Autoliv to Close Four More Plants

Autoliv to Close Four More Plants

(Stockholm, December 21, 2009) - - - Autoliv Inc. - the global leader in
automotive safety systems - today announced the closure of an additional four
plants as a part of its ongoing action program. 

To consolidate and to adapt its production capacity to the current demand,
Autoliv has decided to close plants in France, Germany, Mexico and Tunisia.

Autoliv has started to transfer the steering wheel assembly operations from its
Querétaro, Mexico location to the company's recently acquired steering wheel
manufacturing facility in Matamoros, Mexico. This transition will take place
over the coming months, allowing Autoliv to optimize its steering wheel business
by vertically integrating armature manufacturing, molding, leather wrapping,
final assembly and testing into one facility. Employees will be offered
opportunities to transfer to either the Matamoros facility or one of the other
two Querétaro facilities, where labor requirements are rising to meet increased
demand. Between existing Querétaro facilities, Autoliv currently employs over
500 temporary workers.

In January 2009, Autoliv acquired most of the assets in distressed French steel
stamping supplier NPC to secure deliveries. Due to low demand and, at least
partly, new technologies, this facility will be closed early next year.
Approximately 140 associates will be affected by this closure.

To further consolidate its seatbelt operations, Autoliv's seatbelt assembly
plant in Tunisia will be closed and most of the production transferred to
Autoliv Turkey. Approximately 650 associates will be affected by this
consolidation.

Autoliv's steering wheel logistics center in Germany will become redundant as a
result of further optimization of logistic routes from the production
facilities. Approximately 32 associates will be affected by this productivity
improvement.

“This is another important but difficult step in our action plan. In the highly
competitive automotive industry we have to continuously improve our
competitiveness and adapt the capacity to the actual demand,” said Jan Carlson,
President and CEO of Autoliv Inc. “By consolidating our steering wheel
operations in North America we will also create one world-class vertically
integrated steering wheel facility,”  

”We will work closely with various community, union and government agencies to
support employees impacted by these changes”, he added.
Inquiries: 
Jan Carlson, President and CEO, Autoliv Inc. Tel +46-8-587 20 600

About Autoliv
Autoliv Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, develops and
manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in
the world. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has 80 facilities with
approximately 36,000 employees in 28 vehicle-producing countries. In addition,
the Company has technical centers in eleven countries around the world, with 21
test tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier. Sales in 2008
amounted to US $6.5 billion. The Company's shares are listed on the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and its Swedish Depository Receipts on the OMX Nordic
Exchange in Stockholm (ALIV sdb). For more information about Autoliv, please
visit our company website at www.autoliv.com.


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