Visteon Plays Key Role in Award-Winning 2005 Ford Mustang VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Mustang, which recently won an interior-of-the-year award at a major vehicle interiors show, boasts a Visteon instrument panel, console and Visteon's award-winning Door Trim with Integrated Subwoofer. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) The redesigned 2005 Mustang was named Auto Interiors' 2005 Industry Choice Winner for Popular-Price Car at the Auto Interiors show at Cobo Center in Detroit on May 18. Sponsored by Ward's AutoWorld magazine, the annual event is a leading trade show and conference for vehicle interiors. Awards were based on overall styling, functionality, quality, fit and finish, convenience and special features. The judges consisted of automotive journalists and more than 900 industry enthusiasts. "Visteon congratulates Ford on its interior-of-the-year award," said Jonathan Maples, vice president and general manager of Visteon's North America Ford Customer Business Group. "We are pleased to have played an important role in maintaining the Mustang's status as a true American automotive icon." Visteon content on the 2005 Mustang includes two award-winning technologies. Visteon's Door Trim with Integrated Subwoofer won the 2004 Society of Plastics Engineers Grand Award for a patented door trim solution specifically designed for the Mustang. By integrating the subwoofer into the door trim, Visteon improved the Mustang's overall audio performance while reducing door complexity and vehicle weight. An 8-inch subwoofer is housed in a hermetically-sealed chamber in each front door, with the interior surface contributing to the acoustic chambers. Visteon's Instrument Panel also received recognition as an outstanding innovation in the process-enabling technologies category. Using the award- winning simultaneous-shot injection molding process, two colors are simultaneously injected into the mold from two different injection units on the molding machine. This process helps reduce squeaks and rattles between the instrument panel and finish panels, improves the dimensional integrity of substrate by eliminating the need for paint ovens and improves scratch resistance as the substrate is a solid color throughout. In addition, this enabling process controls cost by reducing tooling costs, cycle time and scrap. 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 70,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 200 technical, manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 24 countries. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO DATASOURCE: Visteon Corporation CONTACT: Melissa Andrade, +1-734-710-5546, , or Robin Pannecouk, +1-313-378-5966, , both of Visteon Corporation Web site: http://www.visteon.com/

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