Exide Technologies Tennessee Facility to Produce Batteries for Ford Motor Company

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--April 27, 2006--Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, announced today that its Bristol, Tennessee facility has been approved by Ford Motor Company to produce original-equipment batteries for a number of different passenger vehicles.

The Bristol alliance with Ford is part of Exide's global plan to position its manufacturing capacities more closely with anticipated needs of markets the Company serves.

Exide's Bristol facility will manufacture automotive batteries to be installed in select Ford, Mercury and Mazda vehicles. The models include the Ford Crown Victoria, E-Series full-size passenger and utility van, Escape, Freestyle Crossover vehicle, Focus, Five Hundred, the F-Series full-size pickup trucks, Taurus, Mercury Grand Marquis, Mariner, Montego and the Mazda Tribute.

The batteries manufactured in Bristol will be supplied to Ford Motor Company assembly plants located in Atlanta, Georgia; Avon Lake, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Dearborn, Michigan; Kansas City, Missouri; Norfolk, Virginia; and Wayne, Michigan.

"Exide has been a proud Ford partner for more than 30 years, and our continued relationship is a result of Exide's drive to achieve consistent, world-class excellence in product and process quality," said Gordon A. Ulsh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Exide Technologies. "In the evolving landscape of transportation battery technology, the Bristol facility plays a leading role as Exide's flagship original equipment operation for research and product development. In addition, we believe its geographic location is ideally situated for the automotive supply chain."

About Exide Technologies:

Exide Technologies, with operations in 89 countries, is one of the world's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The Company's four global business groups - Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World - provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications.

Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and 42-volt automotive applications. Industrial markets include network power applications such as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and other commercial vehicles.

Further information about Exide, including its financial results, are available at www.exide.com.