Halla Visteon Climate Control, a majority-owned subsidiary of Visteon Corporation, has announced the start of manufacturing operations on the premises of an industrial partner in Togliatti, Russia. The plant, HVCC’s first in Russia, is part of the company’s plans to drive continued growth of its climate business and supports expanding customer needs in Russia by transferring some output from Korea.
The new facility initially will assemble cooling modules and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units for automakers in Russia. The number of employees is anticipated to reach nearly 300 over a three-year period.
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“We are excited about the capability this new facility offers,” said Nurdal Kücükkaya, president of Halla Visteon Climate Control in Europe. “It is ideally located to supply vehicle manufacturers in one of Russia’s most important automotive clusters. Our presence in Russia strengthens our ability to respond to the ongoing demand for climate products and to meet local content requirements.”
The new manufacturing plant, Halla Visteon Rus LLC, is located in the city of Togliatti (Samara region), approximately 1,000 km southeast of Moscow. The facility began assembling HVAC and cooling modules early in August.
“In Russia, HVCC cooperates with the APEX company under a project in Togliatti on the production of ventilation, heating, and air-conditioning systems. Under the Russian localisation project, the company is gradually transferring the Korean assembly facilities,” the company said.
The company allocated more than 5,000 sq m of production facilities in Togliatti to implement the project. The output will amount to 540,000 units annually.
