Visteon Receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., April 1 -- The 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation Leadership in Infotainment was presented to Visteon Corporation recently for its continuous pursuit toward developing innovative, user-friendly products that offer maximum value to its customers.

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Capitalizing on its research and development capabilities, Visteon continuously introduces consumer-focused products that deliver unique features and performance. Visteon's latest innovative offerings in the mobile electronics market include the Dockable Family Entertainment System(TM), Satellite Radio Systems supporting both XM and SIRIUS satellite radio services, and Radio Head Units featuring high-quality compressed audio playback capabilities.

The 2005 North American Infotainment System Markets report by Frost & Sullivan states that "with its commitment to developing innovative and user- friendly products and its advanced engineering and design expertise, Visteon Corporation has established itself as a leading provider of infotainment systems to the North American automotive industry."

"We are honored to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan," said Martin Thoone, director of Visteon's electronics product line team. "This award acknowledges our leadership in delivering cutting-edge electronics that benefit vehicle manufacturers and consumers. We help our customers define their brands by factoring our extensive consumer knowledge into every innovation from Visteon."

According to Frost & Sullivan, factors contributing to Visteon's leadership in product innovation include long-standing partnerships with major automakers around the world, enabling better understanding of the design and development philosophies of automakers; understanding of consumer needs and developing products that meet these needs; global presence and a pool of technical talent capable of developing innovative, cost-effective, value-added products; consumer-research and human-factor-engineering based product development; as well as advanced product testing.

Frost & Sullivan, based in Palo Alto, Calif., provides market consulting on emerging, high-technology and industrial markets.

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 25 countries.

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