Contact: Dan Alf (310) 513-7353 dan_alf@denso-diam.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2006 DENSO Offers Air Conditioning and Engine Management Service Training for Technicians LONG BEACH, Calif. Ð DENSO Sales California announces the initial introduction of five Technical Training seminars for the automotive service professional. The seminars cover three product areas: 1. Air Conditioning (A/C) 2. Electrical Systems 3. Engine Management System (EMS) The classroom-style seminars focus on "best practices" concerning service, diagnostic and repair for each of these product areas. Special tips to help reduce diagnostic time and increase first-time repair success are interwoven throughout the training. Training can be conducted in either an all-day format or two consecutive evenings totaling about eight hours of instruction. Two electrical seminars (ECT- Electrical Circuit Testing and SBE Ð Schematic-Based Electrical training) train technicians in electrical theory, circuit operation and diagnostics using schematic diagrams, DVOM, and circuit simulators. -- more -- Two engine management seminars (TEP Ð Engine Performance and ETD Ð Emissions Theory and Diagnosis) focus on basic emissions theory and diagnosis with in-depth information on systems operation, components and diagnostics. The A/C Service Essentials seminar (ACSE) helps technicians understand the principles of A/C systems and how the individual components operate, how to diagnose them properly, and how to service the systems correctly. DENSO also offers free 90-minute A/C, starter and alternator clinics designed to illustrate basic system theory and product performance, features, and benefits for the counterman. For more information, contact your local Warehouse Distributor. To find your local Warehouse Distributor, visit our website at www.densoaftermarket.com. Established in 1971 as the first overseas affiliate of the DENSO Corporation, DENSO Sales California, Inc., is an automotive components sales and distribution company that employs 245 people in Long Beach, Calif. Sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 totaled US$276.8 million. The company's product lines includes both heavy duty and automotive alternators and starters, oil, cabin and air filters, spark plugs, AC compressors, oxygen sensors, ignition wires, fuel pumps and wiper blades. DENSO Sales California, Inc. supplies parts for original equipment service dealers and for the independent aftermarket service centers and retailers. In addition, the company distributes heavy-duty diesel and electrical components, portable commercial air- conditioning units and industrial robots. DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company employs 106,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 totaled US$27.3 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges. In the Americas, DENSO employs 15,000 people at 33 companies. Consolidated sales for the above fiscal year totaled US$5.9 billion. DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, Mich., serves as the North American headquarters. # # #