligations under those paragraphs are suspended until, in your
         opinion, despatch will not be prevented, hindered or delayed in that
         way. While your obligations are suspended you shall, if the relevant
         telephone services are operating normally, use reasonable efforts to
         give us the information referred to in paragraph 1.2 by telephone call
         to the number stated in this letter (or another number notified in
         writing to you by us from time to time).

3        We shall promptly acknowledge receipt both of the Notice sent to us by
         fax and that sent in accordance with paragraph 1.3 first by fax to the
         number set out at the beginning of this letter (or another number
         notified in writing by you to us from time to time) (telephoning you in
         advance on +44 020 7903 1419 or such other number notified in writing
         by you to us from time to time) and then by mail, which
         acknowledgements shall include the information requested under
         paragraph 1.2.4 and both of which shall be marked for the attention of
         Sharon Lamont (or another person notified in writing by you to us from
         time to time).

4        You may terminate your appointment with immediate effect at any time by
         sending us written notice recording that termination by mail or fax to
         the address or fax number stated in this letter (or another address or
         fax number notified in writing to you by us from time to time).

         In the event of termination of this appointment, WG&M Secretaries
         Limited will have no obligation to forward mail, correspondence,
         notices, documents or any other items whatsoever received on our behalf
         and will accept no responsibility for or in connection with any legal
         proceedings, penalties, fines, liabilities, claims, costs or for any
         loss, damage, financial or commercial loss, expenses or incidental loss
         to us or to any other person resulting from the termination or from any
         failure to forward mail, correspondence, notices, documents or any
         other items whatsoever received on our behalf.

5        Subject to paragraph 4 of this letter, your appointment ceases when the
         Agreement ceases to be in force. If, however, at that time we have not
         (or any of the other parties to the Agreement or its agent alleges that
         we have not) complied with any of the terms of the Agreement, we agree
         that your appointment continues in force for such period as you may
         agree. If the Agreement is extended, your appointment will, if you then
         agree, also be extended.

6        We shall notify you and all the other parties to the Agreement
         promptly:

         6.1.1    of any change in our name, status, address, telephone or fax
                  numbers;

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         6.1.2    of any change (by variation, waiver or otherwise) in the date
                  on which the Agreement is expected to cease to be in force;

         6.1.3    if a resolution is passed for our winding up or a court of
                  competent jurisdiction makes an order for our winding up or
                  dissolution; and

         6.1.4    if an administration order is made in relation to us or a
                  receiver is appointed over, or an encumbrancer takes
                  possession of or sells, one of our assets.

         (In this paragraph "WINDING UP", "DISSOLUTION" and "ADMINISTRATION
         ORDER" are to be construed so as to include any equivalent or analogous
         proceedings or orders under the law of the jurisdiction in which we are
         incorporated or any jurisdiction in which we carry on business or have
         an asset).

7        Neither we nor any other person shall have any claim against you, your
         officers or agents in respect of any loss, liability or cost arising
         directly or indirectly out of any failure in the performance of your
         obligations set out in this letter, whether negligent or otherwise,
         unless the loss, liability or cost arises from your wilful default or
         negligence or that of your officers or agents.

8        If a term of your appointment set out in this letter is inconsistent
         with a provision of the Agreement, this letter prevails.
         Notwithstanding paragraph 12, you are not deemed to have notice of any
         provision of the Agreement except those expressly stated in this
         letter.

9        You have informed us that, although WG&M Secretaries Limited is a
         separate legal entity, you have a relationship with Weil, Gotshal &
         Manges LLP in that you operate from its premises and the partners of
         Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are ultimately responsible for the
         management of WG&M Secretaries Limited. We agree that neither your
         appointment nor anything arising from or in connection with your
         appointment precludes Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from acting for any
         person in connection with any matter involving us in any way. We
         further agree that neither we nor any other person shall under any
         circumstances have any claim against Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP or any
         of its partners or employees in respect of any loss, liability or cost
         arising directly or indirectly out of any failure in the performance of
         your obligations set out in this letter.

10       This letter is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with,
         English law.

11       Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms of this letter by
         signing the acknowledgement on the enclosed copy of this letter and
         returning it to us. You shall notify us of any change in your name or
         address. We shall then notify all parties to the Agreement of the new
         name or address to which any service of process should be delivered.

