Investor Presentation

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Investor Presentation March 2005
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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

• Certain statements made by Noble International,
  Ltd. (Noble) in this presentation and other
  periodic oral and written statements, including
  filings with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission, are forward-looking statements
  within the meaning of the Private Securities
  Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
  forward-looking statements, as well as statements
  which address operating performance, events or
  developments that we believe or expect to occur
  in the future, including those that discuss
  strategies, goals, outlook or other
  non-historical matters, or which relate to future
  sales or earnings expectations, cost savings,
  awarded sales, volume growth, earnings or a
  general belief in our expectations of future
  operating results, are forward-looking
  statements. The forward-looking statements are
  made on the basis of managements assumptions and
  estimations. As a result, there can be no
  guarantee or assurance that these assumptions and
  expectations will in fact occur. The
  forward-looking statements are subject to risks
  and uncertainties that may cause actual results
  to materially differ from those contained in the
  statements. Some, but not all of the risks,
  include our ability to obtain future sales our
  ability to successfully integrate acquisitions
  changes in worldwide economic and political
  conditions, including adverse effects from
  terrorism or related hostilities including
  increased costs, reduced production or other
  factors costs related to legal and
  administrative matters our ability to realize
  cost savings expected to offset price
  concessions inefficiencies related to production
  and product launches that are greater than
  anticipated changes in technology and
  technological risks increased fuel costs work
  stoppages and strikes at our facilities and that
  of our customers the presence of downturns in
  customer markets where the Companys goods and
  services are sold financial and business
  downturns of our customers or vendors and other
  factors, uncertainties, challenges, and risks
  detailed in Nobles public filings with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission. Noble does
  not intend or undertake any obligation to update
  any forward looking statements. For more
  information see www.nobleintl.com.

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Noble International 21st Century Auto Body
SolutionsTM
Noble Internationals laser-welded tailored
blanks and laser-welded tubular products brings
automotive body design into the 21st Century. Our
laser-welded flat blanks and tubular products
reduce steel usage and weight while increasing
strength and lowering total cost. Our quality,
technology and broad product line make us the
leader in laser-welded structural components.

• Noble has provided laser-welded technology
  solutions to the automotive industry for 13
  years.
• We lead the industry in developing new
  applications with several industry firsts, such
  as the first laser-welded bodyside blank with an
  exposed surface.
• Noble is the first North American supplier of
  laser-welded tubular products.
• Advantages of laser welding over conventional
  assembly methods include greater safety, reduced
  weight, fewer parts, less steel usage, higher
  quality and lower total cost.
• Multiple Locations in North America and
  Australia
• Warren, Michigan
• Shelbyville, Kentucky
• Brantford, Ontario
• Geelong, Australia
• Silao, Mexico

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What is Laser Welding?

• Laser Welded Blanks (LWB) are created by laser
  welding flat sheet metal blanks of varying
  thickness, alloy and/or coatings.

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Noble is North Americas Largest Laser Welder
2005E Market Share by Welder Revenue
Management estimates of flat blanks, excluding
tubular products
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OUR CLIENTS
Automotive Companies

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Nobles Roadmap Five Key Strategies

• Drive the Market
• Drive New Technologies
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Drive New Products and New Markets
• Drive Investor Awareness and Interest

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Drive the Market

• Our goal is to increase acceptance of
  laser-welded blank applications and expand our
  product offerings to increase penetration on new
  vehicles.
• We are pushing market growth by stressing the
  value equation more strength, less weight, less
  steel, higher quality and lower cost.
• According to ULSAB (UltraLight Steel Auto Body)
  study, the optimum number of LWBs per vehicle is
  20 or more.

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Driving the Market Current and Potential
Applications
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Average Number of Laser-Welded Blanks per Vehicle
Continues to Increase

Note Management Estimates
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Drive New Technologies

• Technology Leader in Market
• Curvilinear Laser Blank Welding
• Tube Welding/Hydro Forming
• Aluminum Blank Welding
• Exposed Blank Welding

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Drive New Technologies

• We formed Noble Advanced Technologies to develop
  innovative new products and processes
• We are developing new bonding technologies to
  join new types of steel as well as aluminum to
  expand our product line and capabilities.
• Curvilinear
• Leading share of N.A. curvilinear parts (85)
• Developing new curvilinear applications to expand
  share

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Tubular Products

• Very promising customer interest
• Market potential estimated more than 150 Million
• Tube production in Warren facility
• Short tubes in production - run rate 50 above
  expectations
• High levels of quoting activity ongoing
• At least five new tubular applications expected
  to be commercialized by 2008

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Drive Continuous Improvement

• Safety is our 1 Priority
• A safe environment is an efficient environment
• Zero injuries is our goal
• Quality
• Customer-reported defect rate under 25 PPM
• Cost Reduction
• Maintain or improve competitive position by
  continuously focusing on eliminating waste and
  unnecessary cost
• Scrap reduced 30 in 2004 with further
  improvement targeted

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Drive New Products Markets

• AUSTRALIA
• Launched Geelong facility in 2004
• Relocating to permanent facility in Adelaide
  mid-2005
• Expect to ship parts to second customer 3Q05
• MEXICO
• Acquired Silao facility January 2005
• Silao plant currently offers blanking services
  with laser welding to be added 2H05
• Plant was a finalist for Shingo prize for quality
  

Drive Investor Awareness and Interest

• Noble is a high-technology growth company that
  supplies high-value products and services to
  automakers
• Noble named to IBD Top 100 and Russell 2000 and
  3000 indices
• Institutional shareholders now account for approx
  60 over share base

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2004 Another Record Year Continuing Operations,
excl FAS 133
2003
2004
EPS - Diluted

1.09
1.44


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Financial Guidance

• 2005 projected diluted EPS of 1.55 to 1.60 on
  sales of 340 - 350 million
• EBITDA for 2005 estimated at 34 million to 36
  million
• Capital expenditures for 2004 projected at 8
  million to 10 million
• EPS will no longer be impacted by FAS 133 due to
  a change in terms of the 4 convertible notes
• Note projections are based on estimated 2005
  North American light vehicle production of 16.0
  million units. Average diluted share count for
  2004 estimated at 10.8 million.