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Forvia SE

Forvia SE manufactures and sells automotive technology solutions through its subsidiaries, operating in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. Its business is organized into six segments: Seating, Interiors, Clean Mobility, Electronics, Lighting, and Lifecycle Solutions. These segments produce vehicle seats and seating mechanisms, instrument and door panels, exhaust and fuel cell electric vehicle solutions, cockpit electronics and driver assistance systems, lighting technologies, and vehicle lifecycle extension solutions. The company was formerly known as Faurecia S.E. and changed its name to Forvia SE in June 2023. Founded in 1914, it is headquartered in Nanterre, France.

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FORVIA launches buyback of up to 1 million shares

FORVIA has signed a mandate with an investment services provider to buy back up to 1,000,000 of its own shares between September 3 and September 18, 2026, as part of the buyback program approved by shareholders on June 4, 2026. The repurchased shares will be used to hedge commitments under performance share plans or other long-term incentive plans for employees and corporate officers. The program details are in the 2025 Universal Registration Document filed with the French markets regulator on March 13, 2026. FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier with over 137,500 employees and 2025 revenue of 26.2 billion euros, is listed on Euronext Paris under the ticker FRVIA.
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Forvia H1 2026: Margin Up, Net Debt Cut by EUR503 Million

Forvia SE reported first-half 2026 results with sales of EUR10.5 billion, down 4.3% versus H1 2025, and an operating margin of 6.0%, up 30 basis points year-over-year. Net income reached breakeven at EUR3 million, a significant improvement from a loss of EUR269 million in the prior year. Net cash flow rose 18% to EUR432 million, and net debt was reduced by EUR503 million to EUR5.5 billion, marking the strongest semester of organic debt reduction since the HELLA acquisition. Order intake surged 15% to EUR13.4 billion, with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.5 times. The Interiors divestiture to Apollo is on track for Q4 2026, with all major regulatory approvals secured and expected to generate over EUR1 billion in additional net debt reduction. The company expects H2 profitability to be at least as good as H1, despite a challenging market environment and one-off cash outflows of approximately EUR150 million.
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Covestro joins BMW and Forvia in circular economy research project

Covestro has joined the Kollert research project, a German publicly funded consortium developing recyclable product concepts for automotive lighting, mechatronic and electronic components. The three-year project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space with a total volume of €4.371 million, runs from June 2026 to May 2029 and is coordinated by Forvia Hella with partners including BMW, Covestro, Geba, Fraunhofer IEM, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, the University of Paderborn, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, and SW Maschinenservice. Kollert focuses on Design for Circularity, aiming to make future lighting components repairable, reusable, and recyclable through four R-strategies: Repair, Re-Use, Remanufacture, and Recycle. Covestro contributes its expertise in high-performance polymers such as Makrolon, Bayblend and Apec, working across the full circular value chain from product design to recycling pathway evaluation.
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FORVIA H1 2026 margin expands 30bps to 6.0%, net cash flow rises 18%, full-year guidance confirmed

FORVIA reported first-half 2026 results with operating margin expanding 30 basis points to 6.0% and net cash flow rising 18% to €432 million, while confirming its full-year guidance. Sales declined 4.3% to €10,509 million, with organic growth at constant exchange rates down 1.9%, outperforming automotive production in all regions except China, where sales fell 20.1% to €1,804 million and underperformed local production by 14 percentage points. The Growth cluster posted an operating margin of 6.1% of sales, up 20 basis points, while the Value cluster margin improved 60 basis points to 6.0% of sales. Order intake reached €13.4 billion excluding Interiors, and the planned divestiture of the Interiors business to Apollo is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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FORVIA signs deal with GDELS to transfer Augsburg site and secure 300 jobs

FORVIA has signed an agreement with General Dynamics European Land Systems for the transfer of its Augsburg site in Germany, securing approximately 300 jobs. The transaction, subject to regulatory approvals and employee consultation, includes a joint nine-month upskilling plan to support new defense activities while leveraging existing automotive manufacturing expertise. FORVIA says the move ensures continuity for customers and aligns with the first phase of its IGNITE plan to focus activities and strengthen competitiveness.
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