12       A copy of the relevant pages from the Agreement (the page listing the
         parties to the Agreement and the page on which you are designated) are
         attached to this letter.

Yours faithfully

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_______________________________________

Signed by [ ]
a duly authorised representative of Viasystems, Inc.

We acknowledge receipt of your letter of which this is a true copy. We accept
the appointment described in the letter on the terms the letter sets out.

_______________________________________

a duly authorised representative of WG&M Secretaries Limited

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                                                          Viasystems Group, Inc.
                                                           101 South Hanley Road
                                                                       St. Louis
                                                                  Missouri 63105
                                                                             USA
                                                       Phone : 00 1 314 746 2224
                                                         Fax : 00 1 314 746 2299

                                                                        [ ] 2003

WG&M Secretaries Limited
One South Place
London EC2M 2WG

For the attention of Sharon Lamont

FAX NO. +44 020 7903 0990

Dear Sirs,

We appoint you to act as agent for the purpose of accepting service of process
on our behalf in England in any legal action or proceeding in connection with
the settlement agreement dated [ ] between (1) the Secretary of State for Trade
and Industry for the United Kingdom ("DTI"), (2) Viasystems Group, Inc. and (3)
Viasystems, Inc in respect of the DTI's claim against Viasystems Group, Inc.
(the "AGREEMENT") and subject to the following terms and conditions:

13       Your sole responsibilities under this letter are to:

13.1     receive and accept on our behalf service of process by which any suit,
         action or proceeding is begun in the courts of England arising out of
         or in connection with the Agreements;

13.2     send us notice (the "NOTICE") by fax to the number stated at the
         beginning of this letter marked for the attention of David Webster (or
         other numbers or persons notified in writing to you by us from time to
         time) containing the following:

         13.2.1   the date on which you accepted service of process on our
                  behalf;

         13.2.2   the name of the party issuing the proceedings;

         13.2.3   the date by which acknowledgement of service must be filed
                  with the court in order to avoid judgment being entered
                  against us in default of appearance before the court; and

         13.2.4   a request by you for the name of the firm of solicitors in
                  England to whom the originals of the document(s) served on you
                  should be sent,

         but the Notice need not contain any details of the nature or substance
         of the claim made against us; and

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13.3     send a copy of the Notice and all related documents served on us to us
         by mail or courier to the address stated at the beginning of this
         letter marked for the attention of the person referred to in paragraph
         1.2 above (or other addresses or persons notified in writing to you by
         us from time to time) with a copy of the process served.

14       Your despatch of the Notice is a good discharge of your obligations
         contained in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3, whether or not we receive the
         Notice and whether or not you are aware that we may not have received a
         Notice previously sent to us by you. If, in your opinion, your despatch
         or our receipt of the Notice might be prevented, hindered or delayed by
         a cause beyond your control (including, without limitation,
         interruptions in postal or other communications services) your
         obligations under those paragraphs are suspended until, in your
         opinion, despatch will not be prevented, hindered or delayed in that
         way. While your obligations are suspended you shall, if the relevant
         telephone services are operating normally, use reasonable efforts to
         give us the information referred to in paragraph 1.2 by telephone call
         to the number stated in this letter (or another number notified in
         writing to you by us from time to time).

15       We shall promptly acknowledge receipt both of the Notice sent to us by
         fax and that sent in accordance with paragraph 1.3 first by fax to the
         number set out at the beginning of this letter (or another number
         notified in writing by you to us from time to time) (telephoning you in
         advance on +44 020 7903 1419 or such other number notified in writing
         by you to us from time to time) and then by mail, which
         acknowledgements shall include the information requested under
         paragraph 1.2.4 and both of which shall be marked for the attention of
         Sharon Lamont (or another person notified in writing by you to us from
         time to time).

16       You may terminate your appointment with immediate effect at any time by
         sending us written notice recording that termination by mail or fax to
         the address or fax number stated in this letter (or another address or
         fax number notified in writing to you by us from time to time).

