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Starting in 1996, Camaco has grown from a headrest structure supplier to a leader in engineered seating systems due to its innovative designs, and full scale capabilities from validation, testing, prototype, production and logistics. Over the last 28 years, the company has experienced exponential growth in the automotive industry by strengthening its global reach to include six countries with ten manufacturing plants, four technical centers and customer interfacing sales offices. Our global foot print has expanded to 1.5 million square feet of floor space and global workforce of 3,500 employees.

1996

P&C Group established to design & manufacture head restraints

1999

Purchased 2 seat structures plants from Magna in USA

2005

1st “direct-sourced” seat contract from Ford

2007

Opened Vadodara, India greenfield plant & 1st direct-source seating contract form GM

2008

Began operations in Germany

2009

Began operations in Brazil

2012

1st design responsible structure — Audi Q7 complex 2nd row & power fold 3rd row

2015

Opened Ramos, Mexico greenfield plant

2017

GM D2 Launch

2018

Opened Portage, Indiana greenfield plant

2019

Explorer Launch

2020

Dissolved Magna JV

2021

Camaco Transformation to FSS with Mechatronics

Extensive experience in automotive seating in coordination with OEM and Tier 1 engineering teams comprises every level of product design and concept development, using CAD and innovative designs, CAE/FEA simulation and optimization, as well as design and manufacturing process simulation — capabilities that are unsurpassed in the industry.

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The company provides a diverse product line including: front and rear seat structures, seat mechanisms, and a family of manual and power seat and floor latches, wire frame seat assemblies, headrest,  armrest structures, towel bars, complementary metal reinforcement components, in addition to instrument panel and is designed, tested, manufactured and delivered to the highest standards.

Through quality metrics, cost management systems, advanced engineering solutions and state of the art manufacturing processes, we continually strives to achieve customer satisfaction

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Innovation

Camaco continues to innovate in seating products and assemblies to meet the continuing demands of the consumer and the market and to keep pace with the emerging technologies.

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Capabilities

Extensive experience in automotive seating coordination with OEM and Tier 1 engineering teams comprises every level of product design and concept development, using CAD and reverse engineering.