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Noble International Names Michael R. Hottinger to Board of Directors

18 December 1998

Noble International Names Michael R. Hottinger to Board of Directors

    BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Dec. 18 -- Noble International, Ltd.
(Amex: NIL) announced today that Michael R. Hottinger has joined its Board of
Directors to fill the vacancy created by the death of Richard J. Reason.  Mr.
Hottinger is the President & CEO of ACD Tridon, Inc., a supplier of windshield
wiper systems, electronics, and engineered fasteners to the worldwide
automotive industry, with facilities in the United States, Canada, United
Kingdom, Italy, Argentina and Australia.  Prior to his current position, Mr.
Hottinger served in a progression of management positions at General Motors
and Magna International.  Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Hottinger said,
"I am pleased that Noble has asked me to serve on the Board of Directors.
Noble is a growing, well-managed company poised to capture the increased
responsibilities placed upon the Tier II supplier market."
    Robert J. Skandalaris, Noble's Chief Executive Officer, said "Noble is
fortunate to have someone with Mr. Hottinger's experience and industry
knowledge serve as an active member of its Board of Directors."
    Noble International, Ltd. is a leading Tier II full-service supplier of
automotive parts, component assemblies and value-added services to the
automotive industry.  As a Tier II supplier, Noble provides design,
engineering, manufacturing, complete program management and other services to
the automotive market.  Noble delivers integrated component solutions,
technological leadership and product innovation to original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier I automotive parts suppliers, thereby helping
its customers increase their productivity while controlling costs.
    Certain statements in this news release may be "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933.
Statements regarding future prospects and developments are based upon current
expectations and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results and developments to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements.