Press kit - Faurecia

Auto Shanghai 2013 Hall N5 / Booth B013

April 20-29, 2013 Shanghai (China)

Press kit

Faurecia is a global technology leader. The Group designs and develops products and technologies for greener cars on one hand, and attractive solutions for comfort and style in the other hand. Thanks to its technological expertise, Faurecia is now a key player on the Chinese market, especially in the premium segment, which is growing rapidly. Development potential in China is extremely strong and is supported by a wide engineering and manufacturing footprint and strong links with major global manufacturers. With all the local expertise, the Group deploys technologies adapted to the specific needs of the Chinese market. Emissions regulation standards are becoming more stringent worldwide. Faurecia designs and develops innovative materials and technologies for lighter and cleaner cars.

Whatever the level range, Chinese motorists aspire to a vehicle that looks individual and distinctive. Faurecia has developed attractive and customized solutions for interior design and connectivity where comfort and style are personalized. In China, Faurecia leverages its leadership in the premium segment, experiencing strong growth. The refernce position with the Volkswagen Group is a major asset. Faurecia generates 90% of its sales in China with global manufacturers: 40% of its business is achieved with the Volkswagen group, 18% with PSA Peugeot-Citroën, 12% with Nissan, 11% with Ford & 10% with General Motors. The Group will benefit from the evolution of the Chinese market in the medium term. The premium segment will continue to grow faster than the market, with the world’s leading premium automakers leading the pack.

Contents Technologies and materials for greener cars................. 4 Lightweight & green technologies

A brand new generation of seat mechanisms New recliners Ultima seat tracks E-pump Global & Modular Seat structure The high potential of natural fibers Lightweight, thanks to carbon composites Ford Edge lightweight cold end exhaust system

New technologies for emissions control

ASDS (Ammonia Storage and Delivery System) SCR Blue Box EHRM, heat recovery at the manifold SCR Euro 4 box for commercial vehicles

Individual comfort and style............................................ 8 Decoration and Human-Machine Interface

Light-in-Skin on Citroën DS5 door panel Light-in-Fabric on Citroën DS5 door panel DecoLight on new Volkswagen Beetle WiCharge on Mercedes-Benz SLK center console

Personalization and differentiation

Urban Rhythm Collections by Faurecia: “Trendset Cities” Two-tone slush instrument panel on Audi A3

Acoustic comfort

Exhaust valves Interior acoustic comfort

Premium leadership........................................................ 14

Premium seats

Oasis Complete premium seats on BMW 3-Series

Premium and individualized interiors

Leather-covered instrument panel on Mercedes-Benz SL-Class LignoLite in Mercedes-Benz SL-Class door panels

Perceived quality and premium assembly Audi A4-A5 front end module Audi A6 front bumper

Premium performance

BMW N20 air-gap turbo manifold Audi Q3 complete exhaust system

Faurecia in China............................................................. 19 Media contacts................................................................. 20 Legend :

Innovation

Serial production

Technologies and materials for greener cars

Emissions regulation standards are becoming more stringent worldwide. Faurecia designs and develops innovative materials and technologies for lighter and cleaner cars.

Lightweight & green technologies A brand new generation of seat mechanisms New recliners These three new generations of Faurecia seat mechanisms are suitable for vehicles from segments A to F, focus on weight and packaging reduction. These have a high dynamic breaking torque, are light weight (up to 35% versus current products) and more compact (up to 18% in diameter and up to 25% in thickness). They offer weight savings of up to 300g per seat and better perceived quality and a smoother operation. Faurecia will manufacture these mechanisms from 2013.

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Ultima seat tracks The Faurecia Ultima seat tracks represent the new generation of high performance seat tracks, specially designed for high-end and premium vehicles. They exist in manual and low-noise powered versions for 3- and 5-door vehicles. Thanks to the use ultra high strength steel, proprietary to Faurecia, it has been possible to enhance energy dissipation in the case of a crash by up to +20%, versus current products. In all, the Ultima tracks provide best-in-class safety, lightweight and perceived quality. Faurecia will start manufacturing these tracks from 2013. E-pump Traditionally, seat height adjustment was performed manually; however this function is now ever more performed electrically. For this purpose, Faurecia has developed the E-pump, a powered “seat pump” for seat height adjustment incl. mechatronics for the best postural adjustment in a lighter and more compact part. The lightweight development has enabled to save 25% weight for this function versus traditional linear actuators. Also, the global packaging has been reduced both in diameter (-14%) and length (-30%) versus existing 2 pole motors. Furthermore, compatible with Faurecia’s Nano seat mechanism, E-pump specifically targeted at C to E segment vehicles, is expected to go into series production later this year.

