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Visteon Strengthens Brand with new Mobile Electronics Accessories KERPEN, Germany, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the 2004 Automechanika show in Frankfurt, Germany, Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC) marks a new level of distinction in showcasing trend-setting technology in the area of consumer in-car entertainment. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) For the first time, Visteon is presenting its European customers with a portable Dockable Family Entertainment System(TM). Visteon's unique solution is a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) player that blends into a vehicle's interior and can move easily from in-vehicle use to laptop or in-home use. The automotive grade portable DVD player gives consumers a large 10-inch viewing screen, remote control, and infrared headphones. The docking unit and portable DVD player are designed as a modular unit. The DVD player simply locks into the nearly flush-mounted docking unit. The device is fully compatible with another innovation from Visteon, which has only been available commercially for a few months -- the digital TV tuner DigiTune(TM). With this new product, Visteon makes watching DVDs and TV in one's car an everyday experience. Visteon is celebrating another first at Automechanika. As the world's second largest manufacturer of original equipment car radios, Visteon will bring its expertise in the development and production of car radios to the European aftermarket with the launch of an MP3 radio range. For Visteon this is an important step toward leveraging the Visteon brand name among consumers. All models can be fitted with an in-car, hands-free, phone kit with voice recognition and Bluetooth(R) wireless technology from Visteon. By adding the MP3 radios to its product lineup, Visteon now offers a full range of audio systems for the aftermarket, comprising of amplifiers, subwoofers, CD changers and DVD/CD/VCD/MP3 players. With the added benefit of its in-car entertainment systems with head rest displays or overhead systems, DVD players and video recorders, digital TV tuners, hands-free devices and accessories, Visteon presents itself as the first-choice supplier for in-car entertainment specialists in the trade. Visteon is showcasing selected aftermarket technologies in a demonstration vehicle at Automechanika to allow customers to experience the ultimate multimedia experience: * XV101-DS Overhead Docking Station with XV101-MP Dockable Media Player: This laptop style dockable media player fits into an overhead docking station and, with compatible wireless headphones, provides big screen in-car entertainment for rear seat passengers * DigiTune digital TV tuner lets passengers enjoy the benefits of television with a clearer signal reception and sharp, digital picture quality even on the move * HR-1700 in-car entertainment system, the primary installation pack for a head restraint-centered entertainment system * SD-6310 /SD-6312/ SD-6320/SD-6322 RDS Radio Tuner CD/MP3 Players - playback from up to 10 albums off just one disc "Visteon Mobile Electronics are lifestyle products that fill niches in the car accessories business," says Hans Eric Destree, Visteon's European sales director for mobile electronics. "Hardly any other sector changes as rapidly as consumer electronics. This trend also affects cars, and here we see a market which is going to continue to gain importance." Mobile electronics is another area in which Visteon lives up to its claim of producing original quality. Product tests, workshop surveys and market research among end users confirm Visteon's high-quality standards in terms of performance, reliability, robustness and product design. Visteon mobile electronics products are available throughout Europe from specialized distributors and dealerships. 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: Media Inquiries: Dolores Muniz, +49 2273 595 2828, , or Britta Lange, +49 2273 595 2667, , both of Visteon Deutschland GmbH Corporate Communications Web site: http://www.visteon.com/

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