Visteon, the world`s second largest auto parts supplier, marked its debut (6/7/00) on the New York Stock Exchange in positive territory.
Ford`s former parts-making division, reached a peak of $15.25 before falling back to $13.75, still up 44 cents on the day.
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
Officially spun off from Ford on Wednesday (5/7/00), the company, which boasts a workforce totalling 81,000, registered sales in 1999 of $19.4 billion.
The company, which has more than $17 billion in business with Ford and has clocked up new business worth $1.4 billion this year, wants to increase its percentage of non-Ford business from its current 12% to 20% by the year 2002.