Continental AG to Host Press Conference Today at SAE

Continental AG just notified regulatory authorities that it has reached an agreement to purchase the Automotive Electronics Business of Motorola, Inc. This transaction is now pending regulatory approval.

To provide the press with more details on this announcement, Continental and Motorola have scheduled a news conference for:

  TODAY, Monday, April 3, 2006
  10:00 a.m. EDT
  SAE Media Center, Cobo Center
  Detroit, Michigan

Mannfred Wennemer, chairman, Continental AG, will open the press conference via satellite transmission from Frankfurt, Germany. Participating from Detroit will be:

* Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, Continental Board member, President, Continental Automotive Systems

* William Kozyra, President & CEO, Continental Automotive Systems North America, Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG

* Greg Brown, President, Motorola Networks & Enterprise Business

We apologize for any inconvenience, but regulatory restrictions prohibited us from notifying you earlier. If you are unable to attend the press conference in person, you can watch it live at:

http://wm-live.world.mii-streaming.net/live/convergent//push/1

If you have any questions regarding the press conference or would like to speak with a member of Continental's leadership team, please CONTACT: Jim Gill, +1-248-882-6309, Heimo Prokop, +49 511 938-1485, Hannes Boekhoff, +49 511 938-1278; or Elizabeth Weigandt Twork of John Bailey & Associates, +1-248-362-4200, ext. 244.

  Best Regards,
  Jim Gill, M.S., APR
  Director Public Relations
  Continental Automotive Systems

PRNewswire -- April 3
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