"With the regional market launch and production of lightweight components for various types of drives, Autoneum is supporting the expansion of electromobility in China, reductions in traffic-related CO2 emissions and thus sustainable mobility in the highest-volume automotive market in the world," CEO Martin Hirzel says of Autoneum's expansion in China. Autoneum anticipates its 2017 net sales will slightly surpass those of the previous year despite the significant decline in light-vehicle production in the U.S. The results achieved so far confirm the company's EBIT margin forecast of over 8% for 2017.