Visteon Expands Technical Expertise with Opening of New Technical Center for Climate Control Development in Czech Republic
July 22 2004 - 11:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
Visteon Expands Technical Expertise with Opening of New Technical
Center for Climate Control Development in Czech Republic NOVY
JICIN, Czech Republic, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visteon
Corporation (NYSE:VC) has strengthened its technical capabilities
in the Czech Republic by opening a technical center in the Czech
Republic to provide engineering solutions for climate control and
engine cooling components and systems and lighting. The new
facility, which opened July 1, is located at Visteon's Autopal
subsidiary in Novy Jicin, Czech Republic. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) The
technical center, representing a $1.5 million investment, is
adjacent to a climate control production plant. The new 1,000
square-meter facility houses climate control product planning, core
development, product design, process engineering, simultaneous
engineering and engineering change teams as well as a prototype
shop. Product development covers a wide range of components with a
focus on fluid transport and heat exchangers. In total, around 100
engineers and technicians are located at the new technical center.
Visteon's Autopal subsidiary has operated a smaller technical
center in Novy Jicin since 1993, which was consolidated into the
new facility. The new tech center illustrates Visteon's increasing
role as a supplier of climate control systems to car manufacturers
across Europe. "Our decision to expand the current development and
engineering capacities in the Czech Republic supports our strategy
to further grow our climate control business in Europe," said Dr.
Heinz Pfannschmidt, Visteon's executive vice president and
president, Europe and South American operations. "Not only has our
Autopal subsidiary demonstrated that it complies to Visteon's
highest quality standards in both engineering and production, but
the Czech team has fostered support and networking with other
locations including Visteon's climate control center of excellence
in Kerpen, Germany, and Visteon's powertrain and engine cooling
tech center in Basildon, U.K.," Pfannschmidt said. Pfannschmidt
attended the inauguration ceremony for the new center with Dr. Karl
Krause, Visteon's manufacturing vice president for Europe and South
America. Visteon, through its Autopal subsidiary and its more than
4,400 employees, has gained a very strong position in the Czech
Republic. Its production facilities are located in Novy Jicin,
Rychvald and Hluk. Its aftermarket trade subsidiary is in Prague,
and the aftermarket Central Eastern European warehouse is located
in Novy Jicin. A customer sales office for Skoda is located in
Mlada Boleslav. 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 72,000
employees and a global delivery system of more than 200 technical,
manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 25
countries. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO
DATASOURCE: Visteon Corporation CONTACT: Britta Lange of Visteon
Corporation, (+49)-2273-575-2667, Web site: http://www.visteon.com/
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