AUGUSTA, Ga. -- E-Z-Go, a Textron Company, has named Five Star Golf Cars of Laconia, N.H., as its distributor for golf courses and facilities in northeastern New York and most of New England, including Maine, eastern Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Five Star Golf Cars will sell, service and support E-Z-GO golf cars and utility vehicles -- including RXV and TXT fleet-golf cars, the MPT line of turf-maintenance vehicles, and the ST line of heavy-duty utility vehicles - to golf facilities throughout the region. Five Star Golf Cars was founded and is operated by golf-industry veterans with extensive experience in golf-car sales and service, including a PGA Golf Professional and a former service manager for a golf-car distributorship.

"This is an exciting time for our company and for our customers," said Matt McDonald, a founder and one of the owners of Five Star Golf Cars. "We look forward to serving the many golf courses and facilities in New England and northeastern New York and providing them with the outstanding service and support, before, during and after the sale, for which E-Z-GO is known worldwide."

"Five Star Golf Cars is an excellent addition to the E-Z-Go family of authorized distributors," said Michael R. Parkhurst, vice president of sales at E-Z-Go. "Having known many of the founders of Five Star Golf Cars for many years, I am well aware of their business acumen and commitment to customer service and satisfaction. Five Star's knowledge, service expertise and passion for customer satisfaction exemplify E-Z-GO's 'Excellence in Motion'."

To learn more about Five Star Golf Cars, please visit the company's website at www.fivestargolfcars.com or call 603.527.8095. For more information about E-Z-GO and its complete line of golf and light transportation vehicles, visit www.ezgo.com.

About E-Z-GO
E-Z-GO, a Textron Inc. company, is a leading manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles.

E-Z-GO is the preferred golf car fleet provider for many of the world's most revered golf courses, clubs and resorts. E-Z-GO is also the golf car of choice of nine of the nation's 10 largest course-management companies. E-Z-GO boasts the largest sales and service network in the industry, with more factory branch locations and independent distributors than any other manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles.

More than a maker of golf cars, E-Z-GO is also a leading provider of turf and utility vehicles for a variety of applications and industries. Products sold under the E-Z-GO brand include Shuttle personnel carriers, MPT turf-maintenance vehicles, and ST personal utility vehicles. E-Z-GO also produces the Cushman line of heavy-duty material carriers.

Founded in 1954 in Augusta, Ga., E-Z-GO became part of Textron Inc. in 1960.

About Textron
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron in known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, and Textron Systems. More information is available at www.textron.com.

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