Visteon has announced the opening of its US$10m Visteon Technical and Services Center in Chennai (once Madras), India.
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The 110,000 square-foot facility is set to become Visteon’s centre of excellence for automotive embedded software, providing support to company operations globally, including joint ventures and aftermarket business. The Indian arm of Visteon software development accounts for more than 50% of the global software development within the supplier.
The new centre will build on the strong capability of the India software team to develop and validate electronic modules for audio products (radios, digital satellite radios, media players), instrument clusters, body control modules, adaptive lighting products, electronic climate controls, powertrain electronics and engine control modules, centre displays and other products.
The centre also will provide business process outsourcing support in the areas of supplier management, finance operations and environmental engineering. Visteon Technical and Services Centre will be fully supported by two other existing company entities: Visteon Powertrain Control Systems India and Visteon Automotive Systems India.
Located at Olympia Tech Park, an information technology park in the business district of Chennai, the new centre occupies four floors of the “Fortius” building. The facility is expected to accommodate more than 700 software and 250 business process staff.
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By GlobalDataThe Chennai software operation has been growing steadily since its opening in 1998 and currently has 450 full time employees, including 400 software engineers and 50 business process staff.
“This new centre is another symbol of our expansion in the country and emphasises Visteon’s strengths and world-class capabilities to deliver services globally and meet the unique requirements of customers in India,” said A Viswanathan, managing director, Visteon India. “The employees deliver remarkable quality, innovation and performance standards. With its world-renowned IT skills and excellent automotive knowledge, India is fast emerging as an excellent base for prototyping, testing, validating and producing auto-components for the global market.”
Other Visteon facilities in India include:
· Climate Systems India Limited, (joint venture, Bhiwadi)
· Visteon Automotive Systems India Private Ltd. (Chennai Plant)
· Visteon Automotive Systems India Private Ltd. (Pune Plant)
· Visteon Powertrain Control Systems India Private Ltd. (Chennai)
· TATA Visteon Automotive Private Ltd. (joint venture, Pune)
· TACO Visteon Engineering Private Ltd. (joint venture, Pune)
