NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amerigon
Incorporated (NASDAQ-GS: ARGN), the global market leader and a
developer of innovative thermal management technologies, announced
today that its proprietary Climate Control Seat® (CCS®) system is
currently being offered as an option in the 2012 Kia K9 Cadenza,
the company's flagship sedan sold in Korea. The heated and
cooled seat system option is offered for both the front and rear
seats.
Amerigon President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel R. Coker said, "The Kia K9 Cadenza is
considered Kia's flagship luxury sedan in the Korean market, which
makes it a very nice fit for our CCS actively heated and cooled
seat system. The K9 Cadenza is being marketed
as 'all-new' so we believe it is significant that Kia included
our thermal management technology. We are pleased that Kia is
expanding the availability of this comfort enhancing technology to
more of its vehicles."
Another Kia vehicle that features CCS is the Kia Opirus/Amanti
full-size sedan. Kia vehicles featuring Amerigon's
proprietary heated and ventilated seat system include the Kia
Optima, Kia Sportage and Kia Mohave/Borrego.
About CCS
In the CCS system, which is built around Amerigon's
highly-efficient, solid-state thermoelectric device, air is forced
through the heat pump and thermally conditioned in response to
electronic switch input from the seat occupant. The
conditioned air circulates by a specially designed fan through
ducts in the seat cushion and seat back, resulting in a surface
that can be heated or cooled. Each seat has individual
electronic controls to adjust the level of heating or cooling.
CCS substantially improves comfort compared with conventional
air conditioners by focusing the cooling directly on the passenger
through the seat, rather than waiting until ambient air cools the
seat surface behind the passenger.
Amerigon is the largest supplier of thermoelectric systems for
cars, with more than 8.8 million thermoelectric-based seat systems
sold.
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 technologies developed by Amerigon and
its majority-owned subsidiary, W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG,
include actively heated and cooled seat systems and cup holders,
heated and ventilated seat systems, thermal storage bins, 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 may
have far-reaching applications for consumer products as well as
industrial and technology markets. Amerigon has more than 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 (SEC) filings and reports,
including, but not limited to, its Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011; all of which are
available free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Amerigon expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.
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SOURCE Amerigon Incorporated