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AUTOLIV INC

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed Apr 16, 2025.

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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed Apr 16, 2025

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(Unless otherwise noted, all amounts are presented in millions of dollars, except for per share amounts)

March 31, 2025

  1. BASIS OFPRESENTATION

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the prior year audited consolidated financial statements and all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the consolidated financial statements. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

The Company hasone reportable segment, which includes Autoliv’s airbag and seatbelt products and components.

Certain amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements and associated notes may not reconcile due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts. Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Statements in this report that are not of historical fact are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could affect the actual results of the Company. A description of the important factors that could cause Autoliv’s actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this report may be found in this report and Autoliv’s other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements, footnotes and definitions thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 20, 2025.

  1. NEW ACCOU NTING STANDARDS

Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).

Adoption of new accounting standards

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this update require that a public entity make additional disclosures related to segments if it has them. A public entity that has a single reportable segment would be required to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this update and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 in the fourth quarter of 2024. The adoption of this guidance resulted in incremental disclosures in the Company’s financial statements. See Note 12. Segment Information.

Accounting standards issued but not yet adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures as well as improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this update require that public business entities on an annual basis (1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendments in this update also require that all entities disclose on an annual basis certain detailed information about income taxes paid. The amendments in this update related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments allow investors to better assess, in their capital allocation decisions, how an entity’s worldwide operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its income tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this update should be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. The Company has concluded that ASU 2023-09 will significantly increase the income tax disclosures to its financial statements. The Company will adopt the amendments in this update prospectively upon the effective date.

In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose climate-related information in their annual reports. The final rules require information about a registrant’s climate-related risks that have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on, its business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. In addition, under the final rules, certain disclosures related to severe weather events and other natural conditions will be required in a registrant’s audited financial statements. The new requirements are required on a prospective basis and a phased-in compliance period becomes effective for the Company beginning with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2025. However, pending the resolution of legal challenges that were subsequently filed against these rules, in April 2024, the SEC stayed the effectiveness of the rules. In March 2025 SEC voted to end its defense of the rules.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, to improve financial reporting by requiring additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 do not change or remove current expense disclosure requirements. The amendments require that at each interim and annual reporting period an entity should disclose the amounts of (a) purchase of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation and (d) intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 1, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 should be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of ASU 2024-03 or (2) retrospectively to any or all periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2024-03 will have on its financial statements and will adopt the amendments in this update prospectively upon the effective date.

  1. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term debt and other current financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.

The Company uses derivative financial instruments (“derivatives”) as part of its debt management to mitigate the market risk that occurs from its exposure to changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. The Company does not enter into derivatives for trading or other speculative purposes. The Company’s use of derivatives is in accordance with the strategies contained in the Company’s overall financial policy. All derivatives are recognized in the consolidated financial statements at fair value. For certain derivatives, hedge accounting is not applied either because non-hedge accounting treatment creates the same accounting result or the hedge does not meet the hedge accounting requirements, although each hedge is entered into applying the same rationale concerning mitigating market risk that occurs from changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates.

The degree of judgment utilized in measuring the fair value of the instruments generally correlates to the level of pricing observability. Pricing observability is impacted by several factors, including the type of asset or liability, whether the asset or liability has an established market and the characteristics specific to the transaction. Instruments with readily active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of pricing observability and a lesser degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value. Conversely, assets rarely traded or not quoted will generally have less, or no, pricing observability and a higher degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value.

All the Company’s derivatives are classified as Level 2 financial instruments in the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The nature of these assets and liabilities includes items for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently, and items that are fair valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed.

The carrying value is the same as the fair value as these instruments are recognized in the consolidated financial statements at fair value. Although the Company is party to close-out netting agreements (“ISDA agreements”) with all of its derivative counterparties, the fair values in the tables below and in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 have been presented on a gross basis. According to the ISDA agreements, transaction amounts payable to a counterparty on the same date and in the same currency can be netted. The amounts subject to netting agreements that the Company chose not to offset are presented below.

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

There wereno derivatives designated as hedging instruments as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024 related to the Company's operations.

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments relate to economic hedges and are marked to market with all amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The derivativesnot designated as hedging instruments outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were foreign exchange swaps.

For the three months periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the gains or losses recognized in other non-operating items, net were a gain of$28 million and a gain of$10 million, respectively, for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments. The realized part of the gains or losses referred to above is reported under financing activities in the statement of cash flows.

For the three months periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the gains or losses recognized as interest expense were a loss of$1 million and a gain of$1 million, respectively.

