Amerigon to Present at the 13th Annual Roth Capital Growth Conference

    IRWINDALE, Calif., Feb. 20 Amerigon Incorporated
today announced that it will be presenting at the 13th Annual
Roth Capital Growth Conference on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at
10:30 AM PST.  Amerigon's presentation will be broadcast live over the
Internet and those interested may listen to the live web cast of the
presentation from the Conference by accessing http://www.redchip.com or
http://www.freerealtime.com or http://www.twst.com.
    The Roth Capital Growth Conference is being held February 19-21, at
The Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, CA.  Co-sponsored by RedChip.com, the
conference provides a forum for investment opportunities in the small
capitalization universe.
    Those interested in listening to the presentation are encouraged to go to
one of the web sites 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to register
and, if needed, download and install any necessary audio software.

    Amerigon Incorporated, headquartered in Irwindale, CA, develops,
manufactures and markets proprietary high technology products for automotive
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).  The Company's Climate Control
Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) significantly enhances individual driver and passenger
comfort in virtually all climatic conditions by providing cooling and heating
to seat occupants, as desired, through an active, thermoelectric-based
temperature management system.  Amerigon maintains a sales and technical
support center in Detroit, and sales and technical support centers in both
Japan and Germany.

    For further information please contact Jill Cieslak of Allen & Caron Inc.,
949-474-4300, jill@allencaron.com, for Amerigon Incorporated.