PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exide Technologies,
(OTC Bulletin Board: EXDTQ) ( http://www.exide.com ), a global leader in stored
electrical-energy solutions, will have a strong presence next week in Las
Vegas at Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW) 2003, the automotive
industry's largest international aftermarket trade gathering.
AAIW is composed of two separate but related exhibitions that run
concurrently. The Aftermarket Automotive Products Expo (AAPEX) 2003, housed
at the Sands Convention Center, is the largest automotive aftermarket trade
show in the world, sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry
Association (AAIA) and Motor Equipment & Manufacturers' Association (MEMA).
The SEMA Show 2003, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and sponsored by
the Speciality Equipment Market Association (SEMA), is the premier automotive
specialty products trade event. A third trade organization, the Automotive
Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA), hosts supplier/buyer meetings in
conjunction with the exhibitions.
A 35-member team from Exide's global Transportation Business Group will
exhibit under the powerful theme It All Starts Here to accompany its presence
at the event. Exide's futuristic AAPEX exhibit, located on the Automotive
Parkway in space #5600 on the upper level, will feature the Company's
innovation and progress in products and aftermarket services, present the
impact of technological partnerships, as well as Exide's solid turnaround
accomplishments as the Company prepares to emerge from Chapter 11
restructuring later this year.
In addition, Exide will host a press conference to discuss significant
customer wins, contract extensions with key business partners, and the status
of Chapter 11 restructuring. Exide press materials also will be available at
the Company's exhibit as well as in the AAPEX and SEMA press rooms.
The theme will be carried further at SEMA, where the Exide exhibit,
located in the Mobile Electronics section in space #20025, will feature the
leading Exide Select Orbital XCD battery as well as a 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline
low rider automobile. The car, the Lowrider Magazine "Bomb" of the year for
2002 and 2003, is equipped with 10 Orbital XCD batteries that power the
hydraulics, audio and video systems -- showing the many uses of this
technologically-advanced battery for both audio and specialty applications.
"Exide's presence at AAIW 2003 is of threefold importance," said David G.
Enstone, Exide Technologies President - Transportation Global Business Unit.
"It positions our Company as both the partner of choice for our aftermarket
customers as well as a systems solutions supplier on the forefront of
technological leadership. And, it presents Exide's transformation into the
unified, efficient global producer and service provider that it has become."
AAIW 2003 opens in Las Vegas on November 4 and runs through November 7.
More information is available
at http://www.aaiwshow.com , http://www.aapexshow.com , http://www.semashow.org , as well as
at http://www.exide.com .
About Exide Technologies:
Exide Technologies, with operations in 89 countries and fiscal 2003 net
sales of approximately $2.4 billion, is one of the world's largest producers
and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The company's two global business
groups -- industrial energy and transportation -- provide a comprehensive
range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and
transportation applications.
Industrial uses include network power applications such as
telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic
(solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS); and motive-power
applications for a broad range of equipment uses, including lift trucks,
mining vehicles and commercial vehicles.
Transportation applications include automotive, heavy-duty truck,
agricultural and marine, as well as new technologies being developed for
hybrid vehicles and new 42-volt automotive applications. The company supplies
both aftermarket and original-equipment transportation customers.
Further information about Exide Technologies, its financial results and
other information can be found at http://www.exide.com .
Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements as defined by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As
such, they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause the actual results of the company to be materially different
from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These are enumerated in further detail in the company's Form 10-K.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jeannine Addams or Kristin Wohlleben
Tarkenton & Addams, Inc.
404/231-1132
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Doug Morris
Gavin Anderson & Company
212/515-1962
SOURCE Exide Technologies
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Related links:
http://www.aaiwshow.com
http://www.aapexshow.com http://www.semashow.org
http://www.exide.com
CONTACT:
Media, Jeannine Addams or Kristin Wohlleben
of Tarkenton & Addams, Inc., +1-404-231-1132; or Investors, Doug
Morris of Gavin Anderson & Company, +1-212-515-1962
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