         In the event of termination of this appointment, WG&M Secretaries
         Limited will have no obligation to forward mail, correspondence,
         notices, documents or any other items whatsoever received on our behalf
         and will accept no responsibility for or in connection with any legal
         proceedings, penalties, fines, liabilities, claims, costs or for any
         loss, damage, financial or commercial loss, expenses or incidental loss
         to us or to any other person resulting from the termination or from any
         failure to forward mail, correspondence, notices, documents or any
         other items whatsoever received on our behalf.

17       Subject to paragraph 4 of this letter, your appointment ceases when the
         Agreement ceases to be in force. If, however, at that time we have not
         (or any of the other parties to the Agreement or its agent alleges that
         we have not) complied with any of the terms of the Agreement, we agree
         that your appointment continues in force for such period as you may
         agree. If the Agreement is extended, your appointment will, if you then
         agree, also be extended.

18       We shall notify you and all the other parties to the Agreement
         promptly:

         18.1.1   of any change in our name, status, address, telephone or fax
                  numbers;

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         18.1.2   of any change (by variation, waiver or otherwise) in the date
                  on which the Agreement is expected to cease to be in force;

         18.1.3   if a resolution is passed for our winding up or a court of
                  competent jurisdiction makes an order for our winding up or
                  dissolution; and

         18.1.4   if an administration order is made in relation to us or a
                  receiver is appointed over, or an encumbrancer takes
                  possession of or sells, one of our assets.

         (In this paragraph "WINDING UP", "DISSOLUTION" and "ADMINISTRATION
         ORDER" are to be construed so as to include any equivalent or analogous
         proceedings or orders under the law of the jurisdiction in which we are
         incorporated or any jurisdiction in which we carry on business or have
         an asset).

19       Neither we nor any other person shall have any claim against you, your
         officers or agents in respect of any loss, liability or cost arising
         directly or indirectly out of any failure in the performance of your
         obligations set out in this letter, whether negligent or otherwise,
         unless the loss, liability or cost arises from your wilful default or
         negligence or that of your officers or agents.

20       If a term of your appointment set out in this letter is inconsistent
         with a provision of the Agreement, this letter prevails.
         Notwithstanding paragraph 12, you are not deemed to have notice of any
         provision of the Agreement except those expressly stated in this
         letter.

21       You have informed us that, although WG&M Secretaries Limited is a
         separate legal entity, you have a relationship with Weil, Gotshal &
         Manges LLP in that you operate from its premises and the partners of
         Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are ultimately responsible for the
         management of WG&M Secretaries Limited. We agree that neither your
         appointment nor anything arising from or in connection with your
         appointment precludes Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from acting for any
         person in connection with any matter involving us in any way. We
         further agree that neither we nor any other person shall under any
         circumstances have any claim against Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP or any
         of its partners or employees in respect of any loss, liability or cost
         arising directly or indirectly out of any failure in the performance of
         your obligations set out in this letter.

22       This letter is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with,
         English law.

23       Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms of this letter by
         signing the acknowledgement on the enclosed copy of this letter and
         returning it to us. You shall notify us of any change in your name or
         address. We shall then notify all parties to the Agreement of the new
         name or address to which any service of process should be delivered.

24       A copy of the relevant pages from the Agreement (the page listing the
         parties to the Agreement and the page on which you are designated) are
         attached to this letter.

Yours faithfully

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Signed by [ ] a duly authorised representative of Viasystems Group, Inc.

We acknowledge receipt of your letter of which this is a true copy. We accept
the appointment described in the letter on the terms the letter sets out.

