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Amerigon Selected to Supply Climate Control Seat Components

14 October 1998

Amerigon Selected to Supply Climate Control Seat Components to Johnson Control for the 2000 Model Year

    IRWINDALE, Calif.--Oct. 14, 1998--Amerigon Incorporated , today announced that Johnson Controls, Inc. has selected Amerigon to supply its proprietary Climate Control Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) system to be installed in seat systems for a major North American auto manufacturer, starting in the 2000 model year. Amerigon's CCS(TM) system is the world's first active temperature control system for motor vehicle seats, offering heating, cooling and ventilation.
    Amerigon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Lon Bell said, "We are excited to be working with Johnson Controls, a leading innovator in the automotive seating industry, and a major supplier to the automotive industry. This is the first automotive Tier I Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) supplier to integrate our proprietary technology into a production model and marks a major milestone for our company."
    According to Bell, Amerigon is also working with several other major automotive manufacturers in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim on programs to introduce the CCS(TM) system on a variety of automotive platforms in the near future.
    Johnson Controls is a global market leader in automotive systems. Through its Automotive Systems Group, it designs and produces seating and interior systems for auto makers worldwide, and batteries for the original equipment and replacement markets.
    Amerigon, an emerging player in the global automotive industry, develops and markets proprietary high-technology products for the automotive OEM. In addition to the CCS(TM) system, the company's products include its proprietary AmeriGuard(TM) Radar System to extend the driver's field of view in such vehicle applications as enhanced parking aids, back-up warning systems, and side object detection.

    This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, demand for the company's products, uncertainties in the development of high technology products, risks and delays in obtaining customer orders, technological change, competition and other risks and uncertainties that are detailed in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.