October 30, 2012: Autoliv, Inc, the worldwide leader in automotive safety, has decided to expand its technical centre for active safety and vehicle restraint development in Shanghai, China. It will allow the company to increase its crash testing, engineering of passive and active safety systems, as well as global core airbag development in China.

Currently, six percent of Autoliv's 7,200 employees in China work in engineering and product development including its vehicle crash testing centre. These 430 employees represent 10 percent of Autoliv's global headcounts in research, development engineering (R,D&E).

Autoliv is investing an estimated $8 million in this building and test equipment. The current tech centre is 17,000 square metres and will be 20,500 square metres after expansion. Autoliv is adding an additional state-of-the-art crash simulation test track and office space for 130 more technical experts.

“This will allow Autoliv to continue its market leadership in the world's largest and fast growing automobile market,” stated Jan Carlson, president and CEO of Autoliv, Inc.

Autoliv, Inc develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has more than 80 facilities with nearly 50,000 employees in 29 countries. In addition, it has 10 technical centres in nine countries around the world, with 21 test tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier.