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TROY, Mich.--March 7, 2006--GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the leading worldwide portal and intelligence source for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of GlobalAutoInsights. GlobalAutoInsights, powered by RWD Technologies Inc., provides automotive industry executives worldwide instant access to global expertise via online presentations from the world's leading organizations.

"As automotive suppliers continue to expand worldwide, gaining the competitive knowledge to do so successfully is not always easily available. With GlobalAutoInsights, executives can access global business expertise online, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year," states Ruth Fernandes, director of GlobalAutoIndustry.com. "Instant online information represents an excellent way to bring global expertise to the busy executive constantly on the go, whether they are in the U.S., Germany, Turkey, India or China. Teaming up with RWD Technologies eLearning division has allowed us to take our knowledge from our vast experience of seminars and deliver them online."

Each GlobalAutoInsights presentation is typically 20-30 minutes long, focusing on a specific international business subject. Each title is presented by a global expert via MS PowerPoint and includes the actual voice-over of the expert. Presentations are practical and timely which allows the viewer the ability to implement solutions immediately. GlobalAutoInsights presentations are accessible from any computer, anywhere in the world, utilizing an Internet connection.

"GlobalAutoInsights provides automotive suppliers with the information they need to remain competitive in a global economy," said Jim Parish, President, RWD Performance Solutions. "The partnership between RWD and GlobalAutoIndustry.com continues to represent a direct route for suppliers to reduce their costs by eliminating waste and optimizing performance through skill enhancement."

GlobalAutoInsights presentations are available for $39 each. However, during the next 30 days, GlobalAutoIndustry.com is offering an introductory price of only $25 each. GlobalAutoIndustry.com and RWD Technologies plan to increase the number of titles available to over 100 within the next 12 months.

Initial Titles Available

"Power of Trust Across Cultures"
"Negotiating the Deal: The Importance of Cultural Nuance"
"Selecting the Proper Business Entity for your Operations in China"
"Intellectual Property Issues Related to Sourcing from China"
"Critical Elements for Building a Sourcing Team"
"China: Economic and Automotive Projections"
"Challenges in Communicating Globally"

About RWD Technologies, Inc.

RWD Technologies is a professional services organization composed of three operational divisions: Enterprise Learning Solutions provides support services to organizations that utilize SAP, PeopleSoft, and Oracle systems and has developed software products to train end users of these systems; Applied Technology Solutions integrates enterprise-class software systems, develops custom applications for pharmaceutical and other regulated industries, and provides global blended eLearning solutions; and Performance Solutions engages in lean consulting and vehicle launch support services to the automotive industry and reliability improvement to the railroad industry, and human performance improvement services to the petroleum and chemical industries. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Australia, RWD serves major multinational corporations throughout the world.

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 automotive markets and GlobalAutoIndustry.com Solutions provide effective international answers to suppliers' global business and operational needs. The Company's eJournals, including CHINAtalk, ASIAtalk, EUROtalk, AMERItalk, LATINtalk and GLOBALtalk HR, now reach over 24,000 automotive supplier subscribers worldwide.

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

For more information contact Ruth Fernandes at (248) 526-3312 or RFernandes@GlobalAutoIndustry.com.

RWD, RWD Technologies, and RWD Technologies, Inc. are registered trademarks in the United States and several countries. All other products and names are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.