KIEV, May 8 - Affinia Group Inc., a producer of air, oil and fuel filter applications, started production at its recently completed WIX-Filtron manufacturing and distribution facility in Ukraine's Khmelnytsky region, the Group reported.

The new 65,000-square-foot facility is the company's second operation in Eastern Europe, joining Affinia WIX-Filtron manufacturing and distribution plant in Poland. WIX-Filtron is an Affinia company and part of Affinia's Under Hood Group.