EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT





         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into

as of November 1, 2001, by and between COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO., a Delaware

corporation (the "Company"), and MILLARD L. KING ("Employee").



                               W I T N E S S E T H



         WHEREAS, the Company wishes to retain Employee's services by providing

Employee the compensation and benefits set forth in this Agreement;



         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained

herein, the parties agree as follows:



         1.       Term of Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ

Employee, and Employee hereby accepts employment, for a period of 3 years,

commencing November 1, 2001 and ending October 31, 2004, subject to the terms

and conditions of this Agreement. At the end of such initial 3 year term, unless

the Company shall have given Employee 60 days prior written notice of its

intention to terminate this Agreement at the end of the initial term hereof, the

term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended by an additional one year

period. Thereafter, unless the Company shall have given Employee 60 days prior

written notice of its intention to terminate this Agreement at the end of the

term then in effect, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended

by an additional one year period.



         2.       Position of Employment. During the term of this Agreement,

Employee shall be employed in the position of Executive Vice President -- Global

Manufacturing Operations -Carpet & Acoustics Systems and shall perform such

services for the Company and its affiliates as may be assigned to him from time

to time by the Chairman or the Board of Directors of the Company. Employee shall

devote his entire business time and attention to the affairs of the Company and

the performance of his duties hereunder and shall serve the Company diligently

and to the best of his abilities.. The initial location of Employee's employment

hereunder shall be the Company's Division Headquarters in Albemarle, North

Carolina.



         Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Employee from participating in

civic or community organizations or from making passive investments using his

personal assets so long as such participation and investments do not interfere

with the performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement. In addition,

Employee may, with the prior written approval of the Chairman or the Board of

Directors of the Company, serve as a member of the board of directors of any

business that is not a direct or indirect competitor of the Company and its

affiliates.



         3.       Compensation.



         (a)      Base Salary. The Company shall pay to Employee base salary at

an annual rate of not less than $240,000 during the term of his employment

hereunder. Such amount shall be











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reviewed annually by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and

may be increased in his sole discretion.



         (b)       Bonus Plans. During the term of Employee's employment

hereunder, Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Company's annual

Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the "EIC Plan") in accordance with the

applicable provisions of the EIC Plan. The standard bonus for Employee under the

EIC Plan shall be forty percent (40%) of Employee's base salary.



         4.       Benefits and Perquisites.



         (a)      General. Employee shall be entitled to such fringe benefits

and perquisites, and to participate in such pension, profit sharing and benefit

plans as are generally made available to executives of the Company during the

term hereof, including consideration for annual stock option awards, major

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