Autoliv

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Autoliv

Type	Public
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Key people	Lars Westerberg (Chairman of the board), Jan Carlson (President and CEO)
Industry	Automotive safety
Products	Seatbelts, airbags, safety electronics
Revenue	$6.769 billion (2007)^[1]
Profit	▲ $ 288 million (2007)^[1]
Employees	35,300 (2007)^[1]
Website	www.autoliv.com

Autoliv (OMX: ALIV SDB, NYSE: ALV) is a Swedish-American company with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, that in 1997 sprung from the merger of the Swedish company Autoliv AB and Morton Automotive Safety Products, Inc., a division of the American firm Morton International.

Autoliv develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Together with its joint ventures Autoliv has 80 facilities with 40,000 employees in 30 vehicle-producing countries. In addition, the company has development and engineering centers in six countries around the world, including 20 test tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier. The company's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and its Swedish Depository Receipts on the OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange.