Husqvarna unveils hybrid robot lawn mower

Husqvarna unveils hybrid robot lawn mower

Husqvarna, the world's largest producer of lawn mowers, is first to launch a
hybrid robotic lawnmower. The new Husqvarna Automower™ Solar Hybrid is powered
by innovative and groundbreaking technology that combines solar power and
electricity.

“This is to take Automower to the next level with higher performance and further
reduced impact on the environment, says Bengt Andersson, CEO Husqvarna Group. He
continues, “90% of Automower is recyclable, it eliminates the need for
fertilizers, it is quiet, has no exhaust emissions and ensures your lawn is
always well-kept.”

Designed and developed in Sweden, Automower™ Solar Hybrid meets the changing
demands of customers who want to minimize their impact on the environment, but
still want to enjoy a professional looking garden and have time for other
activities.

 “This is a glimpse of what gardening will be in the future, allowing home
owners to spend more time with family and friends, while still achieving perfect
results,” says Towe Ressman, Head of Design for the Husqvarna Group.

Automower Solar Hybrid builds on Husqvarna's many years of experience in
developing previous versions of its smart robotic mowers and the positive
experience of more than 50,000 people worldwide who are currently using and
enjoying the benefits of Husqvarna Automower.

For more information, please contact Margaretha Finnstedt Møller, 
tel. + 46 70 678 61 58, e-mail: margaretha.finnstedtmoller@husqvarna.se
Pontus Ekholm, Manager Communications and Media Relations, 
tel. +46 8 738 61 85, e-mail: pontus.ekholm@husqvarna.se


Husqvarna is the world's largest producer of lawn mowers, chainsaws and portable
petrol-powered garden equipment such as trimmers and blowers. The Group is also
a world leader in diamond tools and cutting equipment for the construction and
stone industries. Net sales in 2007 were SEK 33.3 billion and the average number
of employees was 16,000.