GlobalAutoIndustry.com Partners With LinguaVox to Launch Korean-Language Version of AMERItalk eJournal

TROY, Mich.--Sept. 22, 2004--GlobalAutoIndustry.com announced it has teamed up with LinguaVox to launch a Korean language version of the GlobalAutoIndustry.com AMERItalk eJournal. LinguaVox has been named the official global language translation company for the English language international eJournals.

The AMERItalk eJournal assists foreign automotive suppliers with investing in and expanding into the U.S. automotive market, as well as learning how to do business with American companies and management.

"AMERItalk is currently distributed to over 10,000 automotive executives worldwide in English," states Ronald Hesse, president and CEO of GlobalAutoIndustry.com, "however, we believe we can reach even more executives by providing the publication in other languages. Our first effort will be directed at the Korean automotive market. Others are currently in development."

"We are excited to be working with GlobalAutoIndustry.com on this global expansion effort," states Sam Alvarado, managing director of LinguaVox, adding "GlobalAutoIndustry.com offers us greater reach into the automotive industry, an area where we have considerable expertise. We look forward to providing GlobalAutoIndustry.com and their automotive clients the type of top level translation and localization services that they need."

About LinguaVox

LinguaVox, with offices in Europe and the United States, provides translation, localization and globalization services in a wide array of specialty areas, 24 hours a day.

LinguaVox brings together professional translators, linguists, philologists, engineers and project managers with a mature business approach. With LinguaVox, customers get responsiveness, availability and capacity to handle all production phases of all types of translation projects, including formatting, typesetting and adaptation.

LinguaVox uses leading-edge translation technology that includes translation memory packages which deliver cost savings for the client, DTP packages (FrameMaker, PageMaker, Quark, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator) and software localization packages (Corel Catalyst, Passolo, WinHelp).

Because of its experienced language engineering department, capacity and availability, LinguaVox can help customers translate and localize whatever they need, from websites to software, as well as manuals and newsletters, in large or small volumes.

About GlobalAutoIndustry.com

GlobalAutoIndustry.com connects the worldwide auto supplier industry with the resources to effectively do business globally. Through the web site, www.GlobalAutoIndustry.com, auto supplier executives can find insight, solutions and strategies focused on doing business in the world's top automotive markets.

Monthly eJournals provide targeted information and insight on doing business in foreign markets and GlobalAutoIndustry.com Solutions provide effective international answers to suppliers' global business and operational needs.

Parent company, HCI Group Ltd., is based in Troy, Mich., with European headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

For more information contact Ron Hesse at (248) 526-3312 or RHesse@GlobalAutoIndustry.com. HCI