Adient collaborates with FCA US LLC on Future Seating Vision for its Chrysler Portal Concept Vehicle
January 03, 2017 at 05:00 pm
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Adient has collaborated with FCA US LLC to produce a vision of the future of seating for the automaker's Chrysler Portal concept vehicle. The Chrysler Portal is a forward-thinking interpretation of the fifth generation of family transportation targeted at the millennial generation. The vehicle was unveiled by FCA US at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The seat will be displayed at Adient's booth at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit'sCobo Center next week. Designed with supplier partners like Adient, the interior of the Chrysler Portal concept offers the driver and passengers a third space – an open and serene atmosphere that provides an alternative environment between work and home. The Chrysler Portal's seat concept is a thin seat that folds flat, folds up and slides fore and aft on a track system for ultimate flexibility. The seats mount to tracks embedded in the floor, enabling the seats to move the full length of the vehicle and, if needed, to be removed easily from the rear of the vehicle. The seat sits on tracks on a narrow pedestal design that has multiple embedded functions. For example, the pedestal includes a release handle for easy adjustment when the seat is in a stadium flip-up position. The Chrysler Portal vehicle seat also offers a new approach to reclining, which includes a propriety relationship to cushion adjustment. To increase interior space, the stadium flip-up feature allows the seats to stack against each other on the long track design. A fold-flat design allows the vehicle to carry larger items on the seat backs, as they lay flat to the vehicle floor.
Adient PLC is an automotive seating supplier company. The Companyâs automotive seating solutions include complete seating systems, frames, mechanisms, foam, head restraints, armrests and trim covers. The Company designs, manufactures and markets a full range of seating systems and components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and light trucks, including vans, pick-up trucks and sport/crossover utility vehicles. The Company manages its business on a geographic basis and operates in three reportable segments: Americas, which is inclusive of North America and South America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific/China (Asia). The Company operates approximately 200 wholly- and majority-owned manufacturing or assembly facilities, with operations in approximately 29 countries. The Company provides production and service parts to its customers under multi-year programs.
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