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Visteon Secures Contract With Toyota for Yaris Model

   PARIS, June 8 Visteon Corporation is pleased to
announce that its European operations has secured a contract with Toyota of
Europe to supply interior, electrical and fuel-related components for the
newly launched Toyota Yaris.
   
    For the first time, Visteon will be supplying Toyota with nearly 40
plastic interior trim and climate control components for the Toyota Yaris,
which is being manufactured at the new Valenciennes plant.  These components
were developed and manufactured at Visteon's French facilities in Gondecourt
and Bellignat.

    In addition to this contract, Visteon also has secured the engineering and
development of the security electronics for the vehicle.  The security
electronics system was engineered and developed at Visteon's Technical
Engineering Center in Cologne, Germany, and is manufactured at Visteon's
state-of-the-art electronics facility in Cadiz, Spain.  Visteon currently
supplies a security electronics product for Toyota in North America, but this
will be the first time this product is sourced with Toyota Europe.

    This contract enabled Visteon to achieve another "first" as the company
also will supply the automaker with fuel systems components.  These components
were designed and engineered globally and manufactured at Visteon's Alba
facility in Hungary.

    "This is a significant business win for us because this is the first time
Visteon's European operations will supply Toyota of Europe," said Tim
Sprunger, Platform Director for Visteon's Toyota Account.  "We're very proud
to be a supplier for the Toyota Yaris, which was voted European Car of the
Year for 2000."