Faurecia to Produce Door Modules for the Chrysler Group

Company continues growth in North America

TROY, Mich., July 13 -- Faurecia, a world leading automotive supplier, has announced the signing of a recent contract with the Chrysler Group to produce HIM (High Integrated Modules) door modules for a vehicle platform in the United States. The HIM door module is a concept based on function integration and was patented by Faurecia.

The HIM door module is a single structural plastic part placed behind the door panel, which incorporates several mechanical functions, such as wet/dry separation, the window lift unit, the internal and external handles, the speakers, electrical harness, and other electronic components. This integration offers considerable advantages in terms of cost, weight and assembly for the Chrysler Group.

"Manufacturing our HIM door modules for the Chrysler Group, allows Faurecia an opportunity to gain a significant foothold in the North American market," Faurecia Chairman and CEO Pierre Levi said. "In just four years, since we launched our first HIM door module, Faurecia is now considered a leader in the integrated door module segment and we hope to continue our momentum moving forward."

The Group's North American development center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, has begun collaborating with Faurecia's teams in Scheuerfeld and Sontra, Germany for the development of these programs.

Faurecia's North America sales came to euro 1.03 billion in 2004. The Group has 17 sites in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and employs some 5,300 people in the area. It has three technical and development centers in Auburn Hills and Troy, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio.

Faurecia is a world leading automotive supplier of six major vehicle modules: seats, cockpits, doors, acoustic modules, front ends and exhausts. In 2004, the Group posted sales of euro 10.7 billion. It operates in 28 countries and employs 60,000 people on 160 sites. Faurecia is listed on the Paris stock exchange.