Major innovations for creating value and protecting the environment
Research & Development represents a strategic challenge for Faurecia, a leading automotive supplier. R&D efforts are aimed at developing new products and solutions, and designing and spearheading innovations and generic products to streamline costs and optimize lead times.
Faurecia stands at the forefront of environmental innovation by pursuing a group-wide approach. This policy prioritizes the choice of materials, vehicle weight reduction and emissions treatment. Drawing on its technical expertise and clear insight into the expectations of the worldwide automotive market, Faurecia develops innovative products and solutions. They factor in and even second-guess the challenges facing manufacturers, such as the growing number of models (ranges increased by nearly 50%), shorter time-to-market, the need for vehicle differentiation and the importance placed by consumers in perceived quality.
Faurecia's R&D team also works on the development of acquired programmes in liaison with manufacturers as part of a joint development approach.
4.000 engineers and technicians are dedicated to R&D via a network of 38 centers across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, thereby guaranteeing customers a doorstep service.