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BRC Gas Equipment Featured at NGV World Fair CHERASCO, Italy and CERRITOS, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The first edition of the CNG vehicles World Wide Exhibition will be held in Bolzano (Italy) from June 8 to 12 during the 11th ENGVA Annual Conference. The Exhibition will feature the major European vehicle manufacturers as well as leading technology companies in the automotive sector. BRC Gas Equipment, a leader in gaseous fuels technology, will showcase their successful CNG fuel systems, demonstrating their suitability and proven success in meeting the transportation needs of the public sector. A Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.8 16V and a Ford C-Max 2.0 16V will be on display. Both cars are five door compact sedans equipped with BRC's Sequent Fastness system. Sequent Fastness is a new, sequentially injected CNG fuel system allowing conversion of the most technologically current engines available while retaining compliance EOBD norms and the stricter engine emission rules mandated today. Sequent Fastness equipped vehicles will be available to visitors for test drives. BRC will also present the IMPCO Eclipse Heavy Duty Engine Management system, a CNG conversion system for buses and heavy duty diesel applications in on-road and off-road applications. The Eclipse system allows a diesel engine to operate on CNG, thereby eliminating the pollution problems associated with diesel. The system is built around IMPCO's core products with additional technology applied in a building block approach designed to meet ever more stringent emissions regulations. In addition to the world leading gaseous fuels technology showcased, BRC will also launch a new line of Compressors for CNG refuelling stations. The equipment has been designed and produced entirely in-house with the goal of creating a CNG Compressor which assures maximum safety, reliability and ease of maintenance. About BRC Gas Equipment: BRC produces a complete range of systems for converting vehicles to gaseous fuel to meet market requirements. BRC is leader in the light duty and automobile alternate fuel sectors and established alliances with several major car-makers for OEM projects. Headquartered in Cherasco, Italy, BRC has offices throughout Asia, Europe and South America. More information can be found at BRC's web site, http://www.brc.it/ About IMPCO Technologies: IMPCO (NASDAQ:IMCO) designs, manufactures, markets and supplies advanced product and systems to enable internal combustion engines to run on clean burning gaseous fuels such as natural gas, propane and biogas. IMPCO is leader in the heavy duty, industrial, power generation and stationary engines sectors. Headquartered in Cerritos, California, IMPCO has offices throughout Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. More information can be found at IMPCO's web site, http://www.impco.ws/ MTM srl Press Office Davide Colombano +011 39 0172 486 8267 E-mail: Dale Rasmussen, Vice President, Investor Relations Phone: +1-206-315-8242 Fax: +1-206-315-8301 DATASOURCE: IMPCO CONTACT: MTM srl Press Office, Davide Colombano, +011 39 0172 486 8267, ; or Dale Rasmussen, Vice President, Investor Relations of IMPCO, +1-206-315-8242, or fax, +1-206-315-8301 Web site: http://www.brc.it/ Web site: http://www.impco.ws/

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