CHENNAI, India — Visteon recently announced the opening of a new technical center in India. The $10 million Visteon Technical and Services Center, located in Chennai, India, is set to become Visteon’s center of excellence for automotive embedded software, providing support to Visteon globally, including joint ventures and aftermarket business. The Indian arm of Visteon software development accounts for more than 50 percent of the global software development within Visteon.
The new center will build on the strong capability of the India software team to develop and validate electronic modules for audio products (radios, satellite digital radios, media players), instrument clusters, body control modules, adaptive lighting products, electronic climate controls, powertrain electronics and engine control modules, center displays and other products.
The center will also provide business process outsourcing support in the areas of supplier management, finance operations and environmental engineering. Visteon Technical and Services Center will be fully supported by two other existing Visteon entities: Visteon Powertrain Control Systems India Private Ltd., and Visteon Automotive Systems India Private Ltd.
With approximately 2,200 employees, Visteon has a significant presence in India in electronics, climate (car air conditioning and engine cooling systems), interior (instrument panel and door trims), rotating electronics and lighting systems.