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Global & Modular Seat structure Faurecia Automotive Seating offers to its clients new global & modular (G&M) seat structures, for all vehicle segments, produced with the combination of nochange zones and scalable areas. The use of laser and arc welding technology allows for significant weight savings versus current front structures. The GMS also presents dual-sided backrest and active seat height-adjustment. Lean design offers a very competitive weight versus specs ratio. The backrest modularity simplifies the switch from 3-door to 5-door. For the consumer, comfort is largely improved during long drives.

Lightweight, thanks to carbon composites Visible carbon parts are interesting to offer differentiation to consumers and enable personalized and visible hi-tech body parts. Not only do exclusive and sports car buyers expect such parts, they also want them to be visible. Faurecia has gathered significant experience in the production of carbon fiber parts for high performance sports cars, which curb vehicle weight and slash tooling costs. Carbon-composite parts can be up to 50% lighter than traditional steel parts and 15% lighter than aluminum on semistructural parts. To illustrate this, Faurecia displays five examples of visible carbon body parts which it supplies to selected automakers: • Lower side panel; • Engine side panel; • Front splitter bumper; • Wheel arch cover, and • Rocker cover.

Ford Edge lightweight cold end system The high potential of natural fibers


In terms of renewable materials, the door panels of the latest Volkswagen Golf, launched in production in August 2012, integrate natural fibers with polypropylene (NFPP). Applicable from base to premium, these natural fibers are integrated with a one-shot process: press forming and laminating in one step. This sustainable material offers weight savings compared to injected carriers and contributes to reduce fuel consumption.

Developed by Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, the prototype cold end system of the Ford Edge offers a significant weight reduction (up to -50%) compared to the serial product, with the use of the brazing technology, but with equivalent acoustic performance. Due to lower mass, fuel consumption is reduced and durability is increased by at least 150%. The Ford Edge cold end exhaust line features a self-actuated adaptive valve located in the intermediate pipe, before the rear muffler. It comprises a tubular body with a swiveling flap linked to an external coiled spring. The adaptive valve acts as a major lightweight enabler, by allowing the total muffler volume to be reduced by up to 50%!

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New technologies for emissions control ASDS (Ammonia Storage and Delivery System) Anticipating ever more stringent international emissions legislation on Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) across all regions of the world, Faurecia, the world leader in emissions control technologies, is presenting the Faurecia Ammonia Storage and Delivery System (ASDS), its breakthrough NOx reduction technology for Diesel engines. Faurecia has high expectations that its breakthrough ASDS technology will become the new world standard for NOx reduction, just like the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) has become the world standard for Diesel particulate filtration. This conviction is based on the four Faurecia ASDS key advantages over liquid SCR: • Faster activation of NOx conversion; • Faster activation under cold starts; • Lower system weight at same kilometer autonomy; • More than double the ammonia volume per liter available for NOx conversion to nitrogen.


The Faurecia ASDS is a pure ammonia Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system –as an alternative to liquid SCR systems– which delivers very precise amounts of ammonia to a catalyst in the exhaust line. This step enables highly efficient removal of NOx from Diesel engine exhaust gases for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

Faurecia is confident that this technology will offer significant advantages to automakers when meeting Euro 6, Tier 2 Bin 5 and future Euro 7, Tier 2 Bin 2 emissions regulations for Diesel NOx reduction.

SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) Blue Box The Euro 6 emissions regulation, which will come into force in 2014, has defined drastic low levels of NOx, less than 0,08g/km. Tier 2 Bin 5 in the US is even lower at 0,044g/ km. The new SCR Blue Box technology is designed to achieve both NOx targets; moreover, this architecture will become the standard in the coming years, especially in 2017 when future Euro 6.2 will come with more severe test vehicles. Concretely, the SCR Blue Box technology enables the SCR catalyst – either with or without a particulate filter – to be located closer to the engine. Not only does this innovative reworking of the exhaust system architecture limit nitrogen oxide emissions, its compact design saves on space too. The key benefit is an improved SCR lightoff to start reducing the NOx quicker. The thermal management of the SCR catalyst is also improved using full insulation of the canning. The SCR Blue Box concept is compatible with the new generation of Diesel particulate filter coated SCR substrate; it will allow automakers to go back to a two-monolith configuration instead of three (DOC - DPF - SCR) which is today’s solution for Euro5. It also means a further cost reduction and additional weight savings (between 2 and 3kg).

