During the EAC 2025 exhibition in Hangzhou, DVN Interior met with Zhejiang Tenchen Controls. They’re a company founded in 1984, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and specializing in R&D, production, sales, and service of automobile seats. They have 2,700 employees and have delivered 10 million seats to customers so far. Tenchen was awarded as a ‘Green Factory’ by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
They describe themselves as industry leaders in designing intelligent, lightweight, and platform-based seats. In 2000, they started to develop commercial vehicle seating, and passenger car seating in 2016. In 2017, they acquired Acro Aircraft Seating in the UK. In 2018 they started making child seats, in 2019 they set up a production base for seat mechanisms, and in 2020 they created an aluminum + carbon fiber division.
The company’s innovation strategy has three main directions:
- User-centric seats with intelligent interface, adjustments, emotion, smart health
- Lightweight seats with aluminum or carbon fiber-based frames
- Platform frames per market segment (low cost, mid-range, high-end)
Tenchen is devoted to developing and manufacturing high-quality seat assemblies. Their offerings include seat frames, mechanisms, foam, seat covers, hardware, and upholstery. Capabilities include market and consumer study, comprehensive concept development, design and engineering, testing and verification, and first-class manufacturing.
