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Adient CEO: 'The real trick is staying close with our customers'

Doug Del Grosso Adient CEO 2022
"What has impacted us most has been the disruption around semiconductors, but we anticipate that it will continue to improve throughout this year and into 2023," Adient CEO Doug Del Grosso said.
July 19, 2022 04:00 AM

The seating giant Adient, among the 20 largest automotive suppliers, has been strongly affected by the semiconductor shortage, partly because it is tied to automakers' just-in-time production strategies. But Doug Del Grosso, CEO since 2018, is confident that the shortage is starting to ease, and Adient has taken its own steps to lessen the blow. Del Grosso recently spoke with Automotive News Europe News Editor Peter Sigal about how his company is navigating a challenging time in the industry, and future opportunities to expand seating content.

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