Carbon Motors Partners with Lear Corporation to Develop Optimized Seats for Law Enforcement.ATLANTA Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. -- Carbon Motors Corporation today announced its partnership with Lear Corporation for the development of unique driver and passenger seats built to handle the stresses placed on them by law enforcement officers for use in the Carbon E7, the world's first purpose-built purpose-built Adjective made to serve a specific purpose Adj. 1. purpose-built - designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose purpose-made law enforcement patrol vehicle. "We are very excited to be working with Lear," remarked Trevor J. Rudderham, executive vice president and chief development officer of Carbon Motors Corporation. "Law enforcement officers place unique demands on automotive seating, from the gear they wear to the constant usage while on patrol. Lear has a great track record in seat innovation. With their extensive knowledge of the issues associated with conventional seats in police applications, they are excellently positioned to develop a dedicated seat to better meet our customers' needs." Lear Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive interior systems and components. Lear provides complete seating systems, electronic products and electrical distribution systems. In 2006, Lear ranked #130 among the Fortune 500. Lear's products are designed, engineered and manufactured by more than 90,000 employees at 215 facilities in 34 countries. Interviews with law enforcement officers from across the country have lead Carbon Motors to seek better integrated technology and better-designed features like Lear's special-designed seats to improve officer safety and vehicle durability du·ra·ble adj. 1. Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay: a durable fabric. 2. . "As a leading global seat supplier, developing dedicated seats for the Carbon Motors E7 is a natural fit for the Lear team as well as an opportunity to showcase Lear's broad range of capabilities," said Jeff Frelich, Director of Research and Development for Seating Systems at Lear. "Working in partnership with Carbon Motors, we plan to integrate some of our latest seating innovations to better accommodate the clothing, equipment and arduous ar·du·ous adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult: "the arduous work of preparing a Dictionary of the English Language" Thomas Macaulay. 2. operating conditions of law enforcement officers." Terms of the agreement were undisclosed. About Carbon Motors Corporation Carbon Motors Corporation is developing and will manufacture, distribute, and service the world's first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. Learn more at www.carbonmotors.com. About Lear Lear Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive seating systems, electrical distribution systems and electronics products. The Company's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a diverse team of 91,000 employees at 215 facilities in 35 countries. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,296. Southfield Township is adjacent to the city on the north side. . Lear is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol [LEA LEA League LEA Local Education Authority (UK) LEA Local Education Agency LEA Langues Étrangères Appliquées (France) LEA Law Enforcement Agency LEA Load Effective Address ]. Further information about Lear is available on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at http://www.lear.com/. |
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