Autoliv Wins Toyota Global Contribution Award

(Stockholm, February 24, 2012) – – – At the Toyota Motor Corporation’s 2012
Global Supplier Convention in Nagoya, Japan Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE:
ALIV sdb) – the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems – was recognized
for its contributions during 2011. Autoliv was selected as a winner of the
“Global Contribution Award”, the highest possible honor to be bestowed on a
supplier by Toyota.

Fujio Cho, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, presented the award to Autoliv.
The Global Contribution Award recognizes global companies for superior quality,
delivery, technology, innovation and cost improvement performance. Annually,
Toyota honors only three out of more than 450 global suppliers with this award.

“We are both proud and humbled to have been recognized by Toyota as a winner of
the prestigious Global Contribution Award”, said Autoliv's CEO Jan Carlson who
was the keynote speaker representing the suppliers at the Award Ceremony in
Nagoya. “Toyota and Autoliv have worked very closely together over the past 25
years in the spirit of continuous improvement on many aspects of our business,
including the evolution of the Autoliv Production System as well as many other
design and process initiatives” added Carlson.
In addition to the global award, Autoliv received a “Mass Innovation Award”, in
recognition of the Inflatable Curtain technology designed especially for the new
Toyota hybrid small car Aqua (Prius c in many markets), where Autoliv achieved a
50% weight reduction and 40% cost improvement with this new development.

Autoliv was also the recipient of a third award, the “Excellent” Value
Improvement Award.

Autoliv supplies Toyota in all regions with airbags, seatbelts and steering
wheels. In addition, Autoliv's tech centers in Japan, North America, Europe and
China support Toyota with design engineering and testing expertise in automotive
safety and along with crash testing capabilities in all regions.

Inquiries:
Jan Carlson, President & CEO, Autoliv Inc.,
Tel. +46-8-587 20 600
Brad Murray, President Autoliv
Japan Tel. + 81-45
475 3503

Takayoshi Matsunaga,VP Global Business Unit -
Toyota Tel. +81-52 769 5971

Autoliv Wins Toyota Global Contribution Award

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