Adient collaborates with FCA US on future seating vision for its Chrysler Portal concept vehicle

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Jan 03, 2017, 05:00 ET

DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Adient (NYSE:ADNT), the world's largest global automotive seating supplier, 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 today 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's Cobo 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.

"We took great pride in collaborating with FCA US on the seat for this visionary vehicle," said Richard Chung, vice president of innovation for Adient. "Our advance engineering team worked closely with the FCA US team to develop the innovative features of the Chrysler Portal seat, which addresses trends such as urbanization and autonomous driving."

According to Chung, 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.

About Adient:
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With 75,000 employees operating 230 manufacturing/assembly plants in 33 countries worldwide, we produce and deliver automotive seating for all vehicle classes and all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design all the way to engineering and manufacturing – and into more than 25 million vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit adient.com

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