Aura Appoints New Director of Distribution

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 11 -- Aura Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AURA) today announced an important addition to its staff through the appointment of Denise Schneider as director of distribution. In this newly created position, Ms. Schneider will report to Marcus Rufer, Aura vice president, product support division. In this capacity, Ms. Schneider will focus on expanding Aura distribution channels, both domestic and international, and increasing the level of support for Aura distributors and customers worldwide.

"Expanding our product support staff is a key element in our plan to significantly increase revenues," said Marcus Rufer, Aura vice president, product support division. "We are all excited about an industry veteran such as Denise joining the Aura team. With over 12 years of automotive market experience, Denise brings a wealth of experience with global organizations such as General Motors, Electronic Data Systems and Honeywell. The addition of highly qualified individuals like Denise will substantially enhance the services we provide to our distributors and end-user customers worldwide."

In this newly created position, Ms. Schneider will be responsible for the development of dealer and distribution channels, dealer training, marketing and sales support, and dealer agreements and contract management. She has over 12 years of automotive experience with leading global organizations including General Motors, Electronic Data Systems, and Honeywell. Most recently, Schneider was the marketing and customer support manager at Garrett Engine Boosting Systems, a division of Honeywell Inc., which manufactures and markets products in over fifteen countries. Prior to Garrett, Ms. Schneider held positions of increasing responsibility with General Motors. These positions included assistant business development manager for General Motors Service in Germany and account manager for GM Parts consulting for dealerships in the New England area. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in marketing from Western Illinois University. Ms. Schneider will be located at Aura Systems' headquarters in El Segundo, California.

About Aura Systems

Aura Systems Inc., an ISO 9001 certified company, is a technology leader in mobile power. The company develops and sells AuraGen(R) 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(R) 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(R) 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(R) product visit the company's website at http://www.aurasystems.com/ .

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information based on the beliefs of Aura's management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to Aura's management. Such statements reflect the current views of Aura with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including risk factors identified in Aura's 10-K and other SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Aura undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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For further information, please contact: Neal Meehan, Chairman and CEO of Aura Systems, Inc., +1-310-643-5300, nmeehan@aurasystems.com.