Faurecia opened in Ramnicu Valcea a plant for automotive seat covers that is expected to equip with upholsteries 280,000 cars in 2016 only. The factory, representing a €12 million investment, became the company’s fourth in Romania.
With a total surface of 12,000 sq/m, the plant features an ergonomic production area and employs 1,200 staff. Using cut-and-sew technologies, it produces textile and leather covers for some of the world’s largest automakers, including Peugeot, Renault, and other Volkswagen brands. The fabrics used for more than 500 types of covers are mainly provided by local suppliers (75 per cent).
Faurecia employs 3,000 people in its four Romanian plants and generated a total sales of €203 million in 2015 and €119 million in the first half of 2016