The tables below present information about the Company’s derivative financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (dollars in millions).

As of
March 31, 2025 · December 31, 2024
Fair Value Measurements · Fair Value Measurements
Description · Nominalvolume · Derivativeasset(Othercurrent assets) · Derivativeliability(Othercurrentliabilities) · Nominalvolume · Derivativeasset(Othercurrent assets) · Derivativeliability(Othercurrentliabilities)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange swaps, less than 6 months$2,1081)$252)$163)$2,9164)$225)$426)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments$2,108$25$16$2,916$22$42
  1. Net nominal amount after deducting for offsetting swaps under ISDA agreements is$2,108 million.

  2. Net amount after deducting for offsetting swaps under ISDA agreements is$25 million.

3)Net amount after deducting for offsetting swaps under ISDA agreements is$16 million.

  1. Net nominal amount after deducting for offsetting swaps under ISDA agreements is$2,916 million.

5)Net amount after deducting for offsetting swaps under ISDA agreements is$22 million.

6)Net amount after deducting for offsetting swaps under ISDA agreements is$42 million.

Fair Value of Debt

The fair value of long-term debt is determined either from quoted market prices as provided by participants in the secondary market or for long-term debt without quoted market prices, estimated using a discounted cash flow method based on the Company’s current borrowing rates for similar types of financing. The Company has determined that each of these fair value measurements of debt reside within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value and carrying value of debt is summarized in the table below (dollars in millions).

As of
March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Carryingvalue1)FairvalueCarryingvalue1)Fairvalue
Long-term debt
Bonds$1,553$1,575$1,512$1,527
Loans13131010
Total long-term debt1,5651,5881,5221,537
Short-term debt
Short-term portion of long-term debt300301273275
Overdrafts and other short-term debt240240114114
Total short-term debt$540$541$387$389
  1. Debt as reported in balance sheet.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis

In addition to assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company also has assets and liabilities in its balance sheet that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including certain long-lived assets, including equity method investments, goodwill and other intangible assets, typically as it relates to impairment.

The Company has determined that the fair value measurements included in each of these assets and liabilities rely primarily on Company-specific inputs and the Company’s assumptions about the use of the assets and settlements of liabilities, as observable inputs are not available. The Company has determined that each of these fair value measurements reside within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. To determine the fair value of long-lived assets, the Company utilizes the projected cash flows expected to be generated by the long-lived assets, then discounts the future cash flows over the expected life of the long-lived assets.

For the three months period ended March 31, 2025, the Company didnot record any material impairment chargeson its long-lived assets for its operations.

  1. INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate for the three months period ended March 31, 2025 was 28.0% compared to 27.0% for the three months period ended March 31, 2024. Discrete tax items, net for the three months period ended March 31, 2025 were not material. Discrete tax items, net for the three months period ended March 31, 2024 had a favorable impact of 2.5%.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. states, and non-U.S. jurisdictions. At any given time, the Company is undergoing tax audits in several tax jurisdictions covering multiple years. The Company is no longer subject to income tax examination by the U.S. federal income tax authorities for years prior to 2021. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examination by U.S. state or local tax authorities or by non-U.S. tax authorities for years before 2012.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company is not aware of any proposed income tax adjustments resulting from tax examinations that would have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The conclusion of such audits could result in additional increases or decreases to unrecognized tax benefits in some future period or periods.

During the three months period ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a net increase of$1 million to income tax reserves for unrecognized tax benefits based on tax positions related to the current year, including accruing additional interest related to unrecognized tax benefits from prior years.

Of the total unrecognized tax benefits of$44 million recorded as of March 31, 2025,$14 million is classified as current tax payable within Other current liabilities and$30 million is classified as non-current tax payable within Other non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

  1. INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (“FIFO”) and net realizable value. The components of inventories were as follows (dollars in millions):

As of
March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Raw materials$436$418
Work in progress290295
Finished products273290
Inventories9991,003
Inventory valuation reserve(85)(82)
Total inventories, net of reserve$913$921
  1. REST RUCTURING

As of March 31, 2025, the majority of the restructuring reserve balance of$121 million is attributed to global structural cost reduction program activities initiated in Europe in 2023. These activities are expected to be concluded in 2025.

No material restructuring initiatives were entered into during the first quarter of 2025. Cash payments for thethree months periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 related to the restructuring activities in Europe, mainly Germany.

