Faurecia : equipped C4 Picasso is one of the new European leader in the minivan segment
November 25, 2014 at 11:38 am EST
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Product & Technology / 24/11/2014
100,000 C4 Picassos have already been sold this year! The Citroën minivan has enjoyed substantial commercial success, racking up 160,000 sales since its launch last year. Faurecia supplies Citroën with a wide range of equipment for the minivan and is proud to play a part in its success.
The brand with the chevron badge has once more demonstrated its confidence in Faurecia's expertise, selecting the Group to produce a number of different parts:
Assembly of front seat structures, seat reclining mechanisms, height adjuster & seat tracks - all 3 contribute to the enhanced modularity of the vehicle interior - armrests, seat foam and covers, as well as the Seat Belt Reminder safety system.
The instrument panel, center console and certain acoustic parts. The instrument panel is manufactured using Faurecia's in-mold pigmentation technology, which is used to create a two-tone slush skin with a very stylish two-color line separating the two colors. Faurecia can also embellish one of the two colors using a sparkle effect achieved by adding metallic particles.
The hot and cold ends of the exhaust system and a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) converter built into the exhaust system, which is effective in treating NOx (-90%) and reducing CO2 emissions through induced engine performance improvement.
PSA Peugeot-Citroën recognized several of Faurecia's solutions for the C4 Picasso at its Supplier Innovation Awards, including the lightweight seat frame and integrated calf support (Lounge Pack version), the Slush in Mold Pigmentation technology used to produce the instrument panel, and the SCR converter.
On Tuesday, October 7, Faurecia received the "2014 Innovation" award in the Green category at a gala ceremony hosted by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) in Brussels, Belgium.
FORVIA SE is one of the world leaders in designing, manufacturing, and marketing automotive equipment. Net sales break down by product family as follows:
- seats (31.4%; No. 1 worldwide);
- interior car parts (18.1%; 1 worldwide): dashboards and instrument panels (No. 1 worldwide), doors and door panels, and acoustic modules;
- exhaust systems (17.7%; No. 1 worldwide);
- audiovisual and multimedia equipment (15.2%): car radios, multimedia devices, navigation systems, automatic guiding systems, location systems, safety assistance systems with CDD captor cameras, wireless communication, monitors, etc.;
- lighting equipment (13.7%);
- other (3.9%).
At the end of 2023, the group had more than 290 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (6.2%), Germany (10.9%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (29.3%), Asia (27.1%) and America (26.5%).
FORVIA (EX-FAURECIA) 