______________________________________

a duly authorised representative of WG&M Secretaries Limited

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.9

                       MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT

         This MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into effective as of January 31, 2003, among Viasystems Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), Viasystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("VI"), Viasystems Technologies Corp. L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company ("VTC"), Viasystems International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("VI
International"), Viasystems Milwaukee, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation ("VMI"),
Wire Harness Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Harness"), Electro
Componentes de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican legal entity ("ECM"), Viasystems
EMS-Europe, Ltd, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales
("EMS-Europe"), Viasystems Canada G.P., a Canadian general partnership
("Canada"), Viasystems Mommers BV, a corporation organized under the laws of the
Netherlands ("Mommers"), Shanghai Reltec Communications Technology Co. Ltd., a
company organized under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China ("Reltec"),
Shanghai Viasystems EMS Co. Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the
Peoples Republic of China ("EMS-China"), Qingdao Viasystems Telecommunications
Technologies Co. Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Peoples
Republic of China ("Qingdao"), Viasystems CY EMS Shenzhen Company Ltd., a
company organized under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China ("CY"),
Viasystems EMS (Hong Kong) Company Ltd., a company organized under the laws of
Hong Kong ("Hong Kong"), Guangzhou Kalex Laminate Company Ltd., a company
organized under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China ("Kalex"), Kalex
Circuit Board (China) Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong
("KCB"), Guangzhou Termbray Electronics Technology Co. Ltd., a company organized
under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China ("Termbray"), Guangzhou Termbray
Circuit Board Co. Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Peoples
Republic of China ("TCB"), Kalex Multi-Layer Circuit Board (Zhongshan) Ltd., a
company organized under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China ("Zhongshan"
and, together with Holdings, VI, VTC, VI International, WMI, Harness, ECM,
EMS-Europe, Canada, Mommers, Reltec, EMS-China, Qingdao, CY, Hong Kong, Kalex,
KCB, Termbray and TCB the "Clients") and Hicks, Muse & Co. Partners, L.P., a
Texas limited partnership (together with its successors, "HMCo").

         WHEREAS, Clients desire to engage HMCo to provide certain financial
monitoring and oversight services as provided herein.

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the services to be rendered by HMCo
to the Clients, and to evidence the obligations of the Clients to HMCo and the
mutual covenants herein contained, the Clients hereby jointly and severally
agree as follows:

         1. Retention. The Clients hereby acknowledge that they have retained
HMCo to provide, and HMCo acknowledges that, subject to reasonable advance
notice in order to accommodate scheduling, HMCo will provide, financial
oversight and monitoring services to the Clients as requested by the board of
directors of Holdings during the term of this Agreement.

         2. Term.

                  (a) The term of this Agreement shall continue until the
earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the date on
which Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated,

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a Texas corporation ("HMTF"), and its affiliates cease to own beneficially,
directly or indirectly, any securities of any of the Clients or their successors
(such date on which the term of this Agreement terminates herein referred to as
the "Termination Date").

                  (b) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, (i) the
rights of the Indemnified Persons (as defined in Section 5 hereof) under Section
5 hereof shall survive any such termination of this Agreement, (ii) the clients
shall pay to HMCo (A) on the fifteenth (15th) day following the Termination
Date, amounts payable to HMCo as a Monitoring Fee for periods up to and
including the Termination Date which have not been paid as of the Termination
Date and (B) promptly (but not more than 10 days) after request by or notice
from HMCo, the Reimbursable Expenses for which HMCo has provided Holdings
invoices or reasonably detailed descriptions relating to periods up to and
including the Termination Date which have not been paid as of the Termination
Date and (iii) the terms of this Agreement (including Section 7 hereof) shall
survive any such termination for the purpose of enabling HMCo to enforce its
rights set forth in this Section 2(b) and Section 5.

         3. Compensation. (a) As compensation for HMCo's services under this
Agreement, the Clients shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay (the
"Monitoring Fee") to HMCo an annual fee (prorated for any partial period) in an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) 2% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the
Credit Agreement (as defined below)) for such fiscal year (or partial period, if
applicable) and (ii) $1,500,000.

                  (b) The Monitoring Fee shall be payable, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account described on Exhibit A hereto (or
such other account as HMCo may hereafter designate in writing), annually on the
later of (each a "Payment Date") (i) the date VI receives its audit financial
statements for the preceding fiscal year or (ii) if applicable, the date VI has
delivered the financial statements for the preceding fiscal year in accordance
with subsection 10(a) of the Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as
of January 31, 2003 among Holdings, VI, the several banks and other financial
institutions from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
Administrative Agent, beginning with the first Payment Date following the 2003
fiscal year; provided however, HMCo may, in its discretion, elect to defer the
payment of such amounts in cash and in such instances such amount shall be
accrued as an obligation of the Clients. HMCo may at any time thereafter elect
to require all previously accrued obligations to be immediately payable in cash
by the Clients.

