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Visteon Honored With 5 Awards For Excellence in Design and Technology

19 May 2000

Industry Leaders Honor Visteon With Five Awards For Excellence in Design and Technology

    DETROIT, May 18 Visteon Corporation was the big winner at
the Fifth Annual Design and Technology Awards sponsored by Auto Interiors
magazine.  Visteon received five awards, winning first place in four
categories and second place in one, more than any other competitor.
    The purpose of the awards ceremony was to recognize those automotive
interior products that provide a notable benefit to the end user, and, will
make a substantial contribution to the advancement of the automotive industry.
    Visteon rose above the competition by taking home two first place awards
in the Concept Division.  Reconfigurable Projected Image Display (RPID(TM))
won in the Comfort & Convenience category and Superintegration(TM) won in the
general category.
    "This was a very exciting night for Visteon, we are proud to be recognized
for our innovative products and technologies," said Steve Delaney, Vice
President and General Manager of Visteon's Interior and Exterior Systems.
"We are dedicated to offering drivers revolutionary vehicle technologies that
will enhance their driving experience.  RPID(TM) and Superintegration(TM) are
only two examples of the kind of innovative and consumer-focused technologies
Visteon has to offer."
    RPID(TM) has the ability to radically change the way information is
displayed to the driver.  The RPID(TM) panel employs a high-definition
projected image, allowing for customization of the instrument cluster and its
gauges.
    Superintegration(TM) applies Visteon's expertise in various systems areas
(chassis, climate control, electronics and interiors) to the vehicle cockpit,
thereby reducing cost, weight and complexity, while increasing reliability,
space and technology.
    In the Product Division, Visteon took first place in the Comfort &
Convenience category for its innovative ICES in-car computing system
(Information, Communication, Entertainment, Safety and Security); first place
in the Safety category for Visteon Voice Technology(TM); and second place in
the Manufacturing Technology category for Visteon Laminate Insert Molding
(VLIM(TM)).
    "We are honored to receive these awards and to be recognized as an
industry leader for products such as ICES, Visteon Voice Technology(TM), and
VLIM(TM)," said Jim Wynalek, Visteon Vice President and Chief Technical
Officer.  "Visteon is committed to developing technology that benefits
consumers.  These products are intended to meet consumer needs by ensuring
that time spent in the vehicle is more productive, entertaining and safe."
    Visteon's ICES system enables drivers to access the Internet and check e-
mail, obtain real-time information such as news, weather reports and stock
prices and also provides drivers with access to a turn-by-turn navigation
system.
    Visteon Voice Technology(TM) is a convenient, practical, and easy-to-use
technology for voice control of features ranging from audio and climate
control, to the ICES system.  This technology allows drivers to keep their
eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.
    Visteon Laminate Insert Molding (VLIM(TM)) is a one-piece component that
provides both hard and soft surfaces by having vacuum-formed laminate present
in the mold during resin injection.  VLIM(TM) is lower in cost than foam-in-
place systems, reduces weight and improves squeak and rattle and fit and
finish.  VLIM is also fully recyclable.
    The panel of judges for this event comprised both journalists and OEM
executives.  The judges were:  Ian Adcock, contributing editor, Auto
Interiors; Ian Callum, director of styling, Jaguar; Douglas Halbert, executive
designer, Honda; Truman Pollard, chief designer, Mazda Design North America;
Maureen Sobolewski, staff project engineer, Interior Body Center, GM NAO; and
Eric Strebel, director of design, Botzen Design Inc.