What Autoliv makes

Autoliv develops, manufactures, and supplies passive safety systems for the automotive industry. The product portfolio centers on three families: airbags, seatbelts, and steering wheels. Within airbags, the company produces frontal driver and passenger units, side-impact bags, inflatable curtain airbags for head protection, pedestrian airbags that deploy from the hood, and, more recently, airbags integrated into motorcycle jackets and commuter scooter bodies. Seatbelt products include standard and load-limiting belts, pretensioners that tighten the belt mechanically in the first milliseconds of a crash, and the company's active seatbelt, a reversible system that tenses before predicted impact rather than at the moment of collision.

Steering wheels are manufactured alongside the restraint systems, and Autoliv also produces pyrotechnical safety switches for battery disconnection in electric vehicles. In September 2026, the company launched HBM Safety Suite, a virtual testing platform that uses a digital human body model to simulate crash outcomes, with Toyota named as the first customer evaluating the system.

Autoliv's product history includes several documented industry firsts: the inflatable curtain side airbag (1998, introduced by Mercedes and Volvo), the pretensioner (1989, Volvo), the pedestrian hood airbag (2012, Volvo), and a front-position side-looking radar (2015, Daimler). The company groups its manufacturing and R&D under one segment following the 2018 spin-off of its electronics business as the separately listed Veoneer.

The customer mix spans virtually every major OEM globally. Documented programs include Volvo (from 1989 through current models), BMW, Mercedes-Benz, KIA, and, in recent press releases, Toyota, XPENG, and Great Wall Motor on new framework agreements.

Financial performance

Autoliv reported FY2025 net sales of $10.815 billion, a 4.1% increase from FY2024's $10.390 billion, per the company's January 30, 2026 quarterly earnings release. Operating income for the full year was $1.088 billion, the first time the company crossed the $1 billion threshold, at a 10.1% operating margin, up from 9.4% in FY2024.

The Berylls by AlixPartners automotive supplier Top-100 study (2026, FY2025 data) places Autoliv's automotive-sector revenue at approximately €9.6 billion, with a -0.3% year-over-year change in EUR terms, reflecting the currency conversion from Autoliv's USD-denominated reporting. Autoliv reports in US dollars; the EUR figure represents the Berylls sector-scoped translation and does not imply a revenue decline in the company's own reporting.

The company generated $1.157 billion in operating cash flow in FY2025, a record for a full year, and maintained a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 1.1x against its 1.5x target. Sales to Chinese OEMs grew approximately 23% over FY2025, and Autoliv outperformed global light vehicle production growth in all four regions, including by 5.3 percentage points in China and by 4.8 points in Asia excluding China. The company ended the year with roughly 67,000 employees globally, per its annual report disclosures.

For FY2026, the company guided approximately 0% organic sales growth, an adjusted operating margin of 10.5-11.0%, and roughly $1.2 billion in operating cash flow, against an assumed 1% decline in global light vehicle production.

Ownership and history

Lennart Lindblad founded the company in Sweden in 1953 under the name Lindblads Autoservice AB, developing the company's first two-point seatbelt in 1956. The company was renamed Autoliv AB in 1968, and in 1975 was acquired by Gränges Weda AB. Through the 1980s it passed into Electrolux's industrial portfolio before listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1994 as Autoliv AB.

The current parent, Autoliv, Inc., was formed in 1997 through a merger of Autoliv AB, then Europe's leading automotive safety company, with Morton ASP, the dominant airbag manufacturer in North America and Asia. Morton ASP had been producing airbags since 1980. Autoliv, Inc. began trading on the New York Stock Exchange that same year and added Nasdaq Stockholm in 2010. The company is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Stockholm.

A significant structural change came in 2018: Autoliv completed the spin-off of its electronics segment as Veoneer, Inc., which began trading as an independent company on the NYSE and Nasdaq Stockholm in June and July 2018, respectively. Mikael Bratt assumed the role of President and CEO in June 2018 following Jan Carlson's tenure from 2007 to 2018. Carlson remains Chairman of the Board.

