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Lund International Announces Corporate Center/Reorganization

SUWANEE, Ga., April 24 -- Lund International announces its new Corporate Center and changes to its executive and management structure.

CORPORATE CENTER

Effective Monday, April 24, 2006, Lund International will begin operating from its new Corporate Center at 300 Horizon Drive, Suwanee Georgia, 30024. This new 355,000 sq. ft. facility has been substantially renovated to meet the Company's long-term needs for superior customer service and support.

Initially, Lund Accessories Division and most Georgia-based corporate staff will be operating from the new facility. Within the next few months, the warehouse operation of the Ventshade Accessories Division and the balance of the Georgia-based corporate staff -- primarily customer service -- will also relocate to the new facility.

Lund International's new Corporate Center primarily houses the Company's headquarters and its Corporate Distribution Center.

AUTOTRON ACCESSORIES DIVISION

Effective April 24, 2006, Jerry Hughes will move from his current position as Vice President, Corporate Product Development and Quality to Vice President and General Manager, Autotron Accessories Division, reporting to Ed Schwartz, Chief Operating Officer of Lund International.

CORPORATE DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Effective April 24th, Stephen Treichel is appointed Corporate Vice President - Distribution and Information Systems, reporting to Dennis Vollmershausen, President and Chief Executive Officer. Tony Bednarik, Vice President and General Manager of the Lund Accessories Division, will report to Stephen Treichel.

The Corporate Distribution Center located in the Company's new Suwanee facility will initially distribute Lund branded accessories. Within the next few months, AVS branded accessories will be added to the Corporate Distribution Center.

Lund International designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of appearance products for the automotive aftermarket, including window vents, visors, hood shields, running boards, bed covers, spoilers, toolboxes, cargo management and other accessories. Those products are sold under the brand names Auto Ventshade(TM), Lund(R), Belmor(R), Deflecta-Shield(R), Nifty(TM), and Trenz(R). Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, the company has eight locations and more than 1,000 employees.

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