EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Amerigon Incorporated
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-171787) and Form S-8 (No. 333-03926, 333-61632, 333-100811, 333-44007, 333-139868 and 333-164990) of Amerigon Incorporated of our report dated March 14, 2011, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial position of W.E.T. Automotive Systems Aktiengesellschaft and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Amerigon Incorporated dated March 30, 2011 and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” incorporated by reference in registration statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-171787) and Form S-8 (No. 333-03926, 333-61632, 333-100811, 333-44007, 333-139868 and 333-164990).
/s/ KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Munich, Germany
March 30, 2011