BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.2B
- 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
Contact Information
1 Village Center Dr
Van Buren Township, Michigan 48111
(313) 755-2800
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing: 336399
Recent Events
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VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 28, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Third Quarter Summary -- Product sales...
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Chrysler to pay Visteon as it exits businesses
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Visteon Corporation Names General Counsel
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Business news briefs: Visteon to give up contracts
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Auto parts maker Visteon taps new general counsel
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Visteon to close Eureka plant; loss of 94 jobs
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Local Protesters Target Crumbling Visteon
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Retirees fight Visteon
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Intermap Technologies Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
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HVAC Control reduces system complexity in vehicles.
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Statement from Visteon Corporation Welcoming General Electric to Van Buren Township
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Deadline looms for Carbon
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Weak bank stocks drag Dow lower
News & Analysis
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Analyst Says Visteon Bankruptcy Costly But Doable for Ford
Supporting Visteon through bankruptcy could cost former parent Ford $500 million to $700 million, said an analyst for Barclays Capital. Neverthess, Ford probably can afford it, he said. by Jim Henry
Visteon Bankruptcy Puts More Pressure on Ford
Ford and GM both spun off their parts operations years ago, but the former parents and the independent parts makers still exert a gravitational pull on each other. by Jim Henry
Earnings roundup
Several companies, including some based in Utah or with ties to the state, reported quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble posted a 33 percent jump in its first-quarter earnings as the world's largest consumer products company continues to reap the benefits...
Ford comes to rescue of former parts unit Visteon
WASHINGTON AFP — Ford Motor Co. reached a deal to bail out its former parts subsidiary Visteon by taking over 24 factories and providing more than one billion dollars in cash and debt relief. The deal provides Visteon with up to 550 million dollars for restructuring, and wipes out...
Superior Court Scales Back Preliminary Injunction in Lernout & Hauspie Litigation with Visteon
Business/Technology Editors
Maitland, Fla., Software Firm Renamed After Dropping Trademark Lawsuit.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 30--Only months after withdrawing its trademark-infringement lawsuit against Ford Motor Co., Visteon Corp. of Maitland has changed the name it fought to keep. The software company has become Avio Corp., probably as a result of its...
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