NEW 2013 Lincoln MKZ Features Preh Integrated Center Stack

Feb. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- NOVI, Mich. – Preh, a leading global automotive supplier based in Novi, Mich., is producing the integrated center stack for the newly styled 2013 Lincoln MKZ.  The center stack combines both the climate control and infotainment functions, including phone, navigation, radio and music systems along with the temperature controls.

The MKZ does not have a traditional transmission shifter in appearance or function, but rather the  controls are a series of five push-buttons mounted on the left edge of the center stack panel next to the steering wheel, that are easy to reach and operate, freeing up space between the driver and passenger seats.

The Preh system features a striking black panel design. Dual-zone  electronic automatic temperature control provides personalized comfort for the driver and front-seat passenger, with separate heating/cooling settings available to satisfy each individual's needs. Preh controls have capacitive touch slider functions for volume and blower adjustments, as well as panel icon touch controls.

Manufactured at its headquarters in Bad Neustadt, Germany, Preh’s center console has already been featured on the 2012 Lincoln MKZ.

About Joyson/Preh
Preh is owned by the Joyson Group of Ningbo, China, an automotive supplier that also operates a real estate division. With about 5,000 employees, the group generated total sales of CNY 6 billion in 2012. The automotive activities are combined in the exchange-listed company Joyson Electronics, which consists of the business divisions Automotive Electronics (Preh) and Automotive Components (Joyson). The automotive electronics supplier Joyson was founded in 2004, while Preh, founded in 1919, boasts a company tradition of almost 100 years.

Preh is a global automotive supplier with 3,200 employees and achieved revenues of approximately €460 million in 2012. The company’s head office with the parent manufacturing and development center is located in Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale, Germany. In addition, Preh oversees manufacturing facilities in Portugal, Mexico, Romania and China, as well as a customer support center headquartered in Novi/Detroit, U.S.A.  Preh’s development and manufacturing expertise focus on air conditioning and driver control systems, electronic control units, sensors and assembly systems for the world’s major automotive manufacturers. For more information, please visit: www.preh.com.