Visteon Corp.

• Public
• US

Dow Jones Description

Visteon Corporation (Visteon or the Company) is a leading global supplier of automotive systems, modules and components to global vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) and the automotive aftermarket. The Company is headquartered in Van Buren Township, Michigan, has a workforce of approximately 33,500 employees and has a network of manufacturing sites, technical centers, sales offices and joint ventures located in every major geographic region of the world. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in January 2000 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company (Ford or Ford Motor Company). Subsequently, Ford transferred the assets and liabilities comprising its automotive components and systems business to Visteon. The Company separated from Ford on June 28, 2000 when all of the Companys common stock was distributed by Ford to its shareholders. In September 2005, the Company transferred 23 of its North American facilities and certain other related assets and liabilities (the Business) to Automotive Components Holdings, LLC (ACH), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On October 1, 2005, the Company sold ACH to Ford for cash proceeds of approximately $300 million, as well as the forgiveness of certain other postretirement employee benefit liabilities and other obligations relating to hourly employees associated with the Business and the assumption of certain other liabilities (together, the ACH Transactions). ...

Number of Employees 11,000

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