The table below summarizes the change in the balance sheet position of the employee-related restructuring reserves (dollars in millions). The restructuring reserve balances are included within Accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The changes in the employee-related reserves have been charged against Other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Restructuring costs other than employee related costs are immaterial for all periods presented.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Reserve at beginning of the period$151$213
Provision - charge01
Provision - reversal(0)0
Cash payments(35)(16)
Translation difference5(6)
Reserve at end of the period$121$193
  1. PRODUCT-RELATED LIABILITIES

The Company is exposed to product liability and warranty claims in the event that the Company’s products fail to perform as represented and such failure results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury, and/or property damage or other loss. The Company has reserves for product risks. Such reserves are related to product performance issues, including recalls, product liability, and warranty issues. For further explanation, see Note 8. Contingent Liabilities below.

For the three months period ended March 31, 2025, new provisions and cash payments mainly related to warranty-related issues. For the three months period ended March 31, 2024, provisions mainly related to warranty-related issues and cash payments mainly related to recall-related issues. As of March 31, 2025, the reserve for product-related liabilities mainly consisted of recall-related issues.

The table below summarizes the change in the balance sheet position of the product-related liabilities (dollars in millions). The reserve for product-related liabilities is included in accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. A majority of the Company’s product-related liabilities as of March 31, 2025 are covered by insurance. Insurance receivables are included within other current assets and other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had total insurance receivables of$54 million.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Reserve at beginning of the period$65$96
Change in reserve8(8)
Cash payments(3)(10)
Translation difference1(1)
Reserve at end of the period$71$78
  1. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Legal Proceedings

Various claims, lawsuits, and proceedings are pending or threatened against the Company and/or its subsidiaries, covering a range of matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities with respect to commercial, product liability, and other matters. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of any litigation cannot be assured. After discussions with counsel, and with the exception of potential future losses resulting from the antitrust proceedings described below, it is the opinion of management that the various legal proceedings and investigations to which the Company currently is a party will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial position of Autoliv, but the Company cannot provide assurance that Autoliv will not experience material litigation, product liability, or other losses in the future.

ANTITRUST MATTERS

Authorities in several jurisdictions have conducted broad, and in some cases, long-running investigations of suspected anti-competitive behavior among parts suppliers in the global automotive vehicle industry. These investigations included, but are not limited to, the products that the Company sells. In addition to concluded matters, authorities of other countries, with significant light vehicle manufacturing or sales may initiate similar investigations. As a result of the outcome of the European Commission investigation of anti-competitive behavior among suppliers of occupant safety systems that the Company resolved in 2019 (the "EC investigation"), the Company is subject to multiple subsequent civil disputes with non-governmental third parties stemming from the same facts and circumstances underlying the EC investigation. The Company is involved in civil litigation in the UK and Germany with respect to alleged anti-competitive behavior that occurred over a decade ago.

The trial associated with the lawsuit in the UK recently concluded and a ruling in the proceeding was in favor of the Company. On February 21, 2025, the United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal unanimously dismissed plaintiffs' claims against the Company.

On October 31, 2024, BMW filed a complaint against the Company in Germany claiming damages of €63 million plus interest (for a total claim of approximately €95 million) related to the conduct at issue in the EC investigation (the "BMW Complaint"). BMW is one of two European OEMs for which the Company pled guilty in 2017 in relation to the EC investigation. The Company has a period of six months to respond to the complaint and is currently assessing the viability of the complaint. The Company has determined pursuant to ASC 450 that a loss is reasonably possible with respect to the BMW Complaint. However, the Company continues to evaluate this matter, no accrual has been made, and the estimated range of potential loss is between €0 and €95 million. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the BMW Complaint.

This dispute could result in significant expenses as well as an unfavorable outcome that could have a material adverse impact on our customer relationships, business prospects, reputation, operating results, cash flows or financial condition, and our insurance would likely not mitigate such impact. The Company cannot predict the duration, scope, or ultimate outcome of any such disputes.

