Polish car seat maker signs more than $100 million with GM

InterGroclin, a Polish car seat manufacturer, recently signed a contract with General Motors worth 80 million euros (US$110 million).

According to the supply agreement, Groclin will manufacture car seats for General Motors at its GrodziskWielkopolski plant in Poland, and will install the new Opel Astra models under GM.

Groclin will begin supplying GM in the second quarter of 2011, with an agreement between five and seven years. For Groclin, the signing of the agreement made it a general automotive supplier of GM.

In addition, Groclin recently signed a €24 million supply contract with German Keiper to provide keeper with commercial vehicle seats. Cooperation is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2011.