CSK Auto Names Transpro as its Primary Air Conditioning Line Supplier

    NEW HAVEN, Conn.--April 11, 2002--Transpro, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket and OEM heat transfer products for automotive, truck, and industrial applications, has announced today that CSK Auto, Inc. has named Transpro as primary supplier of its air conditioning product line.
    Effective immediately, CSK will sell the complete Ready-Aire(R) air conditioning (A/C) product line throughout its retail network. This line has application coverage for virtually all makes and models of automobiles and light trucks on the road today and includes several products such as compressors, evaporators, accumulators, filter-driers, hose-assemblies and other A/C components.
    This agreement represents an extension of Transpro's already established relationship with CSK. CSK has and continues to purchase Ready-Rad(R) Radiators and Ready-Aire(R) Heater Cores and A/C Condensers from Transpro.
    "We are very excited that CSK Auto has chosen Ready-Aire(R) by Transpro as its air conditioning brand of choice," said Charles E. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transpro. "CSK is the largest retailer of automotive parts and accessories in the Western United States and is among the top five aftermarket retailers in the nation. We look forward to helping CSK grow their air conditioning business and believe this is a strategic step in the growth plans for our company. This new business acquisition demonstrates the effectiveness of our Ready-Aire(R) team in serving major customers' needs."
    CSK currently operates over 1,130 stores in 19 states under the following trade names: Checker Auto Parts in the Southwest, Rocky Mountains, Northern Plains, and Hawaii; Schuck's Auto Supply in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska; and Kragen Auto Parts, primarily in California. As a specialty retailer, CSK primarily serves the do-it-yourself customer, with increasing emphasis on the wholesale (do-it-for-me) business.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Statements included in this news release, which are not historical in nature, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain detailed factors that could cause the Company's actual results to materially differ from forward-looking statements made by the Company. In particular, statements relating to the future financial performance of the Company are subject to business conditions and growth in the general economy and automotive and truck business, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changes in customer product mix, failure to obtain new customers or retain old customers or changes in the financial stability of customers, changes in the cost of raw materials, components or finished products and changes in interest rates.