Clarion Corporation Announces New Vice President of Retail Sales

GARDENA, Calif., April 20 -- Clarion Corporation of America is pleased to announce the promotion of Ralf Engelbrecht to the position of Vice President of Retail Sales. Engelbrecht will oversee all sales of aftermarket products. Engelbrecht began his career with Clarion in 1992 and was most recently Clarion's National Sales Manager.

"We have a great product lineup this year, from our source units, including the DXZ845MC with MusicCatcher technology along with the DXZ945MP with touchscreen Optimedia display, to our new overhead video monitors with split screen technology," said Engelbrecht. "Rounding out these products are our new speaker and amplifier lines along with our newly designed Ungo Security products. The positive response from our customers on our 2004 products has been tremendous."

Matt Matsuda, President of Clarion Corporation, says, "Ralf has excelled in the National Sales Manager capacity and we couldn't be more pleased to have him as a member of Clarion's Executive team."

About Clarion Corporation:

Clarion Corporation of America has its headquarters in Gardena, California. Clarion Corporation of America is the largest subsidiary of Tokyo based Clarion Company Ltd. ranked among the top 100 Global OEM Suppliers by Automotive News. Clarion, an international leader in car audio and electronics since 1940 is positioned as the number one independent car audio manufacturer. The company conducts research, development, engineering, design, manufacturing, sales and marketing of entertainment, communications, security, and navigation products for the automotive environment, including IVCS (in-vehicle computing systems). Clarion has more than 10,000 employees worldwide and 24 factories in 10 countries, with marketing and sales affiliates in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Clarion is located on the Web at www.clarion.com.