IMPCO Awarded Contract To Develop Low Emission, Propane-Powered Truck Engine 1999 Model Medium-Duty Trucks Will Feature New Engine

2 February 1998
IMPCO Awarded Contract To Develop Low Emission, Propane-Powered Truck Engine 1999 Model Medium-Duty Trucks Will Feature New Engine

    CERRITOS, Calif., Feb. 2 -- IMPCO Technologies
today announced it has been awarded a contract valued at $447,000 from the
Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) for the
development and certification of a low emission propane-powered engine for
medium-duty trucks.
    The MSRC contract, which is administered by the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD), will supplement funding by IMPCO and General
Motors to develop and certify the GM 7.4 liter engine for propane fuel
operation in all 50 states.
    IMPCO to certify the engine to emissions standards significantly improved
over 1999 EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emission standards.
In addition, IMPCO will develop the fuel system's components and systems to
meet strict durability requirements that ensure performance over the life of
the engine.
    IMPCO will provide the new propane engines for medium-duty trucks that
will be sold in the 1999 model year in all 50 states.
   School buses represent another potential market for the new propane-powered
engine.  Initially, IMPCO plans to outfit a combined total of 2,000 trucks
and/or buses with the new engine.
    "This is another example of how, working in unison, government and
industry can help improve our air quality and make the environment safer for
all of us," said Robert M. Stemmler, president and chief executive officer of
IMPCO.
    IMPCO Technologies, Inc. sells alternative fuel products and services
worldwide.  Headquartered in Cerritos, CA, the company has additional
facilities in Irvine, CA; Detroit, MI; Seattle, WA; Mt. Pleasant, IA; Mexico,
Australia, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.  IMPCO is
a market leader in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market and
aftermarket for gaseous fuel management systems and components that allow
internal combustion engines to operate on clean-burning gaseous fuels such as
propane and natural gas.  IMPCO provides conversion systems for motor
vehicles, forklifts, other material handling equipment, and small portable to
large stationary engines.
    Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward looking
information that involves risks and uncertainties which could cause actual
results to differ materially from current trends.  These include growth of the
alternative fuels market, competition, the company's ability to design and
market new fuel management products, and other such risks as cited in the
company's 1997 annual report on form 10-K and other documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE  IMPCO Technologies