PRODUCT WARRANTY, RECALLS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Autoliv is exposed to various claims for damages and compensation if its products fail to perform as expected. Such claims can be made, and result in costs and other losses to the Company, even where the product is eventually found to have functioned properly. Where a product (actually or allegedly) fails to perform as expected or is defective, the Company may face warranty and recall claims. Where such (actual or alleged) failure or defect results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury and/or property damage, the Company may also face product liability and other claims. There can be no assurance that the Company will not experience material warranty, recall or product (or other) liability claims or losses in the future, or that the Company will not incur significant costs to defend against such claims. The Company may be required to participate in a recall involving its products. Each vehicle manufacturer has its own practices regarding product recalls and other product liability actions relating to its suppliers. As suppliers become more integrally involved in the vehicle design process and assume more of the vehicle assembly functions, vehicle manufacturers are increasingly looking to their suppliers for contribution when faced with recalls and product liability claims. Government safety regulators may also play a role in warranty and recall practices. Recall decisions regarding the Company’s products may require a significant amount of judgment by us, our customers and safety regulators and are influenced by a variety of factors. Once a recall has been made, the cost of a recall is also subject to a significant amount of judgment and discussions between the Company and its customers. A warranty, recall or product-liability claim brought against the Company in excess of its insurance may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. Vehicle manufacturers are also increasingly requiring their outside suppliers to guarantee or warrant their products and bear the costs of repair and replacement of such products under new vehicle warranties. A vehicle manufacturer may attempt to hold the Company responsible for some, or all, of the repair or replacement costs of products when the product supplied did not perform as represented by us or expected by the customer in either a warranty or a recall situation. Accordingly, the future costs of warranty or recall claims by the customers may be material. However, the Company believes its established reserves are adequate. Autoliv’s warranty reserves are based upon the Company’s best estimates of amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims. The Company regularly evaluates the adequacy of these reserves and adjusts them when appropriate. However, the final amounts actually due related to these matters could differ materially from the Company’s recorded estimates.

In addition, as vehicle manufacturers increasingly use global platforms and procedures, quality performance evaluations are also conducted on a global basis. Any one or more quality, warranty or other recall issue(s) (including those affecting few units and/or having a small financial impact) may cause a vehicle manufacturer to implement measures such as a temporary or prolonged suspension of new orders, which may have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company maintains a program of insurance, which may include commercial insurance, self-insurance, or a combination of both approaches, for potential recall and product liability claims in amounts and on terms that it believes are reasonable and prudent based on our prior claims experience. The Company’s insurance policies generally include coverage of the costs of a recall, although costs related to replacement parts are generally not covered. In addition, a number of the agreements entered into by the Company, including the agreements related to the spin-off of Veoneer, require Autoliv to indemnify the other parties for certain claims. Autoliv cannot assure that the level of coverage will be sufficient to cover every possible claim that can arise in our businesses or with respect to other obligations, now or in the future, or that such coverage always will be available should we, now or in the future, wish to extend, increase or otherwise adjust our insurance.

As noted in Note 7 above, as of March 31, 2025, the Company has accrued$71 million for total product related liabilities. The majority of the total product liability accrual as of March 31, 2025 relates to recalls, which are generally covered by insurance. Insurance receivables for such recall related liabilities total$54 million as of March 31, 2025.

Product Liability:

Autoliv and some of its subsidiaries have been named as one of several defendants in a consolidated class action lawsuit in a multi-district litigation (In Re: ARC Airbag Inflators Products Liability Litigation MDL, No. 3051) in the Northern District of Georgia. The plaintiffs in the multi-district litigation (the "ARC Inflator Class Action") brought claims for fraud, breach of warranty, and violations of consumer protection and trade practices stemming from ARC inflators included in airbag modules that Autoliv or its subsidiaries allegedly supplied after Autoliv acquired certain Delphi assets (the “Delphi Acquisition”) in December 2009. The Company denies these allegations. Autoliv is not aware of any performance issues regarding ARC inflators included with its airbags at the directions of its customers that it shipped following the Delphi Acquisition. The proceedings remain ongoing. The Company has determined pursuant to ASC 450 that a loss is reasonably possible with respect to the ARC Inflator Class Action. However, the Company continues to evaluate this matter, no accrual has been made, and no estimated range of potential loss can be determined at this time. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the ARC Inflator Class Action.

On September 5, 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) issued an initial decision to recall approximately 52 million frontal driver and passenger airbag inflators manufactured by ARC and Delphi Automotive Systems because NHTSA determined that the airbag inflators contain a safety defect resulting in field ruptures. Some of the ARC inflators included in the airbag modules that Autoliv or its subsidiaries supplied after the Delphi Acquisition were included in such initial decision. NHTSA has yet to release its final decision. If NHTSA's final decision results in a recall, it is anticipated that such decision will be challenged in US federal court. The Company has determined pursuant to ASC 450 that a loss is reasonably possible with respect to the NHTSA ARC recall. However, the Company continues to evaluate this matter, no accrual has been made, and no estimated range of potential loss can be determined at this time. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the NHTSA ARC recall.

