First Vehicle to Offer New Heated and Ventilated Seat System

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amerigon Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARGN), a leader in developing products based on advanced thermoelectric (TE) technologies, announced today that its newly developed heated and ventilated seat system is being offered as an option for the 2008 Nissan Teana front-wheel-drive mid-size sedan sold in Asia. This marks the debut of Amerigon's heated and ventilated seat system.

Amerigon's heated and ventilated seat system, which utilizes the Company's patented air distribution system and its innovative heating technology, was developed specifically to provide year-round comfort for value-conscious customers.

Amerigon President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel R. Coker commented, "The Asian market is one of the most important automotive markets in the world and we are very pleased to extend our presence there, especially with a prominent market leader such as Nissan. Japanese automotive manufacturers, like others around the world, recognize that comfort and convenience features, such as our new heated and ventilated seat system, add significant value to their products, particularly to the discriminating buyers who purchase quality sedans like the Teana.

"This is a milestone for Amerigon because it extends our product line for the entry- and mid-level segments of the global automotive market," Coker added.

Other vehicles from Nissan offer Amerigon's Climate Control Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) system, an actively heated and cooled seat system. These vehicles are the Nissan Cima, Nissan Fuga, Infiniti Q45, Infiniti M45, Infiniti M35, Infiniti FX35 and Infiniti FX50.

About Amerigon

Amerigon (Nasdaq: ARGN) develops products based on its advanced, proprietary, efficient thermoelectric (TE) technologies for a wide range of global markets and heating and cooling applications. The Company's current principal product is its proprietary Climate Control Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) system, a solid-state, TE-based system that permits drivers and passengers of vehicles to individually and actively control the heating and cooling of their respective seats to ensure maximum year-round comfort. CCS, which is the only system of its type on the market today, uses no CFCs or other environmentally sensitive coolants. Amerigon maintains sales and technical support centers in Southern California, Detroit, Japan, Germany, England and Korea.

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 March 31, 2008 and its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

     Contact:  Allen & Caron Inc
               Jill Bertotti (investors)
               jill@allencaron.com
               Len Hall (media)
               len@allencaron.com
               (949) 474-4300


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