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As a global specialist in delivering superior automotive interior solutions, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is re-defining the way people feel inside their vehicles. This has not been achieved in isolation - Yangfeng’s supply chain has been recognised as their partners for global success.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) specialise in automotive interiors. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company has approximately 110 manufacturing plants and technical centres in 20 countries and more than 32,000 employees worldwide who design, develop and manufacture interior components for all automakers.

The company was established in 2015 as a joint venture between Yanfeng, one of the largest automotive suppliers in China and Adient, the major player in automotive seating. Its mission is to provide solutions that not only meet but exceed customers’ expectations.

YFAI supports all major automakers in the differentiation of their vehicles through its innovative technologies and advanced engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The product portfolio includes cockpits, door panels, instrument panels, overhead consoles, lighting technologies and more.

Innovation leader

As innovators, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors stays on top of trends, such as autonomous vehicles and urban mobility. These developments call for revolutionary changes in vehicle interior styling, feel, comfort and functions.

Last year, the company unveiled the Experience in Motion demonstrator 2020 (XiM20) —Yanfeng Automotive Interiors’ fully autonomous rideshare concept, covering information, displays, lighting and interior ambience, all reacting to passenger needs. This awardwinning concept is a reflection of the most in-depth primary research the company has done to date.

“Approaching this next iteration of the XiM demonstrator, we knew it was critical to evaluate users’ wants and needs within the vehicle and outside of the mobility context,” said Han Hendriks, Chief Technology Officer, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors. “The insights gleaned from our research defined what impacts consumers’ quality of life and what creates memorable, engaging experiences. With the XiM20, advanced technologies and product innovations complement intuitive design, providing flexibility and comfort for the autonomous rideshare passengers of tomorrow.”

The XiM20 showcases technology integrations that stimulate the senses without overwhelming passengers with an array of options and features. By camouflaging the demonstrator’s screens and navigation systems within the surfaces of the vehicle using Smart Surface Technologies, passengers can choose whether or not to engage with the innovations around them.

R&D and the focus on innovation is one of YFAI’s key strengths and a factor behind the company’s global success. This was recognised in December 2019, when the YFAI received the Automotive

Hoffmann + Voss

It’s not fashion, it’s sustainability!

Based in Viersen, Germany, Hoffmann + Voss has been honoured as a distinguished supplier by YFAI – but what does that mean?

Hoffmann + Voss is a family owned company, which recycles and compounds engineering plastics, mainly for the automotive industry, but also for electric and electronic applications, household and furniture.

In fact, we’ve been pursuing this ‘sustainability-thing’ from the very beginning, we started in 1962! And today it is definitely in our DNA – we live it.

We regard waste as a raw material with value, and we produce high-quality re-compounded materials with it. And of course, we have an eye not only on mechanical, rheological and thermal properties, but also on odour and emissions – we do batch-based tests!

We focus on automotive interior parts – this is where our re-compounded materials find their function!

And finally – we listen to our customers. long-term solutions grow from deep knowledge of recycling and polymers combined with comprehension.

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INNOVATIONS Award 2019 as one of the most Innovative Automotive Suppliers for Interior and Interface.

As such, Yanfeng continues to research various ways in which the passenger experience can be redefined to suit OEMs’ specific requirements and ideas as well as how innovative operating concepts can be implemented in a customisable and sophisticated design.

Stronger in partnership

The company has always been aware of the key role the supply chain plays in its global development. In March 2020, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors recognised the excellent performance of its European suppliers with the Supplier Award.

Key rating criteria for the award were quality, cost, logistics, development, technology, and service. Depending on their total rating they have been recognised as Supplier of the Year, Distinguished Supplier, or Supplier Excellence. A total of 14 companies received the awards in various categories at the European headquarters in Neuss, Germany.

Industrias Garita S. L. was named Supplier of the Year for its outstanding performance in YFAI’s metal-stamping commodity group. This supplier from Spain received the best rating and was also recognised for their sense of urgency, flexibility and proactive approach.

The Distinguished Supplier award was presented to four companies: Total Research & Technology Feluy from Belgium; German suppliers Grammer Interior Components GmbH and Hoffmann und Voss GmbH, and Maier S. Corporation from Spain.

Nine suppliers were honoured with the Supplier Excellence award in the categories of Service, Customer Satisfaction, Quality, Technology and Innovation. In the Service category, the Chinese company Cosco, P.E.T. Logistics N.V. from Germany, Industrias Alegre S.A. from Spain and the Belgian supplier ECA N.V. received awards.

Two German companies, Benecke-Kaliko AG and Vogel GmbH Kunststofftechnik, received Supplier Excellence awards in the Customer Satisfaction category. The award in the Quality category went to Halung GmbH & Co. KG, also in Germany. In the Technology and Innovation category TMG from Portugal and Actuator Solutions GmbH from Germany were the winners.

“We are pleased to recognise our top suppliers, and their teams, for their hard work and dedication. For us, they are important partners who play a key role in shaping our success globally,” said James Bos, Vice President Global Procurement for YFAI.

Together with its suppliers, the company is set, not only to design best-in-class interiors, but also to push the boundaries of what it means to relax, work and play inside vehicles - transforming how people experience vehicle interiors where look, feel and function are seamlessly integrated to enable end-user experiences that are functional and emotional, life-changing and defining. True to the company’s culture - Global. Collaborative. Innovative. n