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Sorge Named as Strategic Communications Director of Visteon

23 February 2000

Sorge Named as Strategic Communications Director of Visteon

    DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 23 -- Visteon Automotive Systems has
named Marjorie Sorge director of Strategic Communications.  She will be
responsible for ensuring that all of Visteon's communications are leveraged to
support the achievement of Visteon's goals and objectives.
    "Marjorie is a great addition to our communications team," said Susan
Skerker, senior vice president, Corporate Relations.  "She is renowned and
well-respected in the industry and her experience will provide Visteon with
great insight as we move forward."
    Sorge has 22 years of experience in automotive reporting and is known
around the world.  She has been editor-in-chief of Automotive Industries
magazine, executive editor of Ward's Auto World, managing editor of Ward's
Auto Dealer, a staff writer at The Detroit News, feature editor and labor
editor at Automotive News and has done automotive reports for WJR radio.
    Recipient of several prestigious industry awards including Neal and Wheels
awards, Sorge's work has also been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.  She is on
the boards of directors of Kettering University and the Automotive Press
Association, and has served on the Car of the Century and North American Car
of the Year juries.  She also received a Distinguished Service Award from the
Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students.  She holds a BA in
Journalism from Michigan State University.
    Sorge is married with three children, Warren, 25, William, 16, and
Michael, 11.
    With a global delivery system of more than 125 technical, manufacturing,
sales and service facilities located in 22 countries, Visteon Automotive
Systems is leveraging the talents of its 77,000 employees to deliver
innovative, consumer-driven technology systems solutions to its customers.