VC Visteon Corporation

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC) has won a contract to supply satellite radio systems on Hyundai Motor America's Sonata. The system will include standard XM Satellite Radio and will be offered on the Sonata later this year. Hyundai is the first automaker to add standard XM Satellite Radio to its full vehicle lineup. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) "Visteon is extremely proud to have been awarded this business and to further our electronics growth with Hyundai," said Chris Filipowicz, director of Visteon's Asian customer business groups, North America. "We are delighted to support Hyundai in their quest to offer the consumer the latest in audio entertainment and further heighten the driving experience." XM Satellite Radio, with more than 6 million subscribers, provides listeners with 160 digital channels of coast-to-coast coverage of commercial- free music; plus premier sports; talk; comedy; children's and entertainment programming; and traffic and weather information. Among the Visteon content on the Sonata is Visteon's award-winning AM/FM/Single CD Player/Radio. Visteon also supplies cockpit modules on the Hyundai Santa Fe, Tiburon, and Elantra models; instrument panels on the Sonata, and Accent models; and climate systems on the Santa Fe and Sonata. The cockpit modules and instrument panels are produced by Visteon's interior joint venture Duck Yang Industry Co., Ltd. while the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems are produced by Visteon's climate systems affiliate, Halla Climate Control Corp., both located in South Korea. Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of products and services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the company has more than 170 facilities in 24 countries and employs approximately 50,000 people. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO DATASOURCE: Visteon Corporation CONTACT: Media Inquiries: Melissa Andrade, +1-734-710-5546, cell: +1-313-378-5935, , or Julie Vangel, +1-734-710-5589, , both of Visteon Corporation Web site: http://www.visteon.com/

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