Forvia expands India footprint with 10th plant, first dedicated complete seat assembly site

PUBT · 2d ago
Forvia expands India footprint with 10th plant, first dedicated complete seat assembly site
  • Forvia will open a new India plant for complete seat assembly after winning a major seating program, lifting its footprint to 10 sites.
  • The facility will be its first in India dedicated to full seat manufacturing, covering structures, mechanisms, foam, covers, final assembly for first-row, second-row seats.
  • Start of production is scheduled for 2027; the program adds Cover Carving Technology to optimize seat geometry, expand rear cabin space.
  • The move deepens the group’s India push under its IGNITE plan, targeting localization in a market where vehicle sales rose nearly 22% to 2.6 million.
  • India is also a key engineering base with more than 2,400 engineers; FORVIA HELLA India has been set up as a global AI center.


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