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The Exhaust Heat Recovery Manifold (EHRM)

SCR Euro 4 box for commercial vehicles

Systems that recover exhaust heat and use it to help heat a car’s passenger compartment have proved to be effective both in conserving fuel and in making winter driving more comfortable in gaselectric hybrids that must run their thermal engine for effective cabin heating.

Thanks to its global partnership with Cummins, the world’s leading manufacturer of engines for commercial vehicles, Faurecia is a key player in the commercial vehicles emissions control business offering a full range of solutions dedicated for trucks, buses, heavy duty vehicles and off-road applications.


Faurecia introduces the Exhaust Heat Recovery Manifold (EHRM), which achieves these goals with a clever new approach to heat recovery. The EHRM, designed specifically for gaselectric hybrids, integrates the heat recovery function in the exhaust manifold. This device captures heat directly from the engine, rather than down the line in the exhaust system, so it is able to collect a greater proportion of the exhaust heat than other systems can, while operating more efficiently. This is achieved by enabling the engine coolant to flow through the manifold’s inner and outer skin via a dedicated rail. With the EHRM, in cold weather the hybrid’s passenger compartment is heated up to 50 percent more quickly than configurations where this system is not employed. This means the vehicle can switch from its gas-burning thermal engine to its electric powertrain earlier, reducing fuel consumption and emissions. When a system-level approach to heat recovery is employed, the EHRM acts as an enabler and, in concert with the other powertrain ancillary systems, has been shown to improve fuel economy by as much as 4% thanks to early thermal-engine shut-off.

Faurecia is a major supplier of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology. The SCR reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollutants by using ammonia (AdBlue®) as a reductant. Faurecia’s SCR system can slash NOx emissions by 90% while preserving the fuel economy and operational benefits of diesel engines. This technology has been adopted by all commercial vehicle manufacturers over the past years and is recognized by engine manufacturers as the preferred diesel emissions-control technology for reducing NOx emissions. Faurecia showcases its competence in this field with a dedicated SCR box, compliant with Euro 4 emissions regulations applicable in China. The product performs the injection of AdBlue® into the exhaust system which reacts with a catalyst to covert toxic NOx pollutants into nitrogen, water and carbon dioxide (CO2). The reducing agent is injected at varying rates according to the amount of NOx produced by the engine. The product also provides for good noise attenuation within a compact format and reduced weight, while offering added flexibility to tune the engine for high fuel economy and a limited impact on engine performance.

The first application of the EHRM has been in the 2013 Ford Fusion. The EHRM has also been applied to the 2013 Ford C-MAX hybrid, where it contributes to the vehicle’s excellent fuel economy 7

Individual comfort and style

Decoration and Human-Machine Interface Light-in-Skin on Citroën DS5 door panel Perceived quality is improved thanks to a new design car interior with LED lighting in skincovered door panels. Developed typically for the C and D segments, Light-in-Skin is an innovative interior car comfort technology which will surprise most consumers thanks to the impressive effect of this original and unique ambient lighting never seen before in a vehicle interior. A unique night driving experience!

Whatever the level range, Chinese motorists aspire to a vehicle that looks individual and distinctive. Faurecia developed attractive and customized solutions for interior design and connectivity where comfort and style are personalized.

Light-in-Fabric on Citroën DS5 door panel In the same spirit as Light-in-Skin, Lightin-Fabric is another innovative interior car technology that will convert a night drive into a unique experience. Available for door panels typically in the C and D segments, Light-in-Fabric offers a backlighting of large fabric-covered door panels surface using LED technology. It is the most competitive solution with minimum investment using a standard light box. It improves perceived quality compared with indirect lighting.


Light-in-Skin is the most competitive solution since it is possible to upgrade with minimum investment, thanks to a standard light box. It improves perceived quality compared with indirect lighting. Thus, perceived quality is staged in a surprising and appealing animation for night driving as a new interior design. Consumers can create and choose a different interior car mood during day and night.

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DecoLight on the new Volkswagen Beetle

WiCharge on Mercedes-Benz SLK center console Faurecia is aiming at further reinforcing its worldwide leadership in vehicle interiors by integrating comfort and human machine interface functionalities in its field of competence, where innovative end-user functions, such as wireless charging, are instrumental to increase the added-value offered to automakers.


