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Visteon Announces Reporting Segments Under New Customer-Facing Corporate Structure

Visteon Announces Reporting Segments Under New Customer-Facing Corporate Structure

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DEARBORN, MI USA 12/01/2000
   

    DEARBORN, Mich., July 3 Visteon Corporation
today announced new financial reporting segments to align with its recently
implemented organization, which is focused on customer business groups, and
supported by centralized product development, manufacturing and administrative
functions.
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    Consistent with the new organization and effective in the Second Quarter
of 2001, Visteon's segment reporting will be as follows: Automotive Operations
and Glass Operations.  Automotive Operations provides various automotive
systems and components mainly to OEM customers; Glass Operations supplies
architectural and flat glass to a broad customer base, including OEMs.  The
new segments replace the previous product-oriented reporting segments:
Comfort, Communication & Safety, Dynamics & Energy Conversion, and Glass.
    Since implementation of the new organizational structure in April 2001,
major benefits already have been realized, including significant new business
wins, reduced structural costs and increased leverage from centralization of
manufacturing, product development and other staff functions.
    Attached to the press release is historical financial information that
reflects the new reporting segments.
    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 82,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 130 technical,
manufacturing, sales, and service facilities located in 25 countries.
    This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Words such as
"estimated" and "potentially" signify forward-looking statements.  Forward-
looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but
rather are subject to various risks and uncertainties.  Some of these risks
and uncertainties are identified in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2001.  Should any risks
and uncertainties develop into actual events, these developments could have
material adverse effects on Visteon's business, financial condition and
results of operations.
     Certain quarterly and annual segment financial information for 1998 and
1999 actual results, the related 1999 pro forma data, 2000 actual results, and
2001 First Quarter actual results, is presented in the following tables.  This
information has been restated to conform with the new reporting segments:
Automotive Operations and Glass Operations.  Automotive Operations provides
various automotive systems and components mainly to OEM customers; Glass
Operations supplies architectural and flat glass to a broad customer base,
including OEMs.
     For further discussion of pro forma adjustments, please refer to the
"Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" section of
our prospectus dated June 13, 2000, as filed with the SEC on June 14, 2000.

                                         1999 Actual             1998 Actual
                        First   Second    Third   Fourth    Full    Full
                       Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter   Year    Year
                                           (unaudited,
                                            in millions)
    Sales
    Automotive
     Operations         $4,572   $4,861   $4,418   $4,742  $18,593  $17,010
    Glass Operations       200      202      182      189      773      752
         Total          $4,772   $5,063   $4,600   $4,931  $19,366  $17,762

    Income/(loss) before
     taxes
    Automotive
     Operations           $305     $435     $260     $170   $1,170   $1,145
    Glass Operations         8       14       -       (20)       2      (29)
         Total            $313     $449     $260     $150   $1,172   $1,116

    Net income/(loss)
    Automotive
     Operations           $199     $270     $155     $108     $732     $718
    Glass Operations         6       10       -       (13)       3      (15)
         Total            $205     $280     $155      $95     $735     $703

    Average Assets
    Automotive
     Operations         $8,870   $9,981  $10,877  $11,280  $10,252   $8,376
    Glass Operations       616      629      703      780      682      548
         Total          $9,486  $10,610  $11,580  $12,060  $10,934   $8,924


                                            1999 Proforma
                               First    Second   Third    Fourth   Full
                              Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter   Year
                                        (unaudited, in millions)
    Sales
    Automotive Operations      $4,407   $4,685   $4,272   $4,578  $17,942
    Glass Operations              190      192      173      179      734
         Total                 $4,597   $4,877   $4,445   $4,757  $18,676

    Income/(loss) before taxes
    Automotive Operations        $115     $265      $94      $(3)    $471
    Glass Operations                1        8       (8)     (27)     (26)
         Total                   $116     $273      $86     $(30)    $445

    Net income/(loss)
    Automotive Operations         $80     $164      $50       $1     $295
    Glass Operations                2        6       (4)     (18)     (14)
         Total                    $82     $170      $46     $(17)    $281



                                        2000 Actual               2001 Actual
                        First   Second    Third   Fourth    Full     First
                       Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter   Year    Quarter
                                    (unaudited, in millions)
    Sales
    Automotive
     Operations         $5,028   $5,105   $4,224   $4,364  $18,721   $4,558
    Glass Operations       197      204      180      165      746      165
         Total          $5,225   $5,309   $4,404   $4,529  $19,467   $4,723

    Income/(loss) before
     taxes
    Automotive
     Operations           $239     $284      $80      $86     $689      $60
    Glass Operations        (2)     (18)       2     (232)    (250)      (5)
         Total            $237     $266      $82    $(146)    $439      $55

    Net income/(loss)
    Automotive
     Operations           $148     $173      $46      $59     $426      $33
    Glass Operations        (1)     (11)       2     (146)    (156)      (2)
         Total            $147     $162      $48     $(87)    $270      $31

    Average Assets
    Automotive
     Operations        $11,392  $11,134  $10,887  $12,011  $11,356  $11,081
    Glass Operations       728      609      574      213      531      294
         Total         $12,120  $11,743  $11,461  $12,224  $11,887  $11,375


                                             2000        1999        1998
                                            Actual      Actual      Actual
                                               (unaudited, in millions)
    Automotive Operations
      Depreciation/amortization              $641        $616        $531
      Capital expenditures                    771         832         777
      Unconsolidated affiliates:
        Equity in net income                   50          39          17
        Investments in                        122         184         190

    Glass Operations
      Depreciation/amortization               $35         $35         $34
      Capital expenditures                     22          44          84
      Unconsolidated affiliates:
        Equity in net income                    6           8           9
        Investments in                         20          21          24

    Total Visteon
      Depreciation/amortization              $676        $651        $565
      Capital expenditures                    793         876         861
      Unconsolidated affiliates:
        Equity in net income                   56          47          26
        Investments in                        142         205         214