November 15, 2004

The Garmin GPSMAP 172 and GPSMAP 178 Sounder: Combining Performance, Reliability, Value

OLATHE, Kan./November 16, 2004/PR Newswire — Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced the new GPSMAP® 172, and its combination chartplotter/sounder, the GPSMAP 178 Sounder – two full featured yet competitively priced marine units.

“We expect the GPSMAP 172 and GPSMAP 178 Sounder to be very popular among boaters and anglers who are looking for proven Garmin performance, but don’t need a color display,” said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s director of marketing.  “These units have all of the same important, convenient, and easy-to-access functions as our top-of-the-line color chartplotters – but they sport a high-resolution monochrome screen that most any mariner can afford.”

The GPSMAP 172/178 both feature a high contrast 4.5-inch diagonal, 10-level grayscale, 320 x 320-pixel display.   The units can be loaded with optional pre-programmed data cards or user programmed MapSource® BlueChart® or Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots® cartography – offering amazing details like depth contours, spot soundings, navaids, marinas, and other vital information for boaters.  And thanks to a state-of-the-art processor, map redraw is significantly faster than previous models.  Boaters can store up to 3,000 waypoints, 50 reversible routes, and 10,000 active track points – and store this information on data cards for transfer to a PC or another unit.

The GPSMAP 178 takes all of the features of the GPSMAP 172 and adds either a single-frequency 200 kHz transducer for inland waters or a dual-frequency 50/200 kHz transducer for offshore excursions.  Boaters can choose dedicated full-screen map, full-screen sonar, split-screen map/sonar, compass, and navigational screens — with customizable digital data fields for each page.

Other specifications for the GPSMAP 172 and 178 include:

• 4.5-inch diagonal, 320 x 320 pixel, 10-level grayscale FSTN LCD with adjustable CCFL backlight
• Unit dimensions: 6.3”W x 4.9”H x 2.8”D
• Features unique one-knob, adjustable tilt and swivel mount
• Accepts pre-programmed Garmin data cards with BlueChart or inland cartography
• Alarms: anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, clock, and low battery voltage
• Built-in U.S. tide stations and worldwide marine basemap
• Backlit keypad
• Meets rigid IEC 60529 IPX7 submersible standard
• Two NMEA serial ports
• Sends, receives, and displays positioning data with DSC-equipped VHF radios

Sonar specifications for the GPSMAP 178 also include:

• Dual frequency (50 kHz/200 kHz) transducer: 500 watts (RMS), 4000 watts (PTP)
• Single-frequency (200 kHz) transducer: 400 watts (RMS), 3200 watts (PTP)
• Adjustable range, gain, zoom, and adjustable bottom lock
• Alarms include shallow water, deep water, fish by size, water temperature and fish ID with depth
• Log maintains a graphical record of water temperature data

The GPSMAP 172 and 178 are expected to be available in November 2004.  The GPSMAP 172 and GPSMAP 178 Sounder range in price from $429.99 to $535.99 (MSRP), depending on GPS antenna and sonar configurations.  See www.garmin.com for more details.

Garmin International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) group of companies, which designs and manufactures navigation, communication and information devices — most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in the general aviation and consumer GPS markets and its products serve aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin, GPSMAP, MapSource, and BlueChart are registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc.

Notice on forward-looking statements:

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Any statements regarding the company’s future product introductions are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of risk factors affecting Garmin. Information concerning risk factors that could affect Garmin’s actual results is contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin’s Form 10-K can be downloaded from www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html.