Visteon Opens Representative Office in St. Petersburg to Support Expansion in Russia
02 October 2008 - 1:26AM
PR Newswire (US)
New office provides foundation for Visteon's business development
activities in Russia ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 1, 2008
/PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC), a leading supplier
of automotive interiors, climate, electronics and lighting systems,
recently opened an office in St. Petersburg, Russia. The office,
based on Nevsky Prospect, provides an expanded level of service to
Visteon's customers operating in the rapidly growing Russian
market. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Key
priorities for the office are to provide Visteon's customers with a
local interface to Visteon's global engineering and manufacturing
resources, and to be a center for new business development
activities. Visteon is also in the process of building a
manufacturing facility in the Kaluga region, scheduled to start
production in 2010. "With our representative office as a strong
focal point, Visteon is well-positioned to build on the new
business wins we have secured in Russia," said Robert Pallash,
Visteon senior vice president and president, global customer
groups. "As we expand our manufacturing footprint in Russia, the
St. Petersburg office will play a key role in driving further
business expansion in the Russian market." Visteon's Russian
representative office will be headed by Larissa Koursova. Koursova
has extensive knowledge of the automotive supply industry and has
previously worked at Visteon's Corporate Offices and Innovation
Center in the U.S. in engineering, sales and business development
positions. Visteon's Russian Representative Office in St.
Petersburg can be reached at: Visteon Corporation 25 Nevsky
Prospect St. Petersburg 191186 Russian Federation Office: +7 812
313 0961 Fax: +7 812 346 7800 Email: 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 facilities in 26 countries and
employs approximately 38,500 people. Visteon news releases,
photographs and product specification details are available at
http://www.visteon.com/
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO
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CONTACT: Media: Jonna Christensen, +44-1268-701094, , or Jim
Fisher, +1-734-710-5557, , Investors: Derek Fiebig,
+1-734-710-5800, , all of Visteon Corporation Web site:
http://www.visteon.com/
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