Texas Armoring Says Global Financial Crisis Fuels Kidnapping-for-Ransom Pandemic, Demand for Protection Skyrockets

SAN ANTONIO--(Business Wire)--
Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC), the world leader in lightweight armored
passenger vehicles, announced today that requests for bulletproof cars, trucks,
and SUVs have skyrocketed as a result of kidnappings-for-ransom across the
globe.

TAC clients in Nigeria, Greece, the Philippines, Mexico, Peru, the United
States, Honduras, Central Asia, India, Pakistan, and Eastern Europe are no
longer living in fear since kidnapping-for-ransom has become an almost daily
occurrence throughout the world.

"When they come to us, our clients are scared for their lives and for the lives
of their families," offered Trent Kimball, President/CEO of TAC. "From our
experience, kidnapping-for-ransom is at an all-time high - it`s literally a
pandemic, and with the current financial crisis, even criminals are getting
desperate. Business owners, professionals, political figures, religious leaders,
executives, and their families have all become targets and no one feels safe."

TAC, which produces vehicles capable of defeating black market armor-piercing
rifle rounds (e.g., 7.62 NATO x 51 AP), has put together an array of
anti-kidnapping gadgets ranging from secure deadbolt door locks and electric
shocking door handles to road tack dispensing systems and advanced smoke
screens. The company has also seen an increase in installations of 360-degree
video surveillance DVR systems in vehicles. To meet demand, TAC also announced
plans for a state-of-the-art night vision system that will allow clients to
foresee threats in the darkness in addition to a specialized anti-magnetic
undershield designed to block the placement of explosives on vehicles.

"Unfortunately, entrepreneurial criminals throughout the world have realized
that kidnapping-for-ransom is a lucrative business - especially in the midst of
a chaotic financial crisis. Bloodshed in Honduras, mob-violence in Greece,
massive organized kidnapping plots in Nigeria (700 motorcycles were recently
purchased to carry out kidnappings in Abia), and murders in Bulgaria and
throughout the Americas are just a few examples reported by the media," said
Kimball.

"And, the problem has even spread to the United States. Right now, Phoenix,
Arizona is in the running to claim the title as thekidnapping capital of the
world, second only to Mexico City," he said.

"Ultimately, our vehicles are completely low-profile and offer advanced
protection against kidnappings-for-ransom. Our goal is to protect our clients
and their families - which is something our engineers have done successfully
here in San Antonio, Texas for over 30 years," Kimball added.

About Texas Armoring Corporation

Texas Armoring Corporation is the leading worldwide supplier of lightweight
armored passenger vehicles, bulletproof cars, cash-in-transit vehicles, armored
SWAT trucks, and limousines. The firm`s origins date back to the 1970s when key
staff members pioneered the luxury bulletproofing industry through producing
bulletproof cars for world leaders. For more information on armored vehicles and
Texas Armoring Corporation, please visit http://www.texasarmoring.com or call
210-333-0211.

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Texas Armoring Corporation
Jason Forston, 210-333-0211
Fax: 210-333-0565
tac@texasarmoring.com
http://www.texasarmoring.com

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