Faurecia’s seating products take centre stage

Faurecia produces a series of parts for OEM vehicle production, but is perhaps most widely known for delivering seating solutions. Julian Buckley speaks with Xavier Cerrillo, R&D Inovation Project manager at Faurecia Automotive Seating about the company’s latest technologies and the development process behind future products

Faurecia, the French tier one supplier which produces a variety of key components for various major global OEMs, has released details of a series of new innovations under the banner ‘Less is More’. These prototype products use optimized designs, alternative materials and new production processes designed to deliver weight savings and energy efficiency in order to achieve improved fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions. According to Faurecia, the innovations introduced as part of the ‘Less is More’ programme could result in weight savings of up to 100kg per vehicle, cutting CO2 emissions by 10g/km.