• On February 18, 2025, Adient celebrated the completion of its China Technical Center expansion in Chongqing.
• Adient President and CEO Jerome Dorlack, APAC Executive Vice President James Huang, along with APAC and China leadership teams and China Technical Center employees attended the event.
• The expanded and upgraded China Technical Center will offer a highly collaborative, flexible, digital and innovative environment for the Adient China engineering team. It will also allow close collaboration with Adient’s other global technical centers to drive innovation in seat technology, particularly in the areas of electrification and smartification.

CHONGQING, Feb. 18, 2025 – Adient, a global leader in automotive seating, today celebrated the completion of its China Technical Center expansion in Chongqing. The event was officiated by Adient President and CEO Jerome Dorlack, APAC Executive Vice President James Huang, along with APAC and China leadership teams and China Technical Center employees.

This expansion represents a significant investment in Adient’s long-term growth in China, reinforcing the company’s commitment to product innovation. The upgraded center is now equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including a sled test lab and a MAST test lab, enhancing the company’s engineering design, testing, validation and product development capabilities.

The center offers a collaborative, flexible, and digitally advanced environment for the Adient China engineering team, driving the development of innovative automotive seating solutions that cater to both local trends and global automotive demands.

“China is the world’s largest automotive market and a key growth engine for Adient,” Mr. Dorlack said. “Our expansion here reflects our commitment to integrating global leading technologies with local market needs, ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional products and services to our local and global customers, and drive innovations in electrification and smartification. We are confident in the future of China’s automotive industry, and this expansion underscores our continued investment in the market.”

Joe Wang, vice president of China Seating, shared his thoughts at the event: “The expansion and upgrading of the Adient China Technical Center marks a significant milestone for our business, as we continuously strive to provide our customers with better products and service.” Mark Sutton, vice president of APAC Engineering, added: “This new facility will drive our ability to develop innovative products and strengthen our market competitiveness, supporting Adient’s continued growth in China.”

The upgraded technical center, equipped with world-class facilities and resources, will foster greater innovation and accelerate technological advancements. It will work closely with Adient’s other global technical centers to lead innovation in the automotive seating industry.

Adient remains dedicated to driving business growth through innovation and technology. Through collaborating with OEM customers and partners, Adient China will continue to center our efforts around key areas including comfort, connectivity, safety, reconfiguration and sustainability to explore the infinite possibilities of future mobility and drive forward the development of global automotive seating industry.

About Adient:

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit www.adient.com.

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