Detroit International Auto Salon and Wuhan International Auto Show Pen Cross-Promotional Agreement - Opens Door for Automotive Suppliers in Hubei Province and Wayne County (Detroit), Michigan

Market Wire, September, 2008

DIAS Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: DSHL)

The Detroit International Auto Salon (DIAS), a subsidiary of DIAS Holding, Inc. announced today that Hubei Provincial Mechanical and Automotive Promotion Center (HPMAPC), the promoter of the Wuhan International Auto Show (WIAS), has signed an exclusive strategic cooperation agreement with DIAS. Mr. Zhang Shu-xun, the director of HPMAPC, said, "We are pleased and excited to partner with DIAS, since this is a win-win situation and will be beneficial to all the related parties, especially the Hubei provincial automotive industry. We look forward to seeing our success in the near future."

The strategic agreement facilitates the exhibitors and visitors of both DIAS and WIAS to access information, promote, and connect to each other's clientele, as well as establish a presence with participation in their counterpart's shows, activities, and special events. Located in Wayne County, Michigan, the DIAS year-round exhibition facility is in the center of the Detroit automotive capital. WIAS is located in the Yangtze River port city of Wuhan and the growing industrial province of Hubei. According to sources in China, Hubei is one of the dozen top automotive manufacturing bases in China, home to Dongfeng Motors and an important center for the production of auto parts. The automotive industry in Hubei contributes approximately 12% of the province's total industrial output value. "This agreement culminates the effort by both DIAS and WIAS management since January of this year," said Mr. Eric Huang, Chairman and CEO of DIAS Holding, Inc. "Through the DIAS-WIAS partnership, US automotive suppliers have a unique opportunity to cost-effectively show their wares year-round in one of the major automotive centers in China."

"Through our partnership with DIAS, we can build up a good bridge to connect the USA and China's automotive industries. And through this bridge, we can foresee more business and trade that will happen between the USA and China," summarized Mr. Liu Qian-gui, vice director of HPMAPC.

About the DIAS Holding, Incorporated:

DIAS Holding, Inc. ("DIAS," f/k/a JPC Capital Partners) is a Delaware Corporation servicing the multi-billion dollar industry of providing automotive, trucking, railway and petroleum industries with raw, finished and assembled components. The company's major holdings include Asia Forging Supply Company, Limited of Taiwan ( www.asiaforging.com ), a prime contractor for a network of factories throughout Asia, and the Detroit International Auto Salon ( www.detroitautosalon.com ), a wholly-owned subsidiary, and the largest independent, year-round exhibition center for automotive products. For more information about DIAS Holding, Inc., please visit www.diasholding.com .

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), other than historical facts, which reflect the view of DIAS's management with respect to future events. When used in this report, words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "deem," "foresee," "see," "look forward" and similar expressions, as they relate to DIAS and its affiliates or their plans or operations, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to DIAS's management. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations are reasonable, and it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such expectations include, without limitation, the ability of DIAS to execute its business plan, currency and commodity fluctuations, availability of raw materials, raw material cost increases, and severe interest rate increases. DIAS can provide no assurance that such cost increases can be passed on to its customers through implementation of price increases for DIAS's products. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject to those factors and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the operations, results of operations, cash flows and financial position of DIAS. DIAS assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons actual results could differ from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.

For more information, contact: DIAS Holding Investor Relations Michael Wesney Email Contact (313) 928-1272

 

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