Dornier Consulting & Telematics Research Group Establish a Joint Venture; TRG Europe Provides High End Quality Intelligence Services on Global Telematics

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany & MINNETONKA, Minn.--Jan. 2, 20048, 2004--Telematics Research Group Inc. (TRG), the leader in competitive intelligence on global telematics, and Dornier Consulting GmbH (DCo), internationally renowned for consulting and project management for traffic, transport and environment, combine their core competencies in the field of market and technology analysis for the European vehicle telematics industry.

The new company with the name "Telematics Research Group Europe GmbH" (TRG Europe), will begin operations immediately from Sindelfingen, Germany. TRG Europe will collaborate with TRG's North American operation to provide high end quality intelligence services to companies acting in the global telematics arena.

"The formation of TRG Europe will greatly expand TRG's European presence and expand our resources," says Phil Magney, founding member of TRG Inc. "By teaming with Dornier Consulting, TRG will be able to leverage its market-proven know how for the European automotive industry."

"TRG offers valuable insight and information about the state of the telematics industry and where it is headed," said Terry Sullivan, OnStar vice president of communications. "TRG's activities outside of the U.S. provides further evidence that this is an industry that's poised for growth, and TRG is positioning itself to be among the industry's analytical leaders in competitive knowledge and information."

TRG Europe will offer the same portfolio of reports and services as TRG Inc. This includes market analysis reports, as well as TRG's renowned Vehicle Telematics Database. In the future, TRG Europe will augment the European TRG portfolio with specific products and services for the European players in the telematics industry.

According to Heiner Schmeck, Director of DCo's automotive business unit, "this joint venture enables DCo to meet multiple requests from its customers to provide complete and in-depth information on current and future telematics products and services. This intelligence also supports DCo's consulting and engineering projects for its clients in the automotive market."

Meanwhile, Dornier Consulting accelerates its expansion activities in the area of telematics by joining this JV. "Telematics is one of three strategic growth areas for Dornier Consulting. The combination of TRG's European Vehicle Telematics Database and proven business model with Dornier Consulting's technology and market know-how enables us to expand our current telematics product and services portfolio and to enter the market segment of telematics intelligence," says Herbert Grunwald, managing director of Dornier Consulting GmbH.

TRG Europe GmbH will be co-located with Dornier Consulting's automotive business unit in Sindelfingen close to Stuttgart, Germany and is jointly managed by Phil Magney from TRG and Karsten Fels from Dornier Consulting.

Contact: www.telematicsresearch.de

About Dornier Consulting GmbH

Dornier Consulting is a fast growing and internationally renowned company for consulting and project management for traffic, transport and environment. The automotive business unit of Dornier Consulting has been at the forefront of the vehicle telematics industry since its beginning focusing on consulting and engineering services in vehicle electric/electronics, telematics and multi-media. Dornier Consulting's clients include governments, authorities as well as private companies and brands such as Maybach and Mercedes-Benz.

Contact: www.dornier-consulting.com

About TRG Inc.

Telematics Research Group was founded in November 2000 to meet the intelligence requirements of the telematics industry. TRG's founders are veterans in mobile computing and telematics. The company offers a portfolio of reports and on-line research tools that help companies compete in the global automotive telematics market. TRG's reports & services are designed for product and market planning, market research, or competitive analysis purposes.

Contact: www.telematicsresearch.com