EXHIBIT 99.1


Contact(s):   Media Inquiries:                             Visteon Corporation

              Greg Gardner                                 Public Affairs
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              ggardne9@visteon.com                         Dearborn, MI  48126

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              Derek Fiebig
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              dfiebig@visteon.com

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VISTEON APPOINTS THOMAS T. STALLKAMP AND
MICHAEL F. JOHNSTON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DEARBORN, Mich., April 10, 2001 - Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) today announced
that its Board of Directors has appointed Thomas T. Stallkamp and Michael F.
Johnston as members of the Board.

Thomas T. Stallkamp has served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
MSX International Inc. since January 2000. MSX provides contract staffing and
project engineering services to the automotive and telecommunications
industries.

Prior to his position at MSX, Stallkamp was Vice Chairman of DaimlerChrysler
Corporation where he also served as its President and a member of its board of
management. During his nearly 20 years at DaimlerChrysler, Stallkamp became
known for developing new business processes and enhanced partnerships with the
automotive supply community. He pioneered the development of a unique
partnership approach to corporate supplier relations under Chrysler's Extended
Enterprise concept.

Michael F. Johnston is Visteon's President and Chief Operation Officer, leading
the company's global operations, sales, manufacturing, product development,



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research and development and customer relations. Johnston came to Visteon in
September 2000 from Johnson Controls Inc., where he was President of E-Business.
In that position he was responsible for launching and growing new businesses,
including non-automotive ventures that used the Internet to streamline supply
chain management and to serve customers more effectively.

"We're delighted to have Tom and Mike join the Board," Peter J. Pestillo,
Visteon's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said. "Tom is widely regarded as
a leader and innovator in the supplier community. In electing Mike, the Visteon
Board has recognized Mike's substantial contributions and his leadership in
improving Visteon's performance and customer orientation."

Stallkamp serves on the boards of Kmart Corporation and Baxter International
Inc. He is on the board of advisors of Georgetown University's McDonough School
of Business and teaches at Babson College's Graduate Entrepreneurship Center. He
holds a bachelor's degree in industrial management and economics and a master's
degree in business administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Johnston serves on the boards of directors of Flowserve Corporation in Irving,
Texas, and the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. He holds a bachelor's
degree in industrial management from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
and a master's degree in business administration from Michigan State
University's Executive Program.

Stallkamp and Johnston join Pestillo, William Gray, Steven Hamp, Kathleen
Hempel, Robert Jenkins, Charles Schaffer and Robert Teeter on the Board.

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
about 79,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 180 technical,
manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 25 countries.

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