Forvia Had to Grow as Independent Company: CEO

Patrick Koller (photo) has since 2016 been CEO of Faurecia, now Forvia. The past year has brought significant changes, as Forvia was spun off out of Stellantis after that automaker’s creation from the merger of PSA and FCA, and Koller’s company outbid other competitors to buy Hella. Koller says “We needed to grow because we were…

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