Aura Systems Signs OEM Agreement with Pierce Manufacturing

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--April 10, 2002--Aura Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: AURA) announced today that it entered into a letter agreement with Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., a wholly owned division of Oshkosh Truck Corporation .
    Pierce intends to install the AuraGen(R)5 kW system on an OEM basis for fire apparatus vehicles. The system will use Aura's Power Take Off ("PTO") interface. Pierce personnel will perform the installations at Pierce facilities.
    Pierce is one of North America's leading manufacturers of fire apparatus vehicles. Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a Fortune 1000 company, was recently selected by Forbes as one of the 400 Best Big Companies in America.
    Mr. Joshua Hauser, Aura's President and CEO said, "We are pleased to work with Pierce on an OEM basis. The AuraGen Power System is an ideal product for fire fighting vehicles. We have already installed units in such vehicles across the country on an aftermarket basis. Working with Pierce will provide end users of fire apparatus vehicles with all the added benefits and convenience of an OEM installation".

    About Aura Systems

    Aura Systems Inc., a technology leader in mobile power, develops and sells AuraGen Mobile Induction Power systems to the industrial, commercial and defense mobile power generation markets. The Company's unique and patented energy solution is the only proven, commercially available pure sine wave power system that can continuously provide thousands of watts of power at low engine speed, and is fully integrated under the vehicle hood. The AuraGen is capable of generating full power up to 8500 watts at all engine speeds including enhanced engine idle speed for gasoline engines and at idle speed for bigger diesel engines. The AuraGen combines sophisticated mechanical and electronics design, advanced engineering and break-through electromagnetic technology to produce a highly reliable and flexible mobile power generating system that creates alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) electricity, both with and without the engine on. For more information about the Company's AuraGen product visit the company's website at http://www.aurasystems.com.

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