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| Formerly | Faurecia SE (until 2023) |
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| Company type | Public (Societas Europaea) |
| Euronext Paris: EO CAC Mid 60 | |
| ISIN | FR0000121147 |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 35 countries |
Area served | International |
Key people | Martin Fischer, CEO |
| Products | Automotive seating, interiors and emissions control technologies |
| Services | Design and manufacture of automotive sub-systems for theVolkswagen Group,Stellantis, theRenault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance,Ford,General Motors,BMW,Daimler,Toyota,Hyundai-Kia,BYD and other automotiveOEMs |
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Number of employees | 157,460 (2022) |
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| Website | www.forvia.com |
Forvia SE (stylized in all-uppercase), formerlyFaurecia SE, is a French global automotive supplier headquartered inNanterre, in the western suburbs ofParis. In 2022 it was the 7th largest international automotive parts manufacturer in the world and #1 for vehicle interiors and emission control technology. One in two automobiles is equipped by Faurecia.[1] It designs and manufactures seats, exhaust systems, interior systems (dashboards, centre consoles, door panels, acoustic modules) and decorative aspects of a vehicle (aluminium, wood).
Faurecia's customers include theVolkswagen Group,Stellantis,Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi,Ford,General Motors,BMW,Daimler,Toyota,Tesla, Inc.,Hyundai-Kia,Jaguar Land Rover andBYD among others. More than 20% of the 2024 turnover were generated in China.
Faurecia employs 8,300 engineers and technicians. The company operates over 300 production sites and 35 R&D centres in 37 countries worldwide, with 403 patents filed in 2017. About half of these sites are manufacturing plants operating on thejust-in-time principle. Faurecia joined theUnited Nations Global Compact in 2004.
The company was at the core of a bribery scandal in 2006 which led to the resignation and legal conviction of its then CEO Pierre Lévi.[2]
In 2022, the company merged with German auto parts manufacturerHella, the merged business being named Forvia.
In April 2024,L&T Technology Services partnered with Forvia Forge at €45 million deal.[3]
Faurecia was formed in 1997 by two automotive component suppliers, Bertrand Faure and ECIA.[4]
It designs and manufactures seats, exhaust systems, interior systems (dashboards, centre consoles, door panels, acoustic modules) and decorative aspects of a vehicle (aluminium, wood).