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Visteon and Retailers Redefine the Aftermarket Auto Glass Business LIVONIA, Mich., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation's (NYSE:VC) North American Aftermarket Operation is out to change the common industry perception that automotive aftermarket glass products are commodities. This past spring, Visteon launched an exclusive line of NASCAR Performance(R) Windshields by Visteon and the GlassVantage(TM) Network of Auto Glass Professionals. This premier group of glass retailers has been authorized by Visteon to install customized auto glass products in an assigned geographic territory. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Visteon continues to expand its select network of GlassVantage Auto Glass Professionals. The new members and their geographic markets include: -- Diamond Triumph Auto Glass -- Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey -- Henderson Glass - Michigan - Lower Peninsula -- Kryger Glass - Western Missouri, Kansas, North East Nebraska -- KD Glass - Wisconsin, Michigan - Upper Peninsula -- Elite Auto Glass - Colorado, Southern Nevada, Northern New Mexico -- GlasPro - Washington and Oregon -- Magic Glass - Indiana (excluding Northwest counties) -- Lee & Cates Auto Glass - Northern Florida and Southern Georgia -- Southern Glass and Plastics - North Carolina, South Carolina, Eastern Georgia -- Dakotaland Auto Glass - South Dakota and Northeast Wyoming The Visteon GlassVantage Network is a select group of auto glass professionals who distribute, sell and install Visteon auto glass products via multiple glass service outlets in their individual assigned geographic territories. Previously announced members include: -- JC's Glass - Arizona -- Glass 1 - Louisiana, Mississippi and Western Florida Panhandle -- All-Star Glass - California -- Royal Glass - Delaware, Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington DC -- Auto Glass Center - Eastern Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah and Northwest counties in Indiana -- JN Phillips - Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts "We are pleased to announce the additional members of the GlassVantage network," said Roy Drake, director, Visteon Aftermarket Replacement Glass. "It's critical that we bring together the industry's leading retailers and installers to ensure that consumers have the opportunity to personalize their vehicles with these exciting new products." The NASCAR Performance Windshield by Visteon will be offered exclusively through the GlassVantage members and features a checkered flag motif with the renowned NASCAR brand logo in the center of the shade band area. The sporty design is bonded to the inner surface of the windshield, making the logo a permanent part of Visteon's OE-quality automotive glass. Many of these Auto Glass Professionals will also sell the Visteon GlideMaster(TM) Gliding Rear Window for pickup trucks. The sleek and frameless, flush glass look of the GlideMaster creates a clean, custom look compared with stock windows. GlideMaster offers improved exterior styling and offers consumers a unique opportunity to customize the gliding center panel with the popular NASCAR logo or other graphics. 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 approximately 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: Robin Pannecouk of Visteon Corporation, +1-313-755-9121, Web site: http://www.visteon.com/ http://www.evisteon.com/

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