NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amerigon
Incorporated (NASDAQ-GS: ARGN), a global developer and marketer of
innovative thermal management technologies for a broad range of
heating and cooling and temperature control applications, today
announced that its proprietary heated and ventilated seat system is
being offered as an option on the front seats of the mid-size 2011
Hyundai Sonata being sold in China.
In August 2010, Amerigon announced
that the heated and ventilated seat system was being offered as an
option in the 2011 Hyundai Sonata sold in Korea. With the
availability of the option on Sonatas sold in China, Amerigon has expanded its opportunity
for additional sales of its seat systems in this very important
market.
Amerigon President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel R. Coker said, "The expansion of our
heated and ventilated seat system on the Hyundai Sonata in the
Chinese market is an endorsement of the interest in these systems
by automotive manufacturers and consumers alike. Sonata
buyers' interest in our heated and ventilated seat system in Korea
is high, and we expect to see similar results in China. We
remain committed to working with Hyundai to provide unparalleled
passenger comfort around the world."
In addition to the Hyundai Sonata, the Hyundai Tucson and
Hyundai Azera also offer Amerigon's heated and ventilated seat
system. Hyundai vehicles featuring Amerigon's proprietary
Climate Control Seat® (CCS®) system, which delivers active,
individually controlled heated or cooled air to seat occupants,
include the Hyundai Equus and Hyundai Genesis.
About the Amerigon Heated and Ventilated Seat System
The Amerigon heated and ventilated seat system combines
passive cooling or ventilation with active heating. For
cooler environments or more economical vehicle lines, a ventilated
seat may be a viable solution, bringing ambient cabin air to the
surface instead of the "cooled" air produced by the thermoelectric
technology. In the cooling mode, the heater is turned off and
the fan provides ambient cabin air to the seat surface. In
the heating mode, the vent only system is supplemented with more
traditional resistive heating elements. Amerigon's heated and
ventilated seat system fits within the same envelope as the active
CCS system, so multiple Amerigon applications can be installed
within or across various vehicle platforms.
About Amerigon
Amerigon (NASDAQ-GS:ARGN) is a global developer and
marketer of innovative thermal management technologies for a broad
range of heating and cooling and temperature control applications.
Automotive products based on Amerigon and W.E.T. technologies
include actively heated and cooled seat systems and cup holders,
heated and ventilated seat systems, heated seat and steering wheel
systems, cable systems and other electronic devices. Its advanced
technology team is developing more efficient materials for
thermoelectrics and systems for waste heat recovery and electrical
power generation for the automotive market that also have
far-reaching applications for consumer products as well as
industrial and technology markets. Amerigon has approximately
$500 million in annual revenues and
5,000 employees in facilities in the U.S., Germany, Mexico, China, Canada, Japan, England, Korea and the Ukraine. For more
information, go to www.amerigon.com.
Certain matters discussed in this release are forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results
may be different. Important factors that could cause the
Company's actual results to differ materially from its expectations
in this release are risks that sales may not significantly
increase, additional financing, if necessary, may not be available,
new competitors may arise and adverse conditions in the automotive
industry may negatively affect its results. The liquidity and
trading price of its common stock may be negatively affected by
these and other factors. Please also refer to Amerigon's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including,
but not limited to, its Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011, and its Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2010.
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SOURCE Amerigon Incorporated