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CARB Chairman Attends Opening of New IMPCO Facility

15 August 2000

CARB Chairman Attends Opening of New IMPCO Facility

    IRVINE, Calif. - IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced today the opening of its 
New IMPCO Advanced Vehicle Concepts Center in Lake Forest, California.  Opening 
remarks were given by California Air Resources Board Chairman, Dr. Alan Lloyd.

    IMPCO's latest facility expansion is required to accommodate IMPCO's major
automaker customers (OEMs) requirements for Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) and
Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) rapid prototyping of advanced fuel system
components and to quickly develop and integrate vehicle level systems.  The
IMPCO Advanced Vehicle Concepts Center will deploy all of the disciplines
necessary to take a Fuel Cell Vehicle or Alternative Fuel Vehicle from concept
to commercialization, including product development, integration, validation,
certification, service engineering and after sales support.  IMPCO's "system"
approach ensures the performance optimization of the vehicle including,
drivability, performance, reliability, fuel economy, emission compliance and
safety.

    Dr. Alan Lloyd, Chairman, California Air Resources Board said, "IMPCO is
an example of a premiere high technology California Company taking a lead in
the advancement of clean vehicle technologies, including hydrogen storage and
fuel delivery systems for automotive internal combustion and fuel cell
vehicles.  It is companies like IMPCO who will have a major impact on the
reduction of vehicle exhaust emissions, not only in California, but worldwide
for decades to come.  I applaud IMPCO's efforts."

    Syed Hussain, Vice President and General Manager of IMPCO's Technology and
Automotive OEM Division said, "The Advanced Vehicle Concepts Center sets the
foundation for rapid expansion of our capabilities for the integration of fuel
cell, vehicle level technology and subsequent production."

    "We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to have Dr. Alan Lloyd
visit IMPCO's latest addition to its California operations.  Dr. Lloyd and
CARB are dedicated to the advancement of clean and zero emission vehicle
technologies and their proactive approach and forward thinking has had a major
impact on the reduction of exhaust emissions in California.  IMPCO is
committed to developing and commercializing fuel system technologies that not
only meet the targeted reduced emission levels through the deployment of
state-of-the-art technology but also meet the strictest standards of quality,
reliability and durability for the entire vehicle."

    IMPCO is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of fuel storage,
fuel delivery and electronic control systems that allow internal combustion
engines and fuel cells to operate using clean fuels such as hydrogen, propane,
natural gas and methanol.  IMPCO's advanced fuel system technologies are
designed to optimize efficiency and performance by electronically sensing and
regulating the proper proportion of fuel and air used by internal combustion
engines and fuel cell systems.  IMPCO supplies its products and fuel system
integration to original equipment manufacturers of motor vehicles, truck,
buses, forklifts, material handling equipment and small portable to large
stationary engines.  IMPCO also supplies these products and services to the
global aftermarket as well.

    Headquartered in Cerritos, California, IMPCO has more than 600 employees,
400 distributors and dealers and 17 offices and facilities worldwide
including:  United States, Australia, Japan and Mexico, IMPCO operates in the
Netherlands, France, Germany and the United Kingdom as IMCO-BERU Technologies,
B.V.