XPEL Reports Product Download Growth
- 60.33% Growth Over Same Period in 2005 - - Nearly 37% Improvement in New Dealer Activations - - 92 New Product Dealer Applications Submitted Year-to-Date -
SAN ANTONIO, March 2 -- XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV: DAP.U) announced today that product downloads from its database of electronic designs during the first two months of 2006, reached 16,904. The number of automotive paint and headlight protection kits downloaded and produced by XPEL and its worldwide dealer base during January and February of 2006, exceeded production for the same period in 2005 by 60.33% or 6,361 kits. Additionally, 2006 year- to-date new product dealer activations increased 36.84% over the same period a year ago.
W. Rege Brunner, Chairman and CEO, stated, "The ever-increasing value of being tied to the XPEL brand is what drives the continuing improvement of these metrics. Our attention to the details of design, installation training, product delivery, technical support, and customer care attracts new dealer candidates; ultimately translating into increased product downloads. When a new product dealer signs on with XPEL, they get a partner, and that means a great deal in this industry."
XPEL Technologies Corp. (http://www.xpel.com/ ), publicly traded on the TSXV Exchange, is the worldwide leader in the electronic delivery of top automotive aftermarket products, utilizing the Internet as an integral component for its design, manufacturing, distribution and customer relationship strategies. The Company's DAP software utility offers Dealers the industry's most efficient and productive tool set for better serving customers with "best of breed" solutions in real-time. XPEL has clear advantages over the competition through its proprietary corporate framework consisting of an expansive library of installation-friendly window tint, paint and headlight protection products, coupled with a unique web-based remote manufacturing and distribution software, superior installation training curriculum and facilities, and established and growing sales distribution channels.
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