Visteon and Retailers Redefine the Aftermarket Auto Glass Business
August 06 2004 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Visteon and Retailers Redefine the Aftermarket Auto Glass Business
LIVONIA, Mich., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation's
(NYSE:VC) North American Aftermarket Operation is out to change the
common industry perception that automotive aftermarket glass
products are commodities. This past spring, Visteon launched an
exclusive line of NASCAR Performance(R) Windshields by Visteon and
the GlassVantage(TM) Network of Auto Glass Professionals. This
premier group of glass retailers has been authorized by Visteon to
install customized auto glass products in an assigned geographic
territory. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Visteon
continues to expand its select network of GlassVantage Auto Glass
Professionals. The new members and their geographic markets
include: -- Diamond Triumph Auto Glass -- Maine, Vermont, New
Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey
-- Henderson Glass - Michigan - Lower Peninsula -- Kryger Glass -
Western Missouri, Kansas, North East Nebraska -- KD Glass -
Wisconsin, Michigan - Upper Peninsula -- Elite Auto Glass -
Colorado, Southern Nevada, Northern New Mexico -- GlasPro -
Washington and Oregon -- Magic Glass - Indiana (excluding Northwest
counties) -- Lee & Cates Auto Glass - Northern Florida and
Southern Georgia -- Southern Glass and Plastics - North Carolina,
South Carolina, Eastern Georgia -- Dakotaland Auto Glass - South
Dakota and Northeast Wyoming The Visteon GlassVantage Network is a
select group of auto glass professionals who distribute, sell and
install Visteon auto glass products via multiple glass service
outlets in their individual assigned geographic territories.
Previously announced members include: -- JC's Glass - Arizona --
Glass 1 - Louisiana, Mississippi and Western Florida Panhandle --
All-Star Glass - California -- Royal Glass - Delaware, Maryland,
Northern Virginia and Washington DC -- Auto Glass Center - Eastern
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah and
Northwest counties in Indiana -- JN Phillips - Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Massachusetts "We are pleased to announce the additional
members of the GlassVantage network," said Roy Drake, director,
Visteon Aftermarket Replacement Glass. "It's critical that we bring
together the industry's leading retailers and installers to ensure
that consumers have the opportunity to personalize their vehicles
with these exciting new products." The NASCAR Performance
Windshield by Visteon will be offered exclusively through the
GlassVantage members and features a checkered flag motif with the
renowned NASCAR brand logo in the center of the shade band area.
The sporty design is bonded to the inner surface of the windshield,
making the logo a permanent part of Visteon's OE-quality automotive
glass. Many of these Auto Glass Professionals will also sell the
Visteon GlideMaster(TM) Gliding Rear Window for pickup trucks. The
sleek and frameless, flush glass look of the GlideMaster creates a
clean, custom look compared with stock windows. GlideMaster offers
improved exterior styling and offers consumers a unique opportunity
to customize the gliding center panel with the popular NASCAR logo
or other graphics. Visteon Corporation is a leading full-service
supplier that delivers consumer-driven technology solutions to
automotive manufacturers worldwide and through multiple channels
within the global automotive aftermarket. Visteon has approximately
72,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 200
technical, manufacturing, sales, and service facilities located in
25 countries.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO DATASOURCE:
Visteon Corporation CONTACT: Robin Pannecouk of Visteon
Corporation, +1-313-755-9121, Web site: http://www.visteon.com/
http://www.evisteon.com/
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