Shanghai (ZXZC)- Shenzhen Faurecia Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. ("Shenzhen Faurecia"), a joint venture between Faurecia and BYD, saw their sixth factory open for business on September 19. The factory is located at Xiatang Industrial Park in Hefei city, the capital of Anhui province, and is also the joint venture's third factory put into operation so far this year.

At the event, the Hefei-based factory witnessed its 10,000th set of automotive seat roll off the production line.

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The company pushed ahead with the construction and production of the Hefei factory at a pretty rapid pace. It determined the factory’s location in May this year. The factory completed equipment installation and debugging, and started production only 45 days and 55 days respectively after the decision-making. On July 20, the factory greeted the birth of its first automotive seat.

On Oct. 31, 2017, Faurecia announced its new joint venture with the pioneering Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD. The new company, namely Shenzhen Faurecia (70% Faurecia – 30% BYD), aims to develop and manufacture advanced seating solutions for BYD-affiliated auto brands.

The strategic partnership was expected to bring together BYD's seating production activities in Shenzhen, Xi'an and Changsha.