AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- Three years into a remarkable surge in growth, Faurecia
North America today announced more details of its plans for a new
headquarters building in Auburn Hills,
Mich., at the hub of activity for southeast Michigan's auto industry.
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Since 2010, Faurecia—North America's eighth-largest automotive
supplier and the sixth-largest globally—has opened 15 new plants
and tech centers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada and has nearly doubled the size of its
workforce to more than 20,000. The region now accounts for 30% of
Faurecia's global sales. In Michigan, that growth has taken the form of
six new locations since 2010 and a total of 13 sites that
collectively employ more than 4,000 people. Its success has led
Faurecia North America to begin construction this month on a new
headquarters building that also will house technical centers for
Faurecia Automotive Seating and Faurecia Automotive Exteriors.
"As the auto industry has reinvented itself over the past few
years, Faurecia has been a notable success story," said Faurecia
North America President Mike Heneka.
"We have grown substantially and now we are ready to extend our
technical centers and headquarters operations to further support
that growth. Our new location presents a distinctive opportunity to
build from the ground up in a way that most suits our needs and to
centralize our technical teams and administrative functions."
The new headquarters facility, at 2800 High Meadow Circle in
Oakland Technology Park near I-75 and University Drive, positions
Faurecia North America in a more highly visible, easily accessible,
more spacious location that is tailored to its needs. Upon the
building's completion in the spring of 2014, up to 700 employees
will be transferred to the building from three smaller Michigan facilities: the current Faurecia
Automotive Seating Technical Center on Meijer Drive in Troy;
Faurecia's Oakland Shared Services Center on Squirrel Road in
Auburn Hills; and its Oakland
Technical Center for Automotive Exteriors on W. Entrance Drive in
Auburn Hills. The Faurecia
Interior Systems Technical Center will remain at its current
location at 2500 Executive Hills Blvd in Auburn Hills. Faurecia Emissions Control
Technologies will continue to be based in Columbus, Ind.
The technical centers in the new facility will carry out
prototype development, testing and light assembly activities to
further Faurecia North America's commitment to pioneering advanced
vehicle systems to meet the auto industry's evolving needs.
"Faurecia has called Auburn
Hills its home for 10 years, and we enjoy an excellent
relationship with the city's leadership team," Heneka said. "They
have been a strong partner in the momentum we have generated, and
we are pleased to be expanding our presence in the city."
The layout of the new building will be more conducive to team
work than were Faurecia's other facilities and will enable program
teams to sit together. Shop and testing areas will be upgraded and
organized for improved efficiency, and considerably more meeting
space will be available. The 278,000 square foot building will
include a new showroom, dedicated innovation areas, numerous
conferences spaces, a larger break room and plentiful parking for
employees and visitors.
"Auburn Hills is thrilled to
add Faurecia's North American headquarters to our roster of leading
national and international manufacturers headquartered here," said
Pete Auger, Auburn Hills City Manager. "Companies like
Faurecia are terrific corporate citizens and bring tremendous value
to Auburn Hills, solidifying our
reputation as the premier global manufacturing address in the
Midwest."
Faurecia's newest location will be developed and constructed by
General Development Company, LLC, of Southfield, Mich.
About Faurecia
Faurecia is the world's sixth largest
automotive supplier with four key Business Groups: Automotive
Seating, Emissions Control Technologies, Interior Systems and
Automotive Exteriors. In 2012, the Group posted total sales of
$22.5 billion. It employs 94,000
people in 34 countries at 320 sites and 30 R&D centers.
Faurecia is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange and
trades in the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market. For more
information, visit: www.faurecia.com
About Faurecia North America
Faurecia North America
had sales of $6 billion in 2012.
Faurecia has 37 production sites, six technical centers, two
customer centers and a shared services center in the United States, Canada and Mexico and employs more than 20,000 people in
the region.
For the latest updates on Faurecia activities throughout
North America, connect with the
company on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/faureciaNA), Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/faurecia_NA) and Pinterest
(http://www.Pinterest.com/FaureciaNA).
SOURCE Faurecia North America