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Ricardo, Inc. Consolidates Vehicle Engineering into Headqauarters

18 September 1997

Ricardo, Inc. Consolidates Vehicle Engineering into Headqauarters

    DETROIT, Sept. 18 -- Ricardo, Inc. has announced the
consolidation of its Vehicle Systems Engineering group into its main
headquarters in Belleville.  This move will allow Ricardo to better integrate
all its engineering and service activities together.  Ricardo will be able to
focus its efforts on the more technically intellectual aspects of vehicle
engineering to better support manufacturers.
    David Swallow, President of Ricardo, Inc. comments,

    "Having worked for engine design companies, vehicle engineering companies
and vehicle manufacturers, I have learned that you have to integrate engine
and vehicle engineering activities to obtain the optimum outcome in terms of
total product performance, timing, cost and manufacturing feasibility.  This
latest move enables Ricardo, Inc. to provide a more comprehensive and
integrated service to our clients in North America."

    Ricardo Group plc is a publicly held company founded in 1917 in the United
Kingdom.  Today, a total of 1,150 technical staff offer a diverse and complete
range of automotive engineering services.  Ricardo, Inc. was established in
1989 and is a North American subsidiary of Ricardo Group plc with operations
in Detroit and Chicago.  Growth in this market has resulted from a strategy
focused on core automotive competencies in emissions, refinement, and improved
powertrain efficiency.  Ricardo, Inc. employs over 250 personnel housed in
120,000 square feet of high specification facilities.

SOURCE  Ricardo, Inc.