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[December
13, 2007]
Faurecia launches “Premium Attitude”: added-value for
automakers through design, innovation and engineering
Faurecia’s new Premium Attitude concept car reveals the next generation of innovations
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[November 8, 2007]
Michael T. Heneka appointed President of Faurecia North
America
Michael T. Heneka has been appointed President of Faurecia North America. Michael takes
over from James C. Orchard who has left the company to pursue another opportunity outside
the Group.
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[July
19, 2007]
Faurecia São João da
Madeira will manufacture seat structures for the new Volkswagen Polo and
SEAT Ibiza
The Volkswagen group has
awarded Faurecia the contract to manufacture seat structures for a new program.
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[July
18, 2007]
2007 First Half results
- Business upturn in Europe (+2.6%) and strong
growth outside Europe (+40.2% in North America and +21.7% in Asia)
- Strong growth with BMW, Chrysler and Hyundai
- Recovery in operating income (EUR 62.8 million or 1% of sales) compared
with the second half of 2006
- Rapid but yet-to-be controlled growth in the United States
- Debt contained
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[May
10, 2007]
Faurecia joins forces
with Shinsung Delta Tech to produce plastic parts for the automotive industry
in South Korea
On April 24, 2007
Faurecia – Europe’s second largest automotive equipment supplier and the
ninth largest worldwide – signed a partnership agreement with the South
Korean company Shinsung Delta Tech Co, Ltd for the production of instrument
panels, door panels and center consoles in South Korea.
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[April
18, 2007]
Growth buoyed by start-ups
in North America and Europe
Faurecia’s
sales were up 11.5% totaling €3,243.4 million for the first quarter of 2007.
Excluding sales of monoliths, and at constant exchange rates, sales rose
by 10.7%.
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[February
21, 2007]
Comfort, luxury and
innovation: Faurecia's contribution to the all-new 2007 Dodge Avenger
For this major Chrysler vehicle platform, which
includes both the Dodge Avenger and the Chrysler Sebring, Faurecia delivers
its first ever front-end module for the North American market, along with
four other innovative modules.
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[February
16, 2007]
Yann Delabrière appointed
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Faurecia
Yann
Delabrière was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Faurecia
during a meeting of the Board of Directors today.
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[February
6, 2007]
Proposed appointment
of Yann Delabrière as Chairman and CEO of Faurecia
On
February 16, Faurecia's Appointments and Compensation Committee will propose
to the Board of Directors the appointment of Yann Delabrière as Chairman
and CEO of Faurecia. He will replace Grégoire Olivier, who has been asked
to join the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën from today.
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[February
5, 2007]
Second half and full
year 2006 results
• Continued
sales growth.
• Exceptional provisions for restructuring and Vehicle Interior impairment
of assets.
• Drop in operating income:
- Declining volumes in Western Europe,
- Price/raw materials squeeze effect,
- Start-up costs in the United States.
• Financial debt contained.
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[January
31, 2007]
Faurecia's HIM3 door
module honored in the United States with SPE Automotive Innovation Award
DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Faurecia have
been recognized in the United States for their innovation in plastics following
the development of a door module that integrates a rail-less window regulator.
This innovation was introduced on the all-new 2007 Dodge Nitro.
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[January
23, 2007]
Faurecia increases its
involvement in the Dacia Logan program
Faurecia has just taken over the 50% interest owned by the Portuguese automotive
supplier Simoldes Plasticos in the share capital of Romanian company Euro
Auto Plastic Systems (Euro APS). Faurecia and the Croatian car components
manufacturer AD Plastik now each hold 50% of Euro APS's capital, with Faurecia
taking full responsibility for the operational management of the joint venture.
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[January
11, 2007]
German innovation award
for Faurecia's polyurethane cast skin technology
Faurecia
has been awarded by the German Plastic Foam Association (FSK) during the
20th Foam Plastics Conference organized in Stuttgart for the development
of an innovative interior surface technology called “PUR cast”. This Faurecia’s
innovative system received the first prize in the Industry category.
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