Adient plc is an American, Irish-domiciled company that operates as the largest manufacturer of automotive seating for customers worldwide and is based in Plymouth, Michigan, United States.
History Adient was founded as a spin-off from Johnson Controls in 2016, establishing its legal domicile in Dublin, Ireland. Johnson Controls had entered the automotive seating business in 1985 by acquiring Hoover Universal. In September 2017, Adient acquired the Oak Park, Michigan-based automotive seat manufacturer Futuris from Clearlake Capital, which added 15 facilities in Asia and North America, including one facility based in Newark, California, and which was anticipated to increase the company's revenue by $500 million annually.
In 2016, Adient announced plans to move its global operating headquarters to the Marquette Building in Detroit, but canceled those plans as of June 2018.
In January 2018, a joint venture was formed by Adient (50.01%) and Boeing (49.99%) to develop and manufacture airliner seats for new installations or retrofit, a $4.5 billion market in 2017 which was then forecast to grow to $6 billion by 2026, to be based in Kaiserslautern near Frankfurt and distributed by Boeing subsidiary Aviall, with its customer service center in Seattle.
In February 2020, Adient announced it agreed to sell its 30% stake in Yanfeng Global Automotive Interior Systems to Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems for $379 million.
In March 2020, Adient entered into an agreement to sell its automotive fabrics manufacturing business to Sage Automotive Interiors for $175 million.
As of 2026, Adient employs more than 65,000 people across ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants, in 29 countries.It is unclear whether this number includes assets acquired through Futuris.
Manufacturing facilities Africa Country Nearest city Park / Zone NameLot / Building NumberAddress Location SupplyingMorocco KénitraAtlantic Free ZoneLots 13.19-13.20 - Ameur SefliaStellantis Kenitra PlantMoroccoTifletParc Industriel Tiflet Aïn JohraLot 104-106 -Aïn JohraStellantis Kenitra PlantLesothoMaseruHI Tikoe Industrial Estate -Kofi Anan RoadMaseru?South AfricaPretoriaAutomotive Supplier ParkBuilding F4 & F530 Helium RoadRosslyn, TshwaneNissan South Africa BMW South AfricaSouth AfricaPretoriaSamcor Park -79 Waltloo RoadSilverton, TshwaneFord Motor Company of Southern AfricaSouth Africa (Foam)Pretoria - -328 Marks StreetWaltloo, TshwaneFord Motor Company of Southern AfricaSouth Africa (PASDEC)GqeberhaNeave Industrial Park -20 Bennett StreetKorsten, Nelson Mandela BayIsuzu Motors South Africa Volkswagen of South AfricaSouth Africa (CRH Africa Automotive)GqeberhaNeave Industrial Park -2 Newbolt StreetKorsten, Nelson Mandela BayIsuzu Motors South Africa Volkswagen of South Africa
Asia (under construction) Country Nearest city Park / Zone NameLot / Building NumberAddress Location SupplyingThailand (& Summit) Chachoengsao - - 1 Moo 2 Tha Sa-An Subdistrict, Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao ProvinceToyota Motor Thailand - Ban Pho PlantThailand (& Summit)Laem ChabangPinthong Industrial Alley - -Nong Kham Subdistrict, Si Racha District, Chon Buri ProvinceMitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Ford Thailand Manufacturing
AutoAlliance Thailand
Great Wall Motor Manufacturing (Thailand)
BMW Manufacturing (Thailand)Thailand (& Summit)Laem ChabangWHA Chonburi Industrial Estate 1 - 92 Bo WinBo Win Subdistrict, Si Racha District, Chon Buri ProvinceMitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Ford Thailand Manufacturing
AutoAlliance Thailand
Great Wall Motor Manufacturing (Thailand)
BMW Manufacturing (Thailand)Thailand (& Summit)Laem ChabangLaem Chabang Industrial Estate -49/68 Moo 5Thung Sukhla Subdistrict, Si Racha District, Chon Buri ProvinceMitsubishi Motors (Thailand)South KoreaAsan - - 461 Yongdu-riTangjung myeon, Chungcheongnam-do, Asan-siHyundai Asan PlantSouth KoreaBusanNoksan Industrial Complex29, 167 beon-gil1518 Songjeong-dongGangseo-gu, BusanRenault KoreaMalaysiaMalaccaHicom Pegoh Industrial ParkLot 5010 (PT1762)Jalan Perindustrian 3Taman Perindus, Alor GajahHonda MalaysiaIndonesiaPurwakartaKota Bukit Indah Industrial EstateBlok HII No. 8 - 11 -Dangdeur, Purwakarta RegencyHino Motors Manufacturing Indonesia National Assemblers Astra Honda MotorIndiaBengaluruToyota Kirloskar Motor On Site Supplier Park (TKM OSS Park)Plot No. 1 -Bidadi, KarnatakaToyota Kirloskar MotorIndiaChennaiFord India Supplier ParkPlot No. 2 -Maraimalai Nagar, Tamil NaduFord IndiaIndiaLucknowUPSIDC Industrial AreaE11Deva RoadChinhat, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshTata Motors - Lucknow PlantChinaBeijingLinhe Industry Development Zone -No. 1 Linhe South RoadShunyi District, BeijingBeijing Beijing HyundaiChinaChangchunChangchun Economic and Technological Development Zone -4736 Dongnanhu Avenue / 4736 East South Lake RoadChangchun, JilinFAW FAW Toyota - Changchun Plant FAW-Volkswagen - Changchun PlantsChinaGuangzhou - -40 Xiaohu North 2nd RoadHuangge Town, Nansha District, GuangdongGAC GAC Toyota GAC HondaChinaHangzhouQianjin Industrial ParkBuilding 6222 Lvyin RoadHangzhou, ZhejiangGeely Qiangtang plant Geely Hangzhou Bay DMA plantChinaHefeiFeixi Economic Development Zone -1 Chenying RoadHefei, AnhuiJAC Volkswagen Anhui
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North America (under construction) Country Name Location United States Adient GreenfieldGreenfield, Ohio
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