Visteon's Climate Systems Meet Customer Needs

    FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 12 The competitive environment
of today's automotive industry requires innovation and the capability to play
an ever-increasing role in design, development and quality testing to meet
customer requirements for improved fuel economy, reduced costs and lower
emissions.  Visteon Corporation's introduction of CO2 Refrigerant
System and the Energy Efficient Thermal System (EETS), demonstrates a unique
understanding of the vehicle as an integrated system and provides an
innovative system solution to address these needs.
    
    "Our automotive experience and expertise uniquely position Visteon to meet
expectations for participation in design, engineering and development
processes," said Dr. Wilfried Janke, Visteon's European Vice President and
Customer Business Group General Manager.  "Additionally, Visteon's climate
control and thermal management systems provide solutions for the customer's
need to improve fuel economy, reduce costs and lower emissions."

    The CO2 system uses nature's own supply of carbon dioxide as a working
fluid to either heat or cool a vehicle's interior and improve passenger
comfort.  Carbon dioxide is an excellent heat pump fluid, and the system can
be designed to also provide instant and supplemental heat to the passenger
compartment through the use of a heat pump.  In addition to using this readily
available gas as an automotive refrigerant, Visteon's new system improves fuel
economy and reduces emissions.

    Visteon's Energy Efficient Thermal System (EETS) is an innovative approach
to thermal management that combines systems integration expertise with Visteon
Proprietary analytical tools to produce an entire vehicle system that reduces
the amount of power required to heat and cool a vehicle.  EETS reduces cabin
thermal loads through the use of advanced materials and insulating
technologies.

    The heating and air conditioning system is made smaller, lighter and more
energy efficient by the insulating vehicle technologies, which include body
insulation and insulated/solar reflecting windows.  By incorporating the use
of break resistant windows, EETS provides a more secure interior.  EETS can
improve fuel economy by reducing power usage from the heating and air
conditioning system, reduce manufacturing costs by up to 50 percent and
maintain customer comfort.