- Visteon to provide SmartCore' for variant of 2018 domestic Chinese light-vehicle platform
- New business with China's second-largest auto manufacturer expands global reach of industry-leading technology
- Latest award follows announcements of two major SmartCore' wins on Europe-based vehicle programs slated for 2018 and 2020
SHANGHAI, April 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --China's second largest vehicle manufacturer, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., has selected SmartCore' cockpit domain controller technology from Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) for a future domestic Chinese light vehicle program. This will be Visteon's first SmartCore' application in China, the company's largest market and the world's biggest automotive market.
Visteon will supply the SmartCore' domain controller, with an integrated center information display and thin-film transistor (TFT) instrument cluster display, for a high-line variant of a high-volume Dongfeng light vehicle scheduled for production starting in 2018.
Visteon also will supply a reconfigurable instrument cluster and infotainment system for other variants of the vehicle.
Visteon is the first supplier offering an automotive-grade, integrated domain controller approach that can independently operate the infotainment system, instrument cluster and potentially other features on one System on Chip (SoC).
This is Visteon's third new business award for SmartCore'. Visteon is scheduled to launch the first SmartCore'-based solution in 2018, for a European vehicle manufacturer. Earlier this year, Visteon announced a second SmartCore' program, also with a European automaker, offering instrument cluster and infotainment features and expanding the platform to high-end applications with a 3-D display and augmented reality head-up display capabilities.
"This latest business win with the second largest vehicle manufacturer in China further validates SmartCore' as a viable solution to manage the increasing cost and complexity of in-vehicle electronics," said Sachin Lawande, Visteon president and CEO. "Visteon is well-positioned to lead the consolidation of electronic control units in the cockpit space, and we are in active dialogue with several more automakers in China and elsewhere around the world to adopt this technology in their vehicles."
Visteon, a global leader in cockpit electronics, is showcasing SmartCore' at its exhibit (2A15) at the 2017 International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, April 19-23.
SmartCore' is designed to integrate infotainment, instrument clusters, information displays, head-up displays, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and connectivity - providing a foundation for the evolution to autonomous driving.
About Visteon
Visteon is a global technology company that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and connected car solutions for most of the world's major vehicle manufacturers. Visteon is a leading provider of instrument clusters, head-up displays, information displays, infotainment, audio systems, telematics and SmartCore' cockpit domain controllers. Visteon also supplies embedded multimedia and smartphone connectivity software solutions to the global automotive industry. Headquartered in Van Buren Township, Michigan, Visteon has approximately 10,000 employees at more than 40 facilities in 19 countries. Visteon had sales of $3.16 billion in 2016. Learn more at www.visteon.com.
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