PARIS, France, April 14, 2006 – A major player on the air-conditioning market, Valeo Service has just released its new air-conditioning catalogue.
The new issue contains parts for 16 air-conditioning product lines in passenger cars and light utility vehicles. It covers 95% of the complete range of products in the air-con loop, and 98% for cabin filters, with a total of 2,234 part numbers, including 373 new additions.

The catalogue is divided into three sections: crash, maintenance and repairsupplying Valeo Service solutions adapted to the needs of automotive professionals.

It also contains several tools to help distributors and repair professionals to advise their customers and carry out repairs:

-a detailed diagram of the air-conditioning loop,
-3D technical drawings,
-a 'communications' chapter, containing sales assistance tools and a selection of diagnostics/maintenance/repair tools,
-a section presenting 'universal' products, launching three families—compressors, condensers, and liquid receivers—which account for 124 of the 373 new references,
-cross-lists, which provide corresponding OE part equivalent references.

Among the new applications, Valeo has listed references for the Peugeot 107 and 1007, Renault Clio III, Citroën C1, BMW 3 Series, Dacia Logan, VW Fox, Toyota Aygo and Prius...

The new multilingual catalogue has been launched throughout Europe.

Valeo Service is the aftermarket activity of the Valeo Group and supplies high quality parts and services to both OES and IAM customers. Valeo Service is supported by the expertise of the Group's twelve industrial branches and their leading positions in the Original Equipment market. Valeo Service has one of the most extensive offers for the aftermarket with 176 product ranges covering 12 product functions for passenger and commercial vehicles. www.valeoservice.com

Press contact:
Victoria Marshall
Tel: + 33 (0)1 49 45 36 90
victoria.marshall@valeo.com