                  (c) All amounts payable in cash (which for the avoidance of
doubt excludes amounts HMCo elects to defer) and past due in respect of the
Monitoring Fee shall bear interest at the lesser of the highest rate of interest
which may be charged under applicable law or the prime commercial lending rate
per annum of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or its successors (which rate is a
reference rate and is not necessarily its lowest or best rate of interest
actually charged to any customer) (the "Prime Rate") as in effect from time to
time, plus 5%, from the due date of such payment to and including the date on
which payment is made to HMCo in full, including such interest accrued thereon.

         4. Advisors to HMCo. The Clients acknowledge and agree that HMCo, in
its discretion, may engage one or more third party advisors (each an "Advisor")
to provide advice to

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HMCo in connection with HMCo's obligations under this Agreement. HMCo shall be
responsible for payment of the fees of such Advisors.

         5. Reimbursement of Expenses. In addition to the compensation to be
paid pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Clients, jointly and severally, agree to
pay or reimburse HMCo for all "Reimbursable Expenses," which shall consist of
(i) all reasonable disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses (including without
limitation costs of travel, postage, deliveries, communications, etc.) incurred
by HMCo or its Advisors or their respective affiliates for the account of any of
the Clients or in connection with the performance by HMCo of the services
contemplated by Section 1 hereof and (ii) the applicable Client's or Clients'
Pro Rata Share of Allocable Expenditures as defined in Exhibit B hereto.
Promptly (but not more than 10 days) after request by or notice from HMCo, the
Clients, jointly and severally, agree to pay HMCo, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account described on Exhibit A hereto (or
such other account as HMCo may hereafter designate in writing), the Reimbursable
Expenses for which HMCo has provided Holdings invoices or reasonably detailed
descriptions. All past due payments in respect of the Reimbursable Expenses
shall bear interest at the lesser of the highest rate of interest which may be
charged under applicable law or the Prime Rate plus 5% from the Payment Date to
and including the date on which such Reimbursable Expenses plus accrued interest
thereon, are fully paid to HMCo.

         6. Indemnification. The Clients, jointly and severally, shall indemnify
and hold harmless each of HMCo and its Advisors, their respective affiliates,
and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, controlling persons
(within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 20(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), if any, agents and employees of HMCo
and its Advisors and/or any of their respective affiliates (HMCo, its Advisors,
their respective affiliates, and such other specified persons being collectively
referred to as "Indemnified Persons" and individually as an "Indemnified
Person") from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages and
expenses incurred by any Indemnified Person (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of the respective Indemnified Person's counsel) which (i) are
related to or caused by or arise out of (A) actions taken or omitted to be taken
(including any untrue statements made or any statements omitted to be made) by
any of the Clients or any of their subsidiaries or (B) actions taken or omitted
to be taken by an Indemnified Person with the consent of any Client or any
subsidiary of any Client, or in conformity with instructions of any Client or
any subsidiary of any Client or actions or omissions of any Client or any
subsidiary of any Client or (ii) are otherwise related to or arise out of HMCo's
engagement hereunder, and will reimburse each Indemnified Person for all
reasonable costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of any
Indemnified Person's counsel, as they are incurred, in connection with
investigating, preparing for, defending, or appealing any action, formal or
informal claim, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding, whether or not in
connection with pending or threatened litigation, caused by or arising out of or
in connection with HMCo's or such Advisor's acting pursuant to the engagement,
whether or not any Indemnified Person is named as a party thereto and whether or
not any liability results therefrom. None of the Clients will however, be
responsible for any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, or expenses pursuant
to clause (B) of the preceding sentence that have resulted primarily from HMCo's
or any Advisor's bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each of the
Clients also agrees that neither HMCo nor any other Indemnified Person shall
have any liability to any Client or any subsidiary of any Client for or in
connection with such engagement except for any such liability for claims,

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liabilities, losses, damages, or expenses incurred by any Client or any
subsidiary of any Client that have resulted primarily from HMCo's or such
Advisor's bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each Client further
agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of HMCo and/or the
Advisor, as applicable, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in
respect of which indemnifications may be sought hereunder (whether or not any
Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit
or proceeding) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of HMCo, such Advisor and each other Indemnified Person
hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or
proceeding. EACH CLIENT HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL
BE APPLICABLE TO ANY CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES THAT HAVE
RESULTED FROM OR ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE OR THE
SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF HMCO, EACH ADVISOR OR ANY OTHER
INDEMNIFIED PERSON.