DecoLight is a new way to upscale vehicle interiors with premium lighting: it can provide backlighting through decorative parts, from segment B to C on instrument panel, center console and door panels. A decoration strip provides two different aspects in one: a usual decor appearance with no backlighting and a backlighting surface when the light is on. This lighting innovation upgrades the interior car ambiance (with or without lighting). It also helps create a different interior car ambiance during day and night which provides an impressive and relaxing effect for the passengers.

Providing a new exciting innovative technology for the end user, fully integrated into the interior car, WiCharge is the answer to “Always Charged” for enhanced smartphone services (phone, music, Navigation, internet access...). Demonstrated on the center console of the Mercedes-Benz SLK, and compatible with all segments, this solution is based on inductive technology, with seamless integration at various places in the vehicle (instrument panel, center console or glovebox). It also stays in place in the case of strong deceleration or crash conditions and has no interference whatsoever with car electronics. As this concept is modular, add-ons are possible: additional USB charging, power management and various interfaces. Different from competing products, WiCharge is the ideal solution to charge smartphones and other devices without a cord that can be used on-board with simplicity.

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Personalization and differentiation Urban Rythm Faurecia Automotive Seating has created a seat that moves with occupants as they ride, constantly tuning its shape and support for exceptional comfort and command of the driving experience. Urban Rhythm is fashioned from compliant plastic surfaces in the seatback, cushion and headrest that mirror the natural kinematics of the human body to create a comfortable, safer seat designed to fit into traditional seat frames.


Urban Rhythm further minimizes the volume of materials required to construct a seat and, at the same time, increases comfort performance by offering a complete dynamic system that now includes the cushion and head-restraint surfaces. Its responsive surfaces move with the occupant’s body size, shape and posture throughout the journey, as the vehicle accelerates and decelerates, rounds curves and climbs hills, to offer increased support to the lumbar region, pelvis and upper shoulders, all in a synchronized manner. As a result, the biomimetic surfaces dynamically reconfigure their shapes to furnish superior pressure distribution, compared to conventional seats.

Packaged more efficiently than conventional seats, Urban Rhythm’s thin seatback provides approximately 7 cm of additional knee space in the rear-passenger section. The thinner seat allows designers to create a shorter vehicle without reducing cabin space for rear passengers, saving weight and cost at the vehicle level. Alternately, the extra space can be used in standard length vehicles to provide more room inside for back-seat passengers. Urban Rhythm is easily transposable to current vehicle platforms. It is meant to fit into traditional metal seat frames so that it can be widely applied by automakers, with minimal adaptation. Urban Rhythm’s cover carving and compliant shell technologies are available for current application, while the compliant cushion and head restraint will be ready for the 2016 model year.

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Collections by Faurecia: “Trendset Cities” Eco-design, weight reduction and customization are three crucial priorities for the automobile of the future. With the urban inspirations of the “Trendset Cities” line, Collections by Faurecia is meeting market demand for customization and the use of eco-friendly materials. Paris, Berlin, Los Angeles, Shanghai and Seoul: five global cities and five inexhaustible sources of inspiration for the Faurecia teams who work in each location. By immersing themselves in the daily life of each of these metropolises, Faurecia designers have gained an inside look at what makes them special and have used that insight to develop a collection presenting five all-new trends, each of which conveys the particular feel of a city to form the Trendset Cities line: Atmosphere — A collection of sophisticated motifs inspired by a rainy day in a city steeped in history, reflecting the splash of raindrops on cobblestones with subtlety, elegance and poetry. Coral Invasion — Street tags and sharp lines that liven up colorless walls, inspired by the underground culture and other avant-garde movements to project contrast, impact and an anti-conformist attitude.


Sunny Shades — A seafront bathed in heat and sunlight, with a collection of surf, wave and sun motifs inspired by the light of the American Southwest, generating heat, saturation and brightness.

