For any car, the seat plays a key role in driving and riding experience. Faurecia continues to move forward on the road to innovation, creating better and more comfortable seats: developing smart seat adjustments, comfort customization and other new features, new without sacrificing safety characteristic.

Car seat costs account for 5% of the total vehicle cost, and seat weight accounts for 6% of the vehicle's weight. Therefore, it is the second-highest accessory in the vehicle.

The Faurecia car seat system is an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of car seats.

Faurecia also produces complete vehicle seats – including the front and rear seats – to meet the immediate needs of customers. Faurecia's technical achievements have been widely recognized by top auto manufacturers, and the company works side by side with customers to develop solutions that are impeccable in terms of safety, modularity, comfort and sensory quality.

In order to achieve the best performance of the seat, Faurecia develops cutting-edge technology. Our innovations focus on environmental performance & smart car life:

Lightweight solution: seat machine components, engraving and molding technology

Advanced comfort system: electronic technology, pneumatic system, foaming, filling

All-round safety: headrest, universal mechanism and modular platform skeleton

Excellent professional skills enable us to provide configuration for high-end car brands, such as: Audi A8 & Q7, Mercedes-Benz GL-class models, Nissan Scorpio, Mini series, Cadillac CT6...

Faurecia creates added value through the application of advanced features, especially in-vehicle electronic systems. The Active WellnessTM seat is the world's first seat to monitor the driver's drowsiness or tension in real time and take action to ease it. The Active WellnessTM seat uses a unique sensing system to monitor the heartbeat, the breathing rhythm of the occupants and/or passengers, and other data based on the latest medical research. Provides fresh airflow through a special massage mode and seat ventilation system to rejuvenate tired passengers or help the nervous driver to relax and make life on the car a healthier travel experience.

Faurecia established its first joint venture factory in Wuhan in 1992, marking the official entry of Faurecia into the Chinese market. From the establishment of the Shanghai representative office in Faurecia in 2002 to the establishment of Faurecia (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd. in 2005, Faurecia has continued to grow with the Chinese automotive industry. In December 2008, Faurecia (China) Investment Co., Ltd. was officially established in Shanghai as China's regional headquarters. In March 2013, it moved into the new headquarters building in Minhang, Shanghai. The Group's Green Dynamics business unit established an exhaust system R&D center in Weibei as early as April 2011, and moved into the new headquarters building and R&D center in November 2017.

Faurecia's business covers six major automobile producing regions in China, in Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Langfang, Beijing, Yantai, Qingdao, Yancheng, Nanjing, Wuxi, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wuhan, Fuyang, Changsha, Nanchang, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Foshan, Chengdu, Chongqing and other cities have 48 factories, providing the best quality products and services for many international and domestic automobile manufacturers. Faurecia's customers in China include FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC Volkswagen, Shenlong Company, Dongfeng Limited (Nissan), SAIC-GM, Changan Ford, Changan PSA, Baowo, Geely, Volvo, Great Wall, BYD and so on.