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HCI Group Opens New Automotive Headquarters in Detroit

26 May 2000

HCI Group Opens New Automotive Headquarters in Detroit

    TROY, Mich., May 26 HCI Group, Ltd., an automotive
supplier globalization firm, has announced a joint marketing effort with
VANTAS, a provider of executive office suites in 17 countries worldwide.  As
part of the effort, HCI Group has relocated its headquarters to Troy, Michigan
from Chicago.  HCI Group is now located at 100 West Big Beaver Road, Suite
200, Troy, Michigan 48084.  The telephone number is 248-526-3312.
    HCI Group and VANTAS have joined forces to promote 'instant' offices to
automotive suppliers in over 450 automotive locations around the world.
    "We are extremely pleased to be associated with VANTAS and set up our
operations in the world's automotive capital," said Ronald Hesse, Chairman and
CEO of the HCI Group.  "This move will give us added muscle to assist the
automotive supplier base to globalize successfully."
    VANTAS recently merged with HQ Global Workplaces, and offers automotive
suppliers full service executive suite solutions in over 450 locations in 17
countries worldwide, including such automotive locations as Stuttgart, Paris,
London, Manchester, Milan, Barcelona, Warsaw and Tokyo.  VANTAS operates six
office suites in Michigan.
    "Our 'instant' office suites offer an excellent opportunity for automotive
suppliers to conduct business from anywhere, without the heavy financial
investment and commitment in bricks and mortar," said Julie Cunningham,
General Manager of VANTAS in Troy.
    The HCI Group markets globalization products and services to automotive
suppliers and automotive industry companies.  The company publishes the
EUROtalk, LATINtalk and AMERItalk newsletters; the GLOBALtools product
catalog; Globalization Seminars; and ASTEP (Automotive Supplier Trainee
Exchange Program).  For details on globalization products and services,
suppliers are invited to visit http://www.globalautoindustry.com