Amerigon has entered into a purchase agreement with shareholders to acquire a majority voting share of W.E.T. Automotive Systems (W.E.T.), a publicly-traded German company located in Odelzhausen, Germany. The acquisition brings together the complementary business strengths of each company and will allow for improved customer responsiveness and product development.

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Personal Comfort
Desktop Climate Control
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Personal Heating and Cooling

Amerigon subsidiary, BSST, partnered with Herman Miller to develop the C2™ personal climate control device. The personal heating and cooling unit is the first commercially available, non-automotive product to use Amerigon's advanced thermoelectric technology. Herman Miller, a leading global provider of interior furnishings, systems, and related technologies and accessories, will offer the desktop C2 device as part of The Be Collection™ through its contract dealers and retailers. The C2, which was designed for the individual and is approximately 10 inches tall, allows users to regulate the temperature of their personal work space, depending on their preference. C2 is designed to be used in close proximity to the user and consumes less than 80 watts of electricity in either heating or cooling modes. Robyn Hofmeyer, General Manager of The Be Collection, said, "A common problem in today’s work environment is finding a temperature that works for everyone. C2 can solve that issue, for each individual, in an energy-efficient and safe way." Lon E. Bell, PhD., President and Chief Executive Officer of the BSST subsidiary of Amerigon, commented, "C2 is a great example of what can be developed with our proprietary thermoelectric technology. Much like Amerigon’s CCS system, Herman Miller's C2 delivers heating and cooling in a compact package and is designed to be very friendly to the environment. As BSST continues to make thermoelectrics more efficient, the range of new, innovative product opportunities like C2 opens up dramatically."