Continental Sponsors Jack's Place for Autism Charity at 2007 Dream Cruise

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 17, 2007 -- Continental Automotive Systems -- known for its electronic vehicle technology that improves vehicle safety and education efforts to increase consumer awareness of vehicle safety equipment -- is supporting local charity Jack's Place for Autism's dream to build a center for children and families with autism, at the 2007 Dream Cruise.

Continental is hosting a Dream Cruise party in downtown Birmingham for its customers that will showcase the company's extensive product line to improve the safety, comfort and performance of vehicles. Parked outside and open to the public will be Continental's popular Safely There mobile exhibit. The Safely There exhibit is on a nationwide tour to raise consumer awareness of the benefits and availability of vehicle safety technology for today's and tomorrow's dream machines. As part of the Safely There exhibit located on Old Woodward south of Maple Road, Continental has donated space to Jack's Place for Autism to raise awareness and funds for programs to help children and families deal with the often misunderstood disease. To get things started, Continental has also made a donation to Jack's Place for Autism.

"Continental makes safety devices for cars and this company has a big heart and has warmly welcomed Jack's Place to set up a booth at its downtown Birmingham location," said Lisa Price, Co-Founder of the charity. "We are extremely grateful for their generosity and commitment to making us all safer through their innovative technologies and this support for autism," said Price.

"As Continental is working hard to improve the quality of individual mobility in our community, Jack's Place is working to make our community a better place to live for those touched by this disease. Cruisers will have the opportunity to experience some of the life-saving technologies available on cars today and help others in our community by making a donation to a great charity," said Jim Gill, director, Public Relations for Continental Automotive Systems North America. "We are happy to make this small gesture to generate awareness of Autism and to help make a connection to children and families struggling to cope with this issue."

Jack's Place for Autism volunteers will be offering hand made "Dream Pies" as well as bottled water, shirts, jewelry and other offerings to raise funds to build a treatment facility for children and to teach families how to cope with autism.

"We are absolutely delighted to showcase Jack's Place for Autism and offer quality products that will make people feel great by donating to this important cause," Price said. "Having a physical center for Autism education and support is a dream that will one day soon come true. We are excited to be a part of the Dream Cruise."

Price, who is married to Detroit Tiger's announcer Jim Price, has a son with autism, for whom the charity is named, and has led the efforts for education and support, and "quality of life" programming for children with autism and to help families cope with the disease.

Continental's Safely There mobile exhibit is on a national road tour delivering messages on auto safety and educating consumers in intelligent safety equipment available today and in the future that helps reduce crashes, fatalities and injuries on our nation's roads. Last year's tour visited 15 states and the nation's capitol, traveled approximately 12,500 miles and delivered safety messages to more than 2.9 million people. The hands-on vehicle safety education exhibit contains a Disney-like 4-D movie theater simulator, simulated crashes with and without stability control, an interactive safety quiz and learning kiosks.

The Continental Corporation is a leading automotive supplier of brake systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers. In 2006 the corporation realized sales of EUR14.9 billion. It has a worldwide workforce of 89,000.

As a worldwide leading technology partner to the automotive industry, the Automotive Systems Division of Continental AG integrates extensive know-how and uncompromising quality in the fields of driving safety, embedded telematics and hands-free communication systems, powertrain and comfort. In 2006 the Division achieved sales of approx. EUR6 billion with a workforce of more than 30,000. Continental Automotive Systems develops and produces electronic and hydraulic brake, stability and chassis control systems, electronic air suspension systems, sensors, engine management and transmission control systems, hybrid drives, cooling fan modules, body and security electronics and also is the industry leader of embedded telematics and communication systems in vehicles.

To learn more about the "Safely There" truck exhibit, visit: http://www.safelythere.com/