Pep Boys Offers ENERGIZER Automotive Batteries with Lifecycle Technology

    PHILADELPHIA--June 4, 2001--The Pep Boys -- Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full service automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, now offers Johnson Controls Energizer(R) automotive batteries with Lifecycle(R) technology for longer life.
    Lifecycle technology maximizes the number of cycles possible from this battery -- yielding two to four times as many life cycles as competitors' batteries. Lifecycle technology also minimizes factors such as corrosion, internal shorts, high under-the-hood temperatures and insufficient power that shorten the life of a battery.
    In addition to offering Energizer batteries for cars and light trucks, Pep Boys carries Energizer motorcycle, lawn and garden, and marine batteries.
    "The high quality standards and dependability of the Energizer brand are in line with the caliber of products we want to offer our customers," says Don Kolmodin, Pep Boys' assistant vice president of merchandising. "They provide maximum starting power, superior durability and a long life alloy for corrosion protection, as well as an excellent warranty program."
    Energizer automotive batteries feature a 24-month free replacement and 84-month pro rata warranty. Energizer also offers a 3-year free emergency jumpstart with its automotive battery product registration.
    Under a multi-year agreement, Johnson Controls began supplying Pep Boys with batteries in March 2001.