Light Tech — The reflection of colored neon lights on towering glass high-rises for an ultra-contemporary, luminescent theme inspired by modern cities and the latest in architecture as defined by transparency, modernism and reflection. Mineral — A walk through a frost-covered park, offering a collection of pastel and transparent motifs inspired by the shape and texture of rocks and minerals, emitting their essence, radiance and purity. Each of these themes is presented in its own trendy setting. On each trend board, samples of colors, materials, patterns and grains are integrated on squares manufactured as tiles with interchangeable segments. Among the materials used in these mosaics are plastic, wood, aluminum and composites. With the materials and processes displayed, designers can apply such diversity as matte/gloss, laser engraving, paint and varnish, sewing, printing and pigmentation. In all, Collections by Faurecia offers five trends, 30 paint colors with five laser etching patterns, 18 different film patterns, 10 color combinations of slush skins for doors and instrument panels. With details such as stitching and piping, four grain designs, 17 Ligneos wood products and 25 different patterns of aluminum, the collection can be arranged into millions of combinations.

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Two-tone slush instrument panel on Audi A3


The “floating” instrument panel of the Audi A3 gives an unexpected feeling of lightness with its flat upper surface. A two-tone instrument panel, using in-mold pigmentation technology, is also available, offering premium touch at affordable cost. This innovative solution enables to obtain two-tone PVC instrument panel slush skins, offering a greater freedom of style since the split line between the two colors can be in three dimensions, for example with a decoration strip.

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Acoustic comfort Valves Valves are essential to reduce noise levels and are a key enabler for lightweight exhaust lines. Acoustic valves are primarily used in a closed position to muffle the sound of the exhaust at low speeds in order to meet regional noise regulations. Valves are either self-actuated by the flow of exhaust gases or controlled by either a pneumatic or an electric actuator. Presently, non-actuated valves (Adaptive ValveTM, in-muffler valve) are mainly used with naturally aspirated engines. Actuated valves (pneumatic or electric) are fully compatible with turbo-charged engines. Both actuated and adaptive valves can also be used to create a sports sound signature. Adaptive ValveTM Self-actuated, it is located in the intermediate pipe, before the rear muffler. It comprises a tubular body with a swiveling flap linked to an external coiled spring. The Adaptive ValveTM also acts as a major lightweight enabler, by allowing the total muffler volume to be reduced by up to 50%! Mainly dedicated to the North-American market, this valve has become a big success and Faurecia will supply to General Motors close to one million valves starting 2014.


Actuated valve Controlled by an actuator, it is located in the tailpipe, after the rear muffler. It comprises a fabricated or cast tubular body combined with an actuator which can be pneumatic for current applications, or electric for future applications.

This valve allows the automaker to control the valve flap position as a function of load and speed of the vehicle. Mainly requested by premium German car makers (Volkswagen/ Audi, BMW, Daimler/AMG), these valves are increasingly gaining interest from NorthAmerican automakers. In-muffler valve Self-actuated, it is located inside the rear muffler. It comprises a spring-loaded flap which hinges on an interface bracket. Mainly dedicated to the Asian market, it significantly muffles the sound of the exhaust at engine idle or very low speeds. This type of low-cost valve is primarily necessary in order to supply mufflers and cold end systems in Asia, where silence is the key word.

Interior acoustic comfort Faurecia’s R&D teams develop groundbreaking materials and modular soundproofing solutions. The group actively pursues a global approach to the field of acoustic comfort, investing in some of the most powerful analysis and simulation tools on the market. It also proposes new concepts to customers and offers acoustic consulting services. Faurecia supplies the interior floor carpet of the Audi A4, which offers premium quality, integrated insulation and excellent abrasion resistance. The tufted carpet integrates foam-in-place polyurethane foam isolation. On other vehicles, Faurecia also provides lightweight solutions for other acoustics parts and modules: package tray, sommold carrier…

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Premium leadership

In China, Faurecia leverages its leadership in the premium segment, experiencing strong growth. The refernce position with the Volkswagen Group is a major asset. Faurecia generates 90% of its sales in China with global manufacturers: 40% of its business is achieved with the Volkswagen group, 18% with PSA Peugeot-Citroën, 12% with Nissan, 11% with Ford & 10% with General Motors. The Group will benefit from the evolution of the Chinese market in the medium term. The premium segment will continue to grow faster than the market, with the world’s leading premium automakers leading the pack.

Premium seats Oasis


For the chauffeured traveler, Faurecia is introducing Oasis, a luxurious cocoon, a customized personal space with a combination high-tech office, entertainment center and spa at the occupant’s fingertips. The Oasis seat illustrates Faurecia’s capabilities in innovation and technology, gathering the full scope of Faurecia know-how into one seat that provides an immediate perception of quality and premium in design. With highend functionality, intelligent kinematics and best-in-class comfort that are focused on premium developed in Europe, the Oasis seat is designed for long versions of the world’s classiest chauffeured vehicles. A glance at this exceptional seating system conveys that it was designed for those who command their environment, and Oasis is quick to respond.

