Visteon Radiators Race With Every Daytona 500 Team, Now Officially Licensed by NASCAR(R)

Visteon Radiators Race With Every Daytona 500 Team, Now
Officially Licensed by NASCAR(R) 


LIVONIA, Mich., April 13  /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's Daytona 500 there was
no competition for one underhood component: 100 percent of the race teams ran
cars equipped with Visteon radiators.  Visteon Corporation  and NASCAR(R)
re-signed the agreement for Visteon Aftermarket to be the manufacturer of
Officially Licensed NASCAR Performance radiators.  Visteon has officially
licensed NASCAR radiators and logo windshields available for cars and trucks.

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"Racing is the ultimate challenge for many automotive parts," said Greg
Gyllstrom, vice president of Visteon and president of North American and Asian
Aftermarket Operations.  "The fact that 100 percent of the field at Daytona
relied on Visteon radiators says a great deal about our commitment to design,
technology, performance and technical advancement."

Visteon's radiators are designed and engineered to meet the racing industry's
demand for more cooling capacity in a smaller size.  The radiator cores Visteon
produces for racing include a high-efficiency design requiring less airflow to
transfer the same amount of heat as a standard radiator. Visteon's design uses
dimpled tubes to increase the swirling action of the coolant, resulting in a
faster, more efficient transfer of heat.  In addition, Visteon has added louvers
to the fin surface, increasing the ability to transfer heat away from the
engine.  This leading technology is shared by the original equipment quality
replacement radiators Visteon manufactures for everyday cars and trucks.

Visteon's automotive innovations and technical expertise extends to other racing
components.  Visteon's 9-inch racing gears performed flawlessly during Daytona's
2004 Speedweeks with five victories.  The well-known Sterling racing gears are
manufactured in Visteon's global gear laboratory in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Visteon's participation in the racing industry includes business relationships
with NASCAR and leading distributors.  C&R Racing is the exclusive radiator
distributor to the racing industry and Sterling-racing gears are available
through Racing Parts Distributors, Inc.  Visteon's Officially Licensed NASCAR
Performance radiators aftermarket product line is available through a variety of
traditional aftermarket distributor channels to the public.

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
approximately 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:  Media Inquiries: Greg Gardner of Visteon Corporation,

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