Amerigon to Participate in Panel Discussion at the Jefferies Global Automotive Conference in New York City

DEARBORN, Mich., May 17, 2005 -- Amerigon Incorporated today announced that Chief Financial Officer Barry Steele is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion entitled "The Rolling Laboratory - Fuel cell, hybrid vehicles & alternative technologies" at the Jefferies Global Automotive Conference on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time. The one-day conference is being held at the St. Regis Hotel in New York.

To address the current issues and emerging technologies affecting all stakeholders in the automotive value chain, Jefferies & Company has gathered industry executives, experts and investors for an interactive discussion. Panel discussion topics will focus on the financial impact of legacy costs, alternative technologies, liquidity pressures, outsourcing and investment returns.

About Amerigon

Amerigon designs, develops and markets its proprietary Climate Control Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) products for sale to automotive and truck original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). CCS 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's subsidiary, BSST, is engaged in developing thermoelectric devices (TED) with more efficiency than currently available devices and has development contracts with several customers to expand the market for TED-based automotive and non-automotive products. Amerigon maintains sales and technical support centers in Los Angeles, Detroit, Japan, Germany and England.

Certain matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be different. Important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from its expectations in this release are risks that sales may not significantly increase, necessary additional financing may be unavailable, new competitors may arise and adverse conditions in the automotive industry may negatively affect its results. The liquidity and trading price of its common stock may be negatively affected by these and other factors. Please also refer to the Amerigon's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including but not limited to its Form 10-QSB for the period ending March 31, 2005 and its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.