Haartz Tops Nearly Half of Vehicles Participating in the New England Motor Press Association Rag Top Ramble and Crustacean Crawl.

Acton, Massachusetts (July 17, 2014): If you saw a parade of convertibles crawling up the east coast this week, you were witness to the annual New England Motor Press Association’s (NEMPA) Rag Top Ramble and Crustacean Crawl.  Of the thirty-four vehicles participating, 17 were convertibles. The Haartz Corporation tops 13 of them with the uniquely design and engineered soft-top material, including:

Sonnenland ® A5B/DS: A high-performance acoustically enhanced three-ply topping with acrylic twill weave facing, rubber inner-layer and polyester dobby backing.

• Audi R8

• Audi S5 Cabriolet

• Jaguar F-Type

• Porsche

Sonnenland ® A5.3M:  Standard Sonnenland® topping with acrylic twill weave facing, rubber inner-layer, and polyester dobby backing.

• Lamborghini

Twillfast ® RPC: An acoustically enhanced 3-ply topping with acrylic twill weave facing, rubber inner-layer and Polyester dobby backing.

• Camaro ZL1

• Corvette Stingray

• Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio

• Ford Mustang

Stayfast ® C: Acrylic square weave facing, rubber inner-layer and filament polyester backing.

• Mazda MX5

• Nissan 370Z

About The Haartz Corporation

The Haartz Corporation (Haartz) is a world leader in highly engineered and uniquely designed convertible toppings and interior surface materials. The company’s world headquarters and North American manufacturing operations are located in Acton, Mass., with additional manufacturing in Mannheim, Germany and coming soon to Pune, India.  Beyond these manufacturing locations, Haartz maintains sales offices in Detroit, Munich, Tokyo, Delhi and Chongqing, China.  Employing over 400 people worldwide, Haartz has been a trusted automotive supplier since 1907, and continues to be privately owned and operated by the Haartz family. For more information, visit www.haartz.com.