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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (January 25, 2006) - IMI's newest automotive product, XACTBalance®, was recently granted a patent for its unique design and was recognized at the 2005 SEMA Show in the show's first-ever International New Product Awards.

SEMA - the Specialty Equipment Market Association - represents the $31 billion style, performance, comfort, and convenience automotive product industry. For over 33 years, International Marketing, Inc. (IMI) has successfully introduced innovative products to improve the performance of tires and wheels on vehicles of all sizes and classifications.

"This is confirmation of more than a decade of research and hard work that has gone into developing a product like XACTBalance," said IMI president Bob Fogal, Jr. "It's also great to have this type of international recognition, which is always helpful when trying to introduce an innovative product like XACTBalance to a global audience."

XACTBalance is the first lead-free, active wheel weight made for all types and sizes of wheels that is designed to adapt to changing tire and driving conditions. The heart of XACTBalance lies in the dynamic media housed within its flexible thermoplastic cartridge. This media moves and adjusts to changing conditions as the tire rotates, targeting the exact location of the imbalance and correcting it. The result is a more precise and longer-lasting balance.

Winners of the SEMA International New Product Awards were selected by a panel of international journalists who reviewed over 1,000 new automotive products introduced at what is considered the automotive industry's largest specialty equipment trade show. Each journalist chose ten products based on style, performance, and other factors, which were then recognized as award winners.

Among the publications that named XACTBalance to its list of top 10 new products was South Africa's Car Magazine and SA 4x4 magazine.