Monika Grama became CFO on April 1, 2026, succeeding in the finance leadership role after having served in Autoliv finance roles since 2009, most recently as VP Finance for the EMEA division.

Certifications and quality

Autoliv claims IATF 16949:2016 certification across its production network globally. The company has published individual site certificates on its own domain, including a renewed certificate for Autoliv Cankor (its Türkiye seatbelt plant, located in Kocaeli) valid from 2025 onward, issued by TUV Rheinland. Autoliv B.V. & Co. KG in Germany also holds documented IATF 16949 registration per public certification registries.

IATF 16949 is the automotive quality management standard applicable to Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers; multi-site certification at this scale is standard for a global passive safety supplier serving OEM production part approval requirements.

Known customers

Several Autoliv customer relationships are documented in the company's own press releases and its published history of product introductions:

Volvo introduced Autoliv's pretensioner in 1989, the inflatable curtain side airbag in 1998, the outside pedestrian protection airbag in 2012, and Autoliv and Volvo Cars formed Zenuity, a jointly owned autonomous driving software venture, in 2017. BMW introduced Autoliv's second-generation Night Vision System in 2008. Daimler introduced Autoliv's front-position side-looking radar in 2015 and was the co-launch partner for the inflatable curtain airbag in 1998. KIA introduced an Autoliv knee airbag in 1995. Yamaha Motor co-launched an Autoliv airbag for a commuter scooter in March 2026.

More recent programs are covered in the company's 2026 press releases: Toyota was named the first customer to evaluate the HBM Safety Suite virtual testing platform (September 2026). XPENG and Great Wall Motor each signed strategic cooperation framework agreements with Autoliv in July 2026 for safety system development targeting global markets, building on existing supply relationships with each company.

Recent news

September 2026 -- Autoliv launched HBM Safety Suite, a human body model virtual testing platform for crash analysis, with Toyota as the named launch customer for evaluation; the company described virtual testing as increasingly important for analyzing crash conditions that are difficult to replicate physically (company press release, September 8, 2026).

July 2026 -- Autoliv signed separate strategic cooperation framework agreements with XPENG Inc (July 7) and Great Wall Motor (July 6), both focused on developing automotive safety systems for global markets; the GWM agreement was described as a new phase in a long-term partnership.

May 2026 -- Autoliv announced the discontinuation of manufacturing operations at its Türkiye facility (press release May 8, 2026), a capacity-alignment decision affecting its Autoliv Cankor joint venture, which produced seatbelts in Kocaeli.

Frequently asked questions

What does Autoliv make?

Autoliv makes passive automotive safety systems: airbags (frontal, side, curtain, pedestrian, and motorcycle), seatbelts and pretensioners, steering wheels, active seatbelts, and pyrotechnical safety switches for electric vehicles. The company also provides virtual crash testing tools. It claims the title of largest automotive safety supplier globally.

Who owns Autoliv?

Autoliv is publicly owned, listed on the New York Stock Exchange as ALV and on Nasdaq Stockholm as ALIVsdb. The company is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. There is no controlling shareholder or parent company; Jan Carlson serves as Chairman of the Board and Mikael Bratt as President and CEO.

What is Autoliv's revenue?

Autoliv reported FY2025 net sales of $10.815 billion, a 4.1% increase from FY2024, per its January 2026 earnings release. The Berylls by AlixPartners Top-100 study places its FY2025 automotive-sector revenue at approximately €9.6 billion. Operating income for FY2025 was $1.088 billion, at a 10.1% operating margin.

Where is Autoliv headquartered?

Autoliv is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with the legal entity incorporated in Delaware, U.S. The company operates manufacturing facilities in more than 25 countries and runs research, development, and engineering centers globally.

Who are Autoliv's customers?

Autoliv supplies virtually all major global OEMs. Documented supply relationships include Volvo, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, KIA, Yamaha Motor, Toyota, XPENG, and Great Wall Motor, based on the company's own press releases and product launch announcements. In FY2025, sales to Chinese OEMs grew approximately 23% year over year, per the company's earnings release.

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