Advance and Retract
“It speaks a lot of the advantages of having a tremendous amount of vertical integration to allow you to do concurrent engineering.”
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Michigan Mobility Proving Grounds Adds Tech Park
Fledgling autonomous vehicle test center seeks tenants, increased utilization
Visteon’s CFO Resigns
Christian Garcia has resigned as Visteon Corp.’s chief financial officer and will leave the company at the end of October.
Visteon’s Profits Plunge 80%
Electronics supplier Visteon Corp. says its second-quarter sales and net income from continuing operations fell 3% to $733 million and 80% to $7 million, respectively.
Visteon’s Net Income Plunges 78%
Electronics supplier Visteon Corp. says its net income in the first quarter plummeted 78% to $14 million as revenue dropped 10% to $737 million.
Visteon Cockpit Tech Debuts in Mercedes A-Class
Visteon Corp. is introducing its SmartCore cockpit domain controller in the 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class small car currently being launched in global markets.
Developer Predicts Big Gains for Digital Displays
A Finish supplier of software used to create digital displays for vehicles predicts the proportion of new cars using such screens will surge to 70% by 2023 from 30% today.
Visteon’s Open Platform System for Self-Driving Vehicles
Visteon Corp. is developing DriveCore, an open platform to control and operate autonomous vehicles.
Bill Hampton
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Daily
Chinese Market Boosts Visteon Profits
A surge in first-quarter sales in China offset a decline in North America for Visteon Corp.
Visteon to Supply Integrated Cockpit ECU to Geely
Visteon Corp. will supply its integrated cockpit domain controller to China’s Geely Auto Group for the carmaker’s new electric vehicle platform.
14 Suppliers Win PACE Awards for Innovations
Most of the 14 winners of this year’s PACE Awards (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) were related to autonomous, connected and electrified vehicle programs.
Visteon to Help China’s GAC on Autonomous Vehicles
Visteon Corp. has been hired by Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. to help the Chinese carmaker develop self-driving cars.
Subaru Joins Michigan’s American Center for Mobility
Subaru Corp. is investing $2 million in the American Center for Mobility (ACM) test facility in Ypsilanti Township, Mich.
Visteon Partners with China’s GAC on Electronics, Autonomy Tech
Visteon Corp. has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. to develop autonomous driving technologies and cockpit electronics systems.
Autonomous Driving Where It Is Really Wintery
Last week, the American Center for Mobility—a test facility for automated driving located on 500 acres in Ypsilanti Twsp., Michigan, that includes a 2.5-mile highway loop, a 700-foot curved tunnel, two double overpasses, intersections and roundabouts—opened, with Visteon Corp. being the first company to conduct testing.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Visteon Moves Stock Listing to NASDAQ
Cockpit electronics supplier Visteon Corp. says it will move its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to NASDAQ on Dec. 27.
Toyota, Visteon Launch Testing at New U.S. Mobility Center
Visteon Corp. and the Toyota Research Institute have become the first two companies to begin testing connected and autonomous vehicle systems at the just-opened American Center for Mobility outside Ypsilanti, Mich.
Visteon Joins Michigan’s Advanced Mobility Test Center
Visteon Corp. is committing $5 million to become a founder-level sponsor for the American Center for Mobility (ACM) currently under construction in Ypsilanti Township, Mich.
One-Time Gains Hike Visteon’s Profit
Visteon Corp. says special items boosted its second-quarter net income 73% to $45 million.
Visteon’s First-Quarter Earnings Triple
Visteon Corp. says booming demand for electronics helped hike its first-quarter net earnings to $63 million from $19 million in the same period last year.
Upgrading the Engineering Staff
The engineering operations in today’s auto industry need broader skill sets, notes Mark Fosmoen, director of North American engineering at Visteon Corp.
Digital Tech in the Range Rover Velar
The Range Rover Velar, based on Jaguar 's Land Rover lightweight aluminum architecture, has a design that’s predicated on "reductionism."
Visteon’s Income Hurt by Restructuring, Divestment
Visteon Corp.’s net income fell to $2 million in the fourth quarter from $21 million in the same period in 2015, reflecting restructuring costs and last year's sale of an interior components plant in Germany.
Visteon Readies Developer Friendly Infotainment Platform
Visteon Corp. will launch its next-generation Phoenix infotainment platform in January at CES in Las Vegas.
Visteon Opens Silicon Valley Tech Center
Visteon Corp. has opened a technical center in Santa Clara, Calif., to lead the company’s development of autonomous vehicle technologies and other advanced engineering systems.
Former Magneti Marelli Exec Named CEO at Varroc Lighting
Stephane Vedie has been named CEO of Plymouth, Mich.-based Varroc Lighting Systems Inc., effective immediately.
Visteon Hires Daimler Exec to Head Driver Assist Technologies
Visteon Corp. has named Matthias Schulze to lead development of the company’s advanced driver assistance systems technologies.
GM Demos V2X Tech in China
General Motors Co. teamed with several Chinese organizations to demonstrate standardized connected vehicle technologies this week at the SAE-China Congress & Exhibition in Shanghai.
