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MSX International, Inc. Announces Strategic Collaboration With Prototipo Holding BV

10 August 2000

MSX International, Inc. Announces Strategic Collaboration With Prototipo Holding BV

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - MSX International, Inc. announced today that it has 
entered into a close collaboration with Prototipo Holding BV, the Netherlands-
based parent of Prototipo S.p.A. of Turin, Italy and Gemana S.A. of Lugano, 
Switzerland.  To secure the union, MSX International has agreed to acquire an 
equity position in fast-growing Prototipo, which recorded 1999 revenues of about 
$25 million.

    In Italy, Prototipo provides testing, prototyping, styling and other
development services for transportation and industrial manufacturing
customers, including automotive, truck and tire manufacturers.  The company
operates the Nardo proving ground in Southern Italy, which includes Europe's
largest all-weather test track.  The facility, including a 7.8 mile
circumference, high-speed ring track, is the largest of its type not owned by
an automotive manufacturer.  With additional operations elsewhere in Europe
and in Brazil, Prototipo provides a variety of testing, product development
and other technology-oriented business services.

    "Prototipo is very complementary to MSX International's engineering
services business.  The combination of Prototipo's capabilities with MSX
International enhances our global engineering services capability by
formalizing our ability to deliver testing and validation services," said John
Risk, President and COO of MSX International's Engineering Operations.  "Their
testing services are compatible with the engineering and design services for
which we are recognized.  We believe their association with MSX International
will allow them to continue their rapid growth as a leading testing company.
We also anticipate significant business development opportunities as we
introduce our customers to Prototipo's capabilities."

    "We are totally committed to the success of this new arrangement, and we
consider ourselves as partners," said Domenico Reviglio, President and CEO of
Prototipo.  "As an entrepreneurially-focused company, Prototipo is keen to
build on the relationship we have developed with MSX International.  We have a
common vision of delivering advanced, full-service solutions to our global
customers."

    MSX International, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a leading,
global provider of technology-driven business services which enable customers
to significantly improve their competitive advantage.  With annual sales
exceeding $1 billion, MSX International deploys more than 17,000 professional
staff and contract personnel at over 85 operating locations in 23 countries.