The Oasis seat offers four positions: the entry configuration for entering the vehicle, the upright business position for working and communicating, the entertainment position for enjoying video and audio, and the nearly reclined relaxation position. The transition among positions is a smooth and comfortable experience, and each position offers technology, comfort and a quality of life never before attained inside any stretched sedan or limousine. In every position, the advanced comfort adjustments of Oasis add customized dimensions to the experience. A very small head-tracking camera mounted in the back of the front seat detects the height of the Oasis occupant and automatically adjusts the headrest to the right position, while simultaneously adjusting the cushion length and side bolster for optimum comfort. Reminiscent of Faurecia’s smartphone-based SmartFitTM system, Oasis eliminates the phone and uses the in-car camera to determine the passenger’s dimensions and make automatic seat adjustments.

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Complete premium seats on BMW 3-Series Faurecia Automotive Seating supplies the premium seats of the new BMW 3-Series sedan and long wheelbase sedan, assembled in China, with just-in-time delivery in Shenyang. The long wheelbase version is specifically designed to match the special requests of the Chinese consumers. Different seat packages are available (basis, sport, comfort) with more than 45 variants of styling, colors and functions. In particular, the rear presents a travel comfort that is yet to meet its match on the vehicle segment. Designed for enhanced comfort, the rear presents a row of single seats that are setting a new standard for available space. The new BMW 3-Series long wheelbase sedan offers particularly convenient access and generous leg space for rear passengers.

The complete seats assembled just-in-time by Faurecia feature the most advanced features available in the segment: 8-way powered front seats, including the “gentleman” function, where the front passenger seat can be adjusted from the rear by using a switch unit located in the door panel, enabling the rear passenger to modulate leg space depending on the desired position. Other comfort features for the front seat include, cushion length adjustment, 4-way headrest adjustment, pneumatic side bolsters and backrest comfort settings with embedded lumbar support function. In the rear, the seats include an extra foam layer for superior comfort as well as heated seat cushions and backrest.


The “gentleman” function

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Premium and individualized interiors

LignoLite on Mercedes-Benz SL-Class door panels

Faurecia showcases its premium interior leadership in the new acclaimed MercedesBenz SL-Class roadster, illustrated with the complete serial versions of the instrument panel, door panel and center console. Faurecia has a proven cut & sew expertise, a growing market with increasing acceptance in the E and F segments. The use of real materials (leather, aluminum) is essential to offering high-quality interiors to premium customers.

Leather-covered instrument panel on Mercedes-Benz SL Class


The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class leather instrument panel uses a fast and accurate prepositioning technology, with a repeatable and improved perceived quality of the sewing line by use of a pre-positioning profile, which is particularly applicable to genuine leather. The instrument panel integrates aluminum decoration: on the driver and passenger side, cup holder tray as well as on the upper and lower center console stack. For the automaker, a cut and sew leather-wrapped instrument panel is the best-in-class reference for premium interiors.

The door panels of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class integrate the LignoLite technology developed by Faurecia, a wood-based carrier which offers weight savings of 40% versus a carrier based on injected plastic. The integration of renewable materials helps contribute to CO2 reduction.

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Perceived quality and premium assembly Audi A4-A5 front-end module The Audi A4 displays every hallmark of Audi’s premium features and has a style very similar to the Audi A5, with a wide, low-slung Single-Frame radiator grille for that sporty look. The Audi A4 and Audi A5 are both equipped with a front-end module developed and made by Faurecia, comprising the front bumper system and structural components such as headlights and electronic sensors, engine cooling and crash management systems. The Faurecia front-end carrier as the backbone of the module draws on a hybrid steel-plastic technology with a design that supports the mechanical requirements of the car body and allows for optimal component integration.

Since the system was first introduced in 2004, Faurecia has developed several front-end modules equipped with “mEasy”, including the one on the Audi A4 and Audi A5 – a perfect example of the way in which Faurecia’s expertise is widely recognized by its customers throughout the automotive industry. The Faurecia module concept is widely used in Audi vehicles, namely: Audi A4, A5, A6, A7, A8 and Q5. BMW also chose the “mEasy” system for its 1- and 3-Series and for the X1.


