Visteon Plays Key Role in Award-Winning 2005 Ford Mustang

Visteon Plays Key Role in Award-Winning 2005 Ford Mustang 


VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 1  /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Mustang, which
recently won an interior-of-the-year award at a major vehicle interiors show,
boasts a Visteon instrument panel, console and Visteon's award-winning Door
Trim with Integrated Subwoofer.

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The redesigned 2005 Mustang was named Auto Interiors' 2005 Industry Choice
Winner for Popular-Price Car at the Auto Interiors show at Cobo Center in
Detroit on May 18.  Sponsored by Ward's AutoWorld magazine, the annual event is
a leading trade show and conference for vehicle interiors.

Awards were based on overall styling, functionality, quality, fit and finish,
convenience and special features.  The judges consisted of automotive
journalists and more than 900 industry enthusiasts.

"Visteon congratulates Ford on its interior-of-the-year award," said Jonathan
Maples, vice president and general manager of Visteon's North America Ford
Customer Business Group.  "We are pleased to have played an important role in
maintaining the Mustang's status as a true American automotive icon."

Visteon content on the 2005 Mustang includes two award-winning technologies. 
Visteon's Door Trim with Integrated Subwoofer won the 2004 Society of Plastics
Engineers Grand Award for a patented door trim solution specifically designed
for the Mustang.  By integrating the subwoofer into the door trim, Visteon
improved the Mustang's overall audio performance while reducing door complexity
and vehicle weight.  An 8-inch subwoofer is housed in a hermetically-sealed
chamber in each front door, with the interior surface contributing to the
acoustic chambers.

Visteon's Instrument Panel also received recognition as an outstanding
innovation in the process-enabling technologies category.  Using the award-
winning simultaneous-shot injection molding process, two colors are
simultaneously injected into the mold from two different injection units on the
molding machine.  This process helps reduce squeaks and rattles between the
instrument panel and finish panels, improves the dimensional integrity of
substrate by eliminating the need for paint ovens and improves scratch
resistance as the substrate is a solid color throughout.  In addition, this
enabling process controls cost by reducing tooling costs, cycle time and scrap.

Visteon Corporation is a leading, full-service supplier that delivers
consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide and
through multiple channels within the global automotive aftermarket.  Visteon
has about 70,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 200
technical, manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 24 countries.


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