Vacon : teams up with rally driver Jari-Matti Latvala in 2015

03.02.2015 08:00:00 CET

Vacon Plc, Press Release, 3 February 2015 at 9.00 (EET)

The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon is proud to announce that Jari-Matti Latvala, a driver for the Volkswagen Motorsport Team, is joining forces with Vacon for the duration of the 2015 World Rally Championship.

Jari-Matti Latvala has been competing in the WRC since making his debut at the 2002 Rally Great Britain. Since then, he has gone on to win twelve world rallies. Miikka Anttila has played a key role in Jari-Matti's success, having acted as his co-driver for several years now.

"We are delighted to team up with Jari-Matti and help spread the word about Vacon to such a wide audience," explains Heikki Hiltunen, Executive Vice President, Market Operations at Vacon. "Vacon and Jari-Matti are a perfect match, since we both place a great emphasis on teamwork and technological performance - after all, a great driver also requires excellence from his co-driver and team of engineers."

"The same type of focus, ambition and determination are important for our own business, which is why we at Vacon want to recognize and support a real can-do spirit when we see it," states Joni Lampinen, Brand and Marketing Communication Director at Vacon.

"Jari-Matti represents the same values, attitude and success as we do at Vacon. This collaboration gives us a good opportunity to offer inspiring experiences for our customers and our employees in Europe, Asia and Latin America," reveals Joni Lampinen.

"This year will be Jari-Matti's best chance of becoming the World Drivers' Champion, and we can't wait to cheer him on in his quest," Joni Lampinen concludes.

• Heikki Hiltunen, Executive Vice President, Market Operations, Vacon Plc, phone +358 (0)40 8371 609, heikki.hiltunen(at)vacon.com
• Sebastian Linko, Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Vacon Plc, phone +358 (0)40 8371 634, sebastian.linko(at)vacon.com

Vacon in brief:

Vacon is driven by a passion to develop, manufacture and sell the best AC drives and inverters in the world - and provide customers with efficient product lifecycle services. Our AC drives offer optimum process control and energy efficiency for electric motors. Vacon inverters play a key role when energy is produced from renewable sources. Vacon has production and R&D facilities in Europe, Asia and North America, and sales offices in 31 countries. Further, Vacon has sales representatives and service partners in nearly 90 countries. In 2013, Vacon's revenues amounted to EUR 403.0 million, and the company employed globally approximately 1,600 people. The shares of Vacon Plc (VAC1V) are quoted on the main list of the Helsinki stock exchange (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki). Vacon is part of Danfoss Group.

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