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Amerigon Inc.

(ARGN) is in the Auto Industry

Market Cap:$149.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$63.6M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Amerigon Incorporated (we, the Company or the registrant) designs, develops and markets products based on our advanced, proprietary, efficient thermoelectric device (TED) technologies for a wide range of global markets and heating and cooling applications. Our current principal product is our proprietary Climate Control Seat (CCS or CCS) which we sell to automobile and truck original equipment manufacturers or their tier one suppliers. The CCS provides year-round comfort to automotive seat occupants by producing both active heating and cooling. As of March 2009, we have shipped approximately 4.6 million units of our CCS product to customers since 2000. Our CCS product is currently offered as an optional feature on 41 automobile models produced by Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motors, Honda Motor Company and Hyundai Corporation. Tata Motors, Ltd. features CCS on its Jaguar and Land Rover luxury brands which it acquired from Ford Motor Company in 2008. Since the initial introduction of CCS, we have introduced new designs that incorporated improvements in electrical efficiency, size, weight, and noise and are more versatile. These include our Micro Thermal Module (MTM or MTM) technology and our CCS II configuration. Further improvements in engineering design are currently in development and are expected to be introduced on future vehicle models. In 2008, we launched a heated and ventilated only variant of the CCS (HV). ...

President Bsst
Lon E. Bell
Number of Employees 78
Contact Information

21680 Haggerty Road

Suite 101

Northville, Michigan 48167

amerigon.com

(248) 504-0500

NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211

Recent Events

  • Amerigon ARGN Tops Q3 EPS by 5c

    10/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

amerigon inc. - All News and Analysis

  • Amerigon Incorporated Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-02-10

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. We will now begin the question-and-answer session. Operator instructions. Our first question is from the line of Brett Hoselton from KeyBanc Capital Market. Please go ahead. Brett Hoselton – KeyBanc Capital Market Good morning gentlemen. Bud Marx Good morning. Dan...

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  • Amerigon Incorporated Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript.

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-28

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Steve Denault - Northland Securities. Steve Denault - Northland Securities You made reference to the R&D spend, be it the $2 million level, likely to continue at that level going forward. Is that a mis-statement or should we...

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  • Amerigon Incorporated Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-03

    Question-and-Answer Session Operator (Operator's instruction) Your first question comes from Brandon Ferro - KeyBanc Capital Market. Brandon Ferro - KeyBanc Capital Market Dan, can you just tell what your revenue growth guidance for 2008? Can you give me a sense of what that is actually based on?...

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  • Amerigon, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-05-16

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Instructions. And our first question comes from Casey Flavin from CJS Securities. Please go ahead. Hello, Mr. Flavin, if you are using speaker equipment if you could please lift the handset. Thank you. Casey Flavin - CJS Securities Sorry about that. Good morning, guys. Despite strong sales...

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  • Amerigon, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-02-12

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Well, ladies and gentlemen, we'll new begin the question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Casey Slevin with CJS Securities. Please go ahead. Casey Slevin Good morning Dan and Barry. Congratulations on the great end to the year. Your revenues were quite strong in Q4...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Lon E. Bell President Bsst
Barry G. Steele CFO
Sandra Grouf Chief Information Officer
Craig P. Newell Vice President, Finance
Dan Pace Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Daniel R. Coker Vice President of Sales and Marketing
James Mertes Vice President, Quality, Operations
Brent W. Jump Director, Material
Janis Garcia Manager, HR
Masahiko Inaba Manager, Program Planning, Asia
Sunghyun Lee Manager, Program

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John M. Devine Executive Chairman
Oscar B. Marx Chairman
Francois J. Castaing Board of Directors
Francois J. Cataing Board of Directors
James J. Paulsen Board of Directors
John W. Clark Board of Directors
Maurice E.P. Gunderson Board of Directors
Paul Oster Board of Directors
Robert T. Howard Board of Directors

In 1967 Dr. Bell founded Technar, a manufacturer of automotive components, and directed its growth from start-up to $120 million in sales in 1991. Technar's primary product, crash sensors for air bag systems, captured over 50% of the world market. In 1991, Dr. Bell founded Amerigon Incorporated, directing the development and design of cooling and solid state heating components and electric vehicle technology. Currently he serves as the President of BSST LLC (a subsidiary of Amerigon Incorporated), which he formed in 1999 to develop advanced thermoelectric systems. BSST has developed and demonstrated the highest system efficiency achieved with thermoelectric technology to date. He has authored more than 20 publications in the areas of thermodynamics of thermoelectric systems, automotive crash sensors, and other electronic and electromechanical devices. Five of his inventions have gone into mass production, and dominated their target markets.

