Autoweb Selects AutoCom as Agency of Record

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 17 -- Autoweb, a leading global provider of engineering data management and interoperability solutions for the automotive, aerospace and manufacturing industries, has selected AutoCom Associates as its public relations agency of record.

Headquartered in suburban Detroit, AutoCom provides public relations services and communications counsel on a global basis to businesses working in automotive and related industries. The firm is a member of the International Public Relations Network (IPRN), which has more than 40 affiliate agencies, 500 employees and $40 million in combined annual billings.

Based in Rochester Hills, Mich., Autoweb was formed in 1995 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT America. The company provides secure data management services for thousands of clients, their customers and their suppliers.

Major Autoweb customers include Daewoo, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi and Nissan, as well as BAE Systems, Bosch, Delphi, Faurecia, Johnson Controls, Metaldyne, Pratt & Whitney, Siemens and Visteon.

With more than 20,000 users from more than 2,800 companies in 45 countries, Autoweb connects the global manufacturing community. The company's products provide simple, powerful methods for its customers to securely exchange data, speed product development, reduce design-and-production costs and further leverage supplier resources. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at http://www.autoweb.net/ .

AutoCom's team of professional communicators has extensive international experience working with Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation and DaimlerChrysler, as well as a number of European, Japanese and Korean automakers and their suppliers. The agency was founded in 1995. Its senior management includes communications executives from DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors.

In addition to Autoweb, AutoCom's current clients include: Avon Automotive, Behr America, Behr-Hella Thermocontrol, dSPACE, Focus: HOPE, FormTech Industries, Gage Products Company, Grammer Automotive, GKN Driveline, GKN Sinter Metals, Hella KGaA Hueck & Company, Hella North America, Hella Inc., MANN+HUMMEL, Novelis, Stuttgart (Germany) Region Economic Development Corporation, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Safford & Baker, Thetford Corporation, TI Automotive and the Wallonia (Belgium) Office for Foreign Investors. Additional information is available at http://www.usautocom.com/ .