Industry News
Visteon/Halla to start production in Turkey
8th March 2006
Visteon has launched production of automotive climate control components and systems in Turkey, at a new facility operated by Visteon's Korean affiliate Halla Climate Control Corporation (HCC). Visteon owns 70 percent of the equity of HCC, which is listed on the Korea stock exchange.
The plant, located in Gebze, manufactures and assembles HVAC units and cooling modules for the Hyundai Accent produced by Hyundai's Turkish manufacturing operations in Izmit.
The new Visteon/Halla Climate Control plant initially employs about 150 people and is expected to be running at full capacity by October. Visteon plans to increase production capacity in Turkey and is currently evaluating other business opportunities.
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