         The foregoing right to indemnity shall be in addition to any rights
that HMCo and/or any other Indemnified Person may have at common law or
otherwise and shall remain in full force and effect following the completion of
the engagement or any termination of the engagement or this Agreement as
provided in Section 2.

         It is understood that, in connection with HMCo's engagement, HMCo may
also be engaged to act for any Client or any subsidiary of any Client in one or
more additional capacities, and that the terms of this engagement or any such
additional engagement may be embodied in one or more separate written
agreements. This indemnification shall apply to the engagement specified in
Section 1 hereof as well as to any such additional engagement(s) (whether
written or oral) and any modification of said engagement or such additional
engagement(s) and shall remain in full force and effect following the completion
or termination of said engagement or such additional engagements.

         Each Client further understands that if HMCo is asked to furnish any
Client a financial opinion letter or act for any Client in any other formal
capacity, such further action may be subject to a separate agreement containing
provisions and terms to be mutually agreed upon.

         7. Confidential Information. In connection with the performance of the
services hereunder, HMCo agrees not to, and to use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives
acting on behalf of HMCo pursuant to this Agreement not to, divulge any
confidential information, secret processes or trade secrets disclosed by any
Client to HMCo or any such person in connection with the providing of services
by HMCo (or any such person on HMCo's behalf) solely in its capacity as a
financial advisor pursuant to this Agreement, unless the applicable Client
consents to the divulging thereof or such information, secret processes, or
trade secrets are publicly available or otherwise available to HMCo without
restriction or breach of any confidentiality agreement or unless required by any
governmental authority or in response to any valid legal process.

         8. Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be
construed, interpreted, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas, excluding any

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choice-of-law provisions thereof. Each of the parties hereby (a) irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal District
Court for the Northern District of Texas, sitting in Dallas County, Texas, the
United States of America, in the event such court has jurisdiction or, if such
court does not have jurisdiction, to any district court sitting in Dallas
County, Texas, the United States of America, for the purposes of any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including any
claims by any Indemnified Persons for indemnity pursuant to Section 6 hereof,
(b) waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, acting or proceeding, any
claim that (i) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court or
of any other court to which proceedings in such court may be appealed, (ii) such
suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or (iii) the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper and (c) expressly waives
any requirement for the posting of a bond by the party bringing such suit,
action or proceeding. Each of the parties consents to process being served in
any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing, certified mail, return receipt
requested, a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices
hereunder, and agrees that such services shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 8 shall affect or
limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

         9. Assignment. This Agreement and all provisions contained herein shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns; provided, however, neither this Agreement nor
any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be assigned (other
than with respect to the rights and obligations of HMCo, which may be assigned
to any one or more of its principals or affiliates) by any of the parties
without the prior written consent of the other parties.

         10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the signature of any
party to any counterpart shall be deemed a signature to, and may be appended to,
any other counterpart.

         11. Other Understandings. All discussions, understandings, and
agreements heretofore made between any of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof are merged in this Agreement, which alone fully and
completely expresses the Agreement of the parties hereto. All calculations of
the Monitoring Fee and Reimbursable Expenses shall be made by HMCo and, in the
absence of mathematical error, shall be final and conclusive. All references to
"$" or dollar amounts will be to lawful currency of the United States of
America. All fees, expenses and other amounts payable to HMCo hereunder shall be
(a) payable in U.S. dollars and if such amounts were originally expressed in any
other currency, then unless otherwise provided herein such amounts shall be
converted to U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate published by the
government of such country to which such currency relates on the date of payment
or, if such government does not have a published exchange rate on the date of
payment, the applicable New York foreign exchange selling rate as published in
The Wall Street Journal on the date of payment or, if not published on the date
of payment, on the most recent previously published rate, (b) grossed-up to
cover any withholding, value-added or other similar taxes, and (c) paid by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account described on Exhibit A
hereto (or such other account as HMCo may hereafter designate in writing).

