Visteon Opens Representative Office in St. Petersburg to Support Expansion in Russia

St. Petersburg, Russia (ots/PRNewswire) -

- New office provides foundation for Visteon's business
development activities in Russia

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.

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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: lkoursov@visteon.com

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 www.visteon.com .

Web site: http://www.visteon.com

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Contact:
Media: Jonna Christensen, +44-1268-701094, jchris18@visteon.com, or
Jim Fisher, +1-734-710-5557, jfishe89@visteon.com, Investors: Derek
Fiebig, +1-734-710-5800, dfiebig@visteon.com, all of Visteon
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