Mr. Remi Andre, General Manager of Dongfeng Visteon, said: "The automobile market in Central China and Wuhan has grown significantly. After the expansion, the Wuhan factory will increase its production capacity in order to better serve our important local customers and provide them with the best quality products. The factory expansion plan also shows our commitment to meet the needs of local customers. "
The total investment of Wuhan factory expansion plan is 7.75 million yuan, and the expansion area is 4 100 square meter. Dongfeng Visteon plans to use this new area mainly for injection molding, coating line, assembly and welding of dashboard products. After the expansion, Dongfeng Visteon will use the new capacity to meet the demand growth of its largest customer, Shenlong Automobile Co., Ltd.
Ning Xiaoyang, purchasing director of Shenlong Automobile Co., Ltd. said: "Dongfeng Visteon has been providing us with quality products for many years. With the continuous development of our business, the expanded Dongfeng Visteon will better meet our expanding needs. We look forward to greater breakthroughs in future cooperation. "
The factory expansion plan will also meet the diversified needs of other major customers of Dongfeng Visteon and enhance the ability of Dongfeng Visteon to support customers. In order to meet the development of customers, Dongfeng Vista introduced advanced technologies such as vacuum female die molding and injection molding fender to China market, and its Wuhan factory is the only factory in China that uses the above two technologies. With the excellent support provided to customers, Dongfeng Visteon won awards from major customers, including "2006 Dongfeng Nissan Excellent Supplier Award" and "2006 Dongfeng Nissan Excellent Supplier Award".
Since its establishment in 2003, Dongfeng Visteon has become one of the best joint ventures in China. Dongfeng Visteon can share Visteon's global R&D capabilities, outstanding innovative technologies and first-class product achievements, which makes it a model for Visteon to explore the China market for a long time. In 2006, Dongfeng Visteon was awarded the "Double Excellent Enterprise Award for Foreign Investment in China" by China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment.
Xu Ping, general manager of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, said: "Since its establishment in 2003, Dongfeng Visteon has achieved strong growth and presented a good development trend. Dongfeng Company attaches great importance to the cooperation with Visteon in the field of auto parts. The expansion of the Wuhan factory will further strengthen the long-term cooperation between the two parties and provide great support for Dongfeng Motor. "
For more than ten years, Visteon has been expanding its business in the Asia-Pacific region. At present, Visteon has more than 30 production plants in China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and India, which can serve the global and regional automobile markets. In the world's fastest growing Asia-Pacific auto market, Visteon is a leader in automotive air conditioning, interior and electronic systems.
Visteon is the world's leading supplier of auto parts, designing and manufacturing innovative air conditioning systems, automotive interiors and electronic systems, including lighting, for global automakers, and providing various products to meet the needs of the automotive aftermarket. The company is headquartered in Van Buren, Michigan, USA, with its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China and its European headquarters in Koerppen. Visteon has about 43,000 employees and many branches in 26 countries.