Faurecia supplies complete front-end modules just in sequence to the individual Audi plants. Developed and patented by Faurecia, the “mEasy” concept streamlines Faurecia production and optimizes the assembly of the front-end directly in-plant allowing for perfect fit and finish at minimum re-work. The “mEasy” bracket as a major part of this concept strongly contributes to the effective diversity management of the front-end module components. The Faurecia front-end module achieves cost savings through the complete value-chain and improves the perceived quality of the car in terms of gaps and tolerances.

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Audi A6 front bumper Faurecia produces, paints and supplies justin-sequence the front and rear bumpers including the rocker panels of the Audi A6 for all its versions (Sedan, Avant and Allroad) and different trim versions. Faurecia bumpers reflect the high perceived quality expected by Germany’s leading automakers in the premium segment. Faurecia provides a painting process ensuring faultless painted surfaces, an exact management of fit and finish in line with the premium requirements of Audi, as well as a perfect integration of all bumper components such as the Single Frame grille.

Premium performance BMW N20 air-gap turbo manifold


Faurecia supplies the fabricated exhaust manifold along with the close-coupled converter on the BMW 2.0L gasoline fourcylinder versions (184hp and 245hp). Twenty percent lighter than a cast alternative, this manifold can withstand exhaust gas temperatures of up to 980°C, allowing for high-performance driving. The exhaust manifold is integrated with the turbine housing into a twin scroll configuration that yields an optimal combination of low speed response and high-end power.

The BMW 2.0L gasoline twin turbo four-cylinder engine (184hp and 245hp) features twinscroll turbocharging. This means that the exhaust stream from cylinders 1 and 4, and the exhaust stream from cylinders 2 and 3, follow separate spiral-shaped paths to the turbine wheel. This reduces exhaust back-pressure at low engine rpm, allowing the energy of the exhaust gas pulses to be utilized as efficiently as possible. The result is instant throttle response and fast revving performance which BMW drivers can instantly translate into driving pleasure.

Audi Q3 complete exhaust system Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies supplies the Audi Q3 complete exhaust system, for two engines: the 4-cylinder 2L TFSI 125KW (170 hp) and 155KW (210 hp). The hot-end applies features such as a pre- and underbody converter and also integrates the canning technology, with a tourniquet catalyst. The cold-end is composed of a middle and rear muffler, and offers advanced acoustic comfort. The complete and modular exhaust system fulfills the most recent emissions and noise regulations applicable in China.

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Faurecia in China

Faurecia has been operating in China for almost 20 years and has developed fast within China’s booming automotive industry and considers the Chinese market a major priority. It currently employs 8,000 people, including 600 engineers, and is present in all the main automotive regions in China. In 2012, sales in China reached € 1.5 billion, up +25% compared to 2011 outperforming local vehicle production growth. In 2012, Faurecia signed new contracts in China worth € 2.3 billion. Changchun Shenyang Lanzhou Beijing

To accommodate such rapid expansion, the Group opened four new factories bringing the total to 35 at the end of 2012, and targets the operation of 55 plants by 2016. Faurecia expects to almost double its sales by 2016 to reach € 2.6 billion. Faurecia supplies all major car manufacturers based in China, among which: Volkswagen, PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Nissan, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Geely and Great Wall.

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Faurecia China Already a solid presence in China 2012 Key figures

Total sales +24%

€1.5 bn Sales Chongqing Chengdu

35 Plants

+17% +59%


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R&D 4 centers Wuhan 600 engineers

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First operation 2002 : Changchun 10% (Structures)

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Media contacts

Faurecia Olivier Le Friec Head of Media Relations Office: +33 1 72 36 72 58 Mobile: +33 6 76 87 30 17 [email protected] Faurecia China Xiaoli Zheng Senior Communications Manager

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Bindy Wang Senior Consultant

Office: +86 21 5109 7070 (ext. 119) Mobile: +86 186 0170 0182 [email protected]


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About Faurecia Faurecia is the world’s sixth-largest automotive equipment supplier with four key Business Groups: Automotive Seating, Emissions Control Technologies, Interior Systems and Automotive Exteriors. In 2012, the Group posted total sales of €17.4 billion ($22.5 billion). At December 31, 2012, Faurecia employed 94,000 people in 34 countries at 320 sites, including 30 R&D centers. Faurecia is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange and trades in the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market. For more information, visit:us : www.faurecia.com Photo credits: Audi, BMW, Daimler, Faurecia

Faurecia Group Communications 04/2013


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