ALPHARETTA, GA -- Exide Technologies has been named the exclusive aftermarket battery supplier to Tri-States Automotive Warehouse, Inc.

Under the agreement, the company will supply Exide NASCAR Select batteries to Tri-States Automotive Warehouse, which serves the Alabama, Florida and Georgia markets.

"We are very excited to win Tri-States' business," said Nelson Rombeiro, vice president sales - transportation Americas. "They are a highly respected member of Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, and I believe their willingness to make us their exclusive battery supplier is a testament to the quality of Exide's products and people,"

"The Tri-States sales force is once again enthused about selling batteries, as they now believe they have a complete battery program, offering superior products and backed with dependable services," said Walter Spence, president of Florida-based Tri-States Automotive Warehouse. "The entire complement of Exide products gives each salesman the opportunity to offer his customers one of the industry's most complete lines of name-brand batteries."

For more information about Exide, go to: www.exide.com.

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