Faurecia equips Citroën C4 Picasso in a big way

Faurecia, one of the leading global automotive suppliers, is benefitting from growing sales of the Citroën C4 Picasso in Europe. Over 100,000 C4 Picassos have already been sold this year and the  Citroën minivan has enjoyed substantial commercial success, racking up 160,000 sales since its launch last year.

Faurecia supplies Citroën with a wide range of equipment for the minivan. These include assembly of front seat structures, seat reclining mechanisms, height adjuster and seat tracks – all three contribute to the enhanced modularity of the vehicle interior –armrests, seat foam and covers, as well as the seatbelt reminder safety system.

The instrument panel, centre console and certain acoustic parts are also Faurecia products. The instrument panel is manufactured using Faurecia's in-mould pigmentation technology, which is used to create a two-tone slush skin with a very stylish two-color line separating the two colors. Faurecia can also embellish one of the two colors using a sparkle effect achieved by adding metallic particles.

The hot and cold ends of the exhaust system and a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) converter built into the exhaust system, which is effective in treating NOx (-90 percent) and reducing CO2 emissions through induced engine performance improvement.

PSA Peugeot-Citroën recognized several of Faurecia's solutions for the C4 Picasso at its Supplier Innovation Awards, including the lightweight seat frame and integrated calf support (Lounge Pack version), the Slush in Mold Pigmentation technology used to produce the instrument panel, and the SCR converter.