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Global Auto Upholstery Market Will be Worth $12 billion by 2032

February 26, 2025 By Nadeem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - Global Auto Upholstery Market Will be Worth $12 billion by 2032

The automotive upholstery market is set to obliterate previous records with a staggering $12.2 billion valuation by 2032, according to a new report by Allied Market Research. … [Read more...] about Global Auto Upholstery Market Will be Worth $12 billion by 2032

Senate Asks Lear About Forced Labor and Deforestation

July 25, 2023 By Nadeem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - Lear to Acquire Vehicle Seating Company for 200 Million

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance is asking Lear Corporation, the country's largest car seat manufacturer, to explain how it oversees its leather supply chain in Brazil to prevent the illegal importation of products made by forced labor or through deforestation. … [Read more...] about Senate Asks Lear About Forced Labor and Deforestation

Lear to Acquire Vehicle Seating Company for $200 Million

November 1, 2021 By Nadeem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - Lear to Acquire Vehicle Seating Company for 200 Million

Lear Corporation just announced that it will acquire Kongsberg Automotive's Interior Comfort Systems (ICS) division for more than $200 million. … [Read more...] about Lear to Acquire Vehicle Seating Company for $200 Million

Lear Employees Die After Coronavirus Outbreak

May 1, 2020 By Nadeem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - Lear Employees Die After Coronavirus Outbreak

Lear Corporation has announced that "several" employees at its plant in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, have died following an outbreak of coronavirus. … [Read more...] about Lear Employees Die After Coronavirus Outbreak

Lear: Seats are Uncomfortable by Design

May 23, 2017 By Nadeem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - Lear Car Seats are Uncomfortable by Design

An executive at Lear Corporation, one of the world's largest auto parts manufacturers, recently admitted that car seats are uncomfortable by design, and revealed plans on how his company finally plans to remedy the issue. … [Read more...] about Lear: Seats are Uncomfortable by Design

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