EXHIBIT 99.3

          AMERIGON ANNOUNCES TRADING SYMBOL CHANGE

IRWINDALE, CA (June 20, 2000). . . . Amerigon Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ARGNA) announced today that effective at the opening of
trading on Wednesday, June 21, 2000, Amerigon Common Stock will
trade on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the new symbol "ARGN."
The Common Stock has been trading on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market
under the symbol "ARGNA."

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 24, 2000,
Amerigon shareholders approved an amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation that eliminated the Class B Common Stock, which was
no longer being used by the Company.  As a result, the Class A
Common Stock has been renamed "Common Stock" and the trading
symbol of the Common Stock is being changed from "ARGNA" to "ARGN."

Amerigon, an emerging player in the global automotive industry,
develops and markets proprietary products for automotive OEMs.
Its proprietary Climate Control Seat(tm) (CCS(tm)) technology provides
active heating and cooling for seat occupants and has debuted in
the 2000 Lincoln Navigator. The Company's other products include
its AmeriGuard(tm) radar sensor systems designed to extend the
driver's field of view in such vehicle applications as enhanced
parking aids, back-up warning systems and side object detection.