Visteon Expands Technical Expertise with Opening of New Technical Center for Climate Control Development in Czech Republic

Visteon Expands Technical Expertise with Opening of New Technical
Center for Climate Control Development in Czech Republic 


NOVY JICIN, Czech Republic, July 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visteon
Corporation (NYSE:VC) has strengthened its technical capabilities in the Czech
Republic by opening a technical center in the Czech Republic to provide
engineering solutions for climate control and engine cooling components and
systems and lighting.  The new facility, which opened July 1, is located at
Visteon's Autopal subsidiary in Novy Jicin, Czech Republic.

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The technical center, representing a $1.5 million investment, is adjacent to a
climate control production plant.  The new 1,000 square-meter facility houses
climate control product planning, core development, product design, process
engineering, simultaneous engineering and engineering change teams as well as a
prototype shop.  Product development covers a wide range of components with a
focus on fluid transport and heat exchangers.  In total, around 100 engineers
and technicians are located at the new technical center.

Visteon's Autopal subsidiary has operated a smaller technical center in Novy
Jicin since 1993, which was consolidated into the new facility.  The new tech
center illustrates Visteon's increasing role as a supplier of climate control
systems to car manufacturers across Europe.

"Our decision to expand the current development and engineering capacities in
the Czech Republic supports our strategy to further grow our climate control
business in Europe," said Dr. Heinz Pfannschmidt, Visteon's executive vice
president and president, Europe and South American operations.  "Not only has
our Autopal subsidiary demonstrated that it complies to Visteon's highest
quality standards in both engineering and production, but the Czech team has
fostered support and networking with other locations including Visteon's
climate control center of excellence in Kerpen, Germany, and Visteon's
powertrain and engine cooling tech center in Basildon, U.K.," Pfannschmidt
said.

Pfannschmidt attended the inauguration ceremony for the new center with Dr.
Karl Krause, Visteon's manufacturing vice president for Europe and South
America.

Visteon, through its Autopal subsidiary and its more than 4,400 employees, has
gained a very strong position in the Czech Republic.  Its production facilities
are located in Novy Jicin, Rychvald and Hluk.  Its aftermarket trade subsidiary
is in Prague, and the aftermarket Central Eastern European warehouse is located
in Novy Jicin.  A customer sales office for Skoda is located in Mlada Boleslav.

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 72,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 200
technical, manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 25 countries.


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DATASOURCE: Visteon Corporation



CONTACT:  Britta Lange of Visteon Corporation, ([phone],





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