Visteon completes sale of automotive lighting business

Visteon Corporation has completed the sale of its automotive lighting business to Varroc Group, based in Aurangabad, India and a global provider of automotive parts, for $72 million in cash, subject to price adjustments. The two companies announced plans for the sale on March 12.
August 3, 2012 Read time: 1 min
2165 Visteon Corporation has completed the sale of its automotive lighting business to 4158 Varroc Group, based in Aurangabad, India and a global provider of automotive parts, for $72 million in cash, subject to price adjustments. The two companies announced plans for the sale on March 12.  

The business sold to Varroc had 2011 revenue of $531 million and encompasses a wide range of exterior lighting products supplied to global vehicle manufacturers, including front and rear lighting systems, auxiliary lamps and key subcomponents such as projectors and electronic modules. It includes manufacturing and engineering facilities in Novy Jicin and Rychvald, Czech Republic; Monterrey, Mexico; and Pune, India. In total, about 4,200 manufacturing, engineering and administrative employees are part of the business sold to Varroc.

As announced in March, the two companies also have an agreement for Varroc to acquire Visteon's equity interest in a China-based lighting joint venture, Visteon TYC Corporation, for $20 million. That transaction is expected to be completed after Varroc finishes its due diligence process and other conditions are satisfied.

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