Autoliv building airbag cushion plant in Thailand

To support the rapid growth in vehicle production and airbag fitment rates in Asia, Autoliv has begun the construction of an airbag cushion manufacturing plant in Chonburi, near Bangkok. The company’s existing airbag cushion plant in Thailand opened just two years ago. The new facility will have capacity to produce 4.6 million cushions corresponding to 15 per cent of Autoliv’s global manufacturing capacity for 'cut & sewn' textile cushions for airbag systems. Autoliv also produces 20 million highly autom
April 19, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
To support the rapid growth in vehicle production and airbag fitment rates in Asia, 4171 Autoliv has begun the construction of an airbag cushion manufacturing plant in Chonburi, near Bangkok. The company’s existing airbag cushion plant in Thailand opened just two years ago.

The new facility will have capacity to produce 4.6 million cushions corresponding to 15 per cent of Autoliv’s global manufacturing capacity for 'cut & sewn' textile cushions for airbag systems. Autoliv also produces 20 million highly automated 'one-piece-woven' airbag cushions annually.

The new facility in Thailand will occupy 8,000m2 and employ 800 people – compared to 2,000m2 and 270 employees for the existing plant.

“This is a critical expansion to ensure that we have enough components for the rapidly growing demand in Asia for our safety products”, explained Jan Carlson, president and CEO of Autoliv. “Light vehicle production in Thailand is expected to grow by 75% between 2010 and 2015. In addition, we have strong export sales to other Asian markets, underpinned by a burgeoning safety awareness among Asian vehicle buyers,” Carlson added

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