Organization Position Status
Bsst LLC President Current
Amerigon President Bsst Current
Amerigon Founder Current
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc. Current
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon CFO Current
Amerigon Board of Directors Current
Sterling Heights Chief Accounting Officer Former
Sterling Heights Vice President of Finance Former
Hillsdale College Former

Sandra Grouf has served as Treasurer and Secretary since April 1999. Ms. Grouf served as Chief Financial Officer from November 2001 to January 2003. She joined the Company in March 1998 as Manager of General Accounting and was appointed Corporate Controller in April 1999. Previously she worked with Pro-One Manufacturing Incorporated, a custom motorcycle accessory manufacturer and supplier, from 1994 through 1997, as Corporate Controller and Treasurer.

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Chief Information Officer Current
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Vice President, Finance Current

Daniel J. Pace has served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing since September 2003. He joined the Company in 1996 as National Sales Manager. Prior to 1996, Mr. Pace was Program Manager at Leckie & Associates, a Michigan based manufacturers' representative agency.

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
Amerigon Director, President and CEO Current
Amerigon Board of Directors Current
ArvinMeritor, Inc. Vice President Former
ArvinMeritor, Inc. General Manager of North American Operations Former
Tennessee Technological University Bachelor's Degree Former

James L. Mertes has served as Vice President of Quality and Operations since 1994. He joined the Company in December 1993 as Vice President of Quality. Prior to 1993, Mr. Mertes was Director of Quality at TRW Sensor Operations, a unit of TRW Inc.

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Vice President, Quality, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Director, Material Current
Amerigon Director, Material Former

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Manager, HR Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Manager, Program Planning, Asia Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Manager, Program Current

John M. Devine is Executive Chairman of Dana Holding Corporation. He is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of General Motors Corporation, where he served from 2001 to mid-2006. Prior to joining GM, John served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fluid Ventures, LLC. Previously, he spent 32 years at Ford Motor Company, where he last served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. John is also a board member of Amerigon Incorporated.

Organization Position Status
Dana Holding Corporation CEO Current
Dana Holding Corporation Chairman Current
Amerigon Executive Chairman Current
Amerigon Board of Directors Current
General Motors Corporation chief financial officer Former
Mazda Motor Corporation Former
Dana Holding Corporation Board of Directors Former
University of Michigan master's degree in business administration Former
Duquesne University bachelor of science degree Former
University of Michigan B.A. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Proficient Engineering Services, Inc. Current
Colamedia Current
Amerigon Chairman Current
Amerigon Board of Directors Current
Cocreate Software Gmbh Board of Directors Current
Netregulus, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerigon Chief Executive Officer Former
Tmw Enterprises, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Tmw Enterprises, Inc. President Former
Tmw Enterprises, Inc. Director Former

Retired in 2000 as technical advisor to the Chairman of DaimlerChrysler Corporation. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Castaing spent thirteen years with Chrysler Corporation in senior vice-presidential positions. From 1980 to 1987, Mr. Castaing was Vice President of Engineering and Group Vice President Product and Quality of American Motors, until Chrysler acquired that company. Mr. Castaing began his career with Renault as Technical Director for Renault Motorsport Programs. Mr. Castaing is currently Chairman of the Detroit Science Center. He serves also on the board of FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, a non-for-profit foundation. Mr. Castaing is a director of publicly traded TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. and privately held Durakon Industries.

Organization Position Status
Detroit Science Center Chairman Current
Durakon Industries Inc. Director Current
F.I.R.S.T Board of Directors Current
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Retired Ford Motor Company senior executive. Until his retirement in 1995, Mr. Paulsen served as President of Ford’s China Operations, with responsibilities for initiating Ford’s entry into the China market. He was also Executive Director of the Corporate Quality Control Office reporting to the company President. Mr. Paulsen has served as General Manufacturing Manager for several of Ford’s major component divisions.

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigon Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Amerigon Subsidiary BSST to Test Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery System on BMW...

    Reuters - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Amerigon Subsidiary BSST to Test Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery System on BMW Group and Ford Vehicles

    PR Newswire - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Amerigon and 5N Plus Establish Partnership to Develop and Manufacture Advanced Thermoelectric...

    Reuters - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Amerigon and 5N Plus Establish Partnership to Develop and Manufacture Advanced Thermoelectric Materials

    PR Newswire - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Amerigon Climate Control Seat(R) System to be Standard Feature in All-New 2010 Nissan...

    Reuters - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Amerigon Climate Control Seat(R) System to be Standard Feature in All-New 2010 Nissan 370Z Touring Roadster

    PR Newswire - 8/12/09 - View Story

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     ARGN $6.96 +0.11 (1.61% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 197,024
Shares Outstanding 21.47M
Market Cap 149.4M
Year High 8.9
Year Low 2.14
Earnings Per Share -0.01
P/E Ratio -696.00
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
IndustryTop Rated

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