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                          HICKS, MUSE & CO. PARTNERS, L.P.

                                          By: HM PARTNERS, INC.,
                                              its General Partner

                                              By: /s/ DAVID W. KNICKEL
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  David W. Knickel

VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
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VIASYSTEMS, INC.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. L.L.C.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS MILWAUKEE, INC.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

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WIRE HARNESS INDUSTRIES, INC.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

ELECTRO COMPONENTES DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS EMS-EUROPE, LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS CANADA G.P.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS MOMMERS BV

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

SHANGHAI RELTEC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

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SHANGHAI VIASYSTEMS EMS CO. LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

QINGDAO VIASYSTEMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, CO. LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS CY EMS SHENZHEN COMPANY LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

VIASYSTEMS EMS (HONG KONG) COMPANY LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

GUANGZHOU KALEX LAMINATE COMPANY LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

KALEX CIRCUIT BOARD (CHINA) LIMITED

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
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GUANGZHOU TERMBRAY ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

GUANGZHOU TERMBRAY CIRCUIT BOARD CO. LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
      --------------------------------------

KALEX MULTI-LAYER CIRCUIT BOARD (ZHONGSHAN) LTD.

By: /s/ DAVID J. WEBSTER
   -----------------------------------------
Name: David J. Webster
     ---------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
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                                    EXHIBIT A

                           Wire Transfer Instructions

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                                    EXHIBIT B

        PRO RATA SHARE OR ALLOCABLE EXPENDITURES AND RELATED DEFINITIONS

         Pro Rata Share of Allocable Expenditures shall equal the product
obtained by multiplying (i) the sum of all Allocable Expenditures that have not
previously been paid or reimbursed to HMCo by the Clients and other
Participating Acquired Companies, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which
shall equal the total amount of Invested Capital (as from time to time
outstanding) that any Fund has invested in the Clients' securities or
instruments, as applicable, and the denominator of which shall equal the total
amount of Invested Capital (as from time to time outstanding) that any Fund has
invested in the securities or instruments of any and all Participating Acquired
Companies.

         The capitalized terms used in the foregoing definition have the
meanings set forth below:

         Allocable Expenditures shall mean all variable, fixed, and other costs,
expenses, expenditures, charges, or obligations (including without limitation
letters of credit, deposits, etc.) that are related to assets utilized, services
provided, or programs administered by HMCo or its affiliates in connection with
the performance by HMCo of financial oversight and monitoring services on behalf
of any of the Clients and other Participating Acquired Companies, including
without limitation corporate airplanes, charitable contributions, retainers for
lobbyists and other professionals, and premiums and finance charges for director
and officer insurance maintained for representatives of HMCo or its affiliates.

         Fund shall mean any one or more of the equity funds now or hereafter
sponsored by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated or its successors, including
any LP Investment Entity (as defined in the limited partnership agreement for
any such equity fund) formed under or with respect to any such equity fund.

         Invested Capital shall mean the total amount of partner capital that a
Fund from time to time invests in the purchase of securities or instruments of a
Participating Acquired Company, less the total cash distributions that
constitute a return of such partner capital with proceeds from the disposition
of all or any part of such securities or instruments. For each period for which
the Pro Rata Share of Allocable Expenditures is being made, the applicable
Invested Capital shall equal the amount outstanding as of the end of the
respective period.

         Participating Acquired Company shall mean any partnership, corporation,
trust, limited liability company, or other entity that is, for the period for
which the Pro Rata Share of Allocable Expenditures is being determined, a party
to a monitoring agreement or similar contract with HMCo or its affiliates and
is, as of the end of such period, designated by HMCo to bear a portion of such
allocable expenditures. HMCo may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine
not to designate an entity as a Participating Acquired Company with respect to
such period. HMCo may make such determination of non-designation for no reason
or for any reason, including without limitation the respective entity's
bankruptcy or other temporary or permanent inability to pay fees or expenses to
HMCo or its affiliates.

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