Specific Recalls:

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company was made aware of a potential recall by American Honda Motor Co. and the recall of approximately 449,000 vehicles relating to the malfunction of front seat belt buckles was announced on March 9, 2023 (the “Honda Buckle Recall”). The Company determined pursuant to ASC 450 that a loss with respect to the Honda Buckle Recall is probable and accrued an amount that is reflected in the total product liability accrual in the fourth quarter of 2020, increased the accrual in the fourth quarter of 2021, and reduced the accrual in the fourth quarter of 2023 based on vehicle repair cost data. Following the accrual increase in the third quarter of 2024, the amount by which the product liability accrual exceeds the product liability insurance receivable with respect to the Honda Buckle Recall is approximately $12 million and includes self-insurance retention costs and deductibles. The ultimate loss to the Company of the Honda Buckle Recall could be materially different from the amount the Company has accrued.

Volvo Car USA, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Volvo”) has recalled approximately 762,000 vehicles relating to the malfunction of inflators produced by ZF (the “ZF Inflator Recall”). The recalled ZF inflators were included in airbag modules supplied by the Company only to Volvo. The recall commenced in November 2020 and later expanded in September 2021. Because the Company’s airbags were involved with the ZF Inflator Recall, the Company has determined pursuant to ASC 450 that a loss is reasonably possible with respect to the ZF Inflator Recall. The Company continues to evaluate this matter with Volvo and ZF andno accrual has been made. Although the Company currently estimates a range of $0 to $43 million with respect to this potential loss, the Company anticipates that any losses net of insurance claims and claims against ZF will be immaterial.

Intellectual Property:

In its products, the Company utilizes technologies which may be subject to intellectual property rights of third parties. While the Company does seek to procure the necessary rights to utilize intellectual property rights associated with its products, it may fail to do so. Where the Company so fails, the Company may be exposed to material claims from the owners of such rights. Where the Company has sold products which infringe upon such rights, its customers may be entitled to be indemnified by the Company for the claims they suffer as a result thereof. Such claims could be material.

The table in Note 7 above summarizes the change in the balance sheet position of the product-related liabilities.

  1. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Eligible employees and non-employee directors of the Company participate in the Autoliv, Inc.1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, (“the Plan”), and receive Autoliv stock-based awards which include restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) and, in the past, included stock options.

For the three months period ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded approximately$7 million in stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs and PSUs. For the three months period ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded approximately$3 million in stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs and PSUs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately 119 thousand shares of common stock from the treasury stock were utilized by the Plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, approximately 102 thousand shares of common stock from the treasury stock were utilized by the Plan.

  1. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is set forth in the table below. Anti-dilutive shares outstanding were immaterial for all periods presented below.

Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions, except per share amounts)20252024
Numerator:
Basic and diluted:
Net income attributable to controlling interest$167$126
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted average common stock77.682.3
Add: Weighted average stock options/share awards0.20.7
Diluted weighted average common stock:77.983.0
Net earnings per share - basic$2.15$1.53
Net earnings per share - diluted$2.14$1.52
  1. REVENUE DISAGGREGATION

The Company’s disaggregated revenue for thethree months periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (dollars in millions).

Net Sales by ProductsThree Months Ended March 31,
2025 · 2024
Airbags, Steering Wheels and Other1)$1,752$1,781
Seatbelt Products and Other1)826834
Total net sales$2,578$2,615
Net Sales by RegionThree Months Ended March 31,
2025 · 2024
Americas$851$893
Europe764770
China447460
Asia excl. China515491
Total net sales$2,578$2,615
  1. Including Corporate sales.

Contract Balances

Contract assets relate to the Company's rights to consideration for work completed but not billed (generally in conjunction with contracts for which revenue is recognized over time) at the reporting date on production parts and is included in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The contract assets are reclassified into the receivables balance when the rights to receive payments become unconditional. The net change in the contract assets balance, reflecting the adjustments needed to align revenue recognition for work completed but not billed, for the three months periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, were not material in any period.

  1. Segment Information

The Company has a single operating and reportable segment which includes Autoliv’s airbag and steering wheels, and seatbelt products and components. The determination of a single operating segment is consistent with the consolidated financial information regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The basis of segmentation and the basis of measurement of segment profit or loss is consistent with our 2024 annual report on the consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s CEO, as the CODM, uses consolidated, single-segment financial information for purposes of evaluating performance, making operating decisions and allocating resources. The CODM assesses the Company's performance and decides how to allocate resources based on consolidated net income (loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Income, which is assessed to be the segment measure of profit or loss. This measure is used to monitor actual results to evaluate the performance of the segment versus the strategic targets.

The significant expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM are disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Net Income as a part of the consolidated net income and are as follows.

Significant segment expenses / income (Dollars in millions)Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Total direct costs$(1,734)$(1,805)
Total production overhead costs(365)(367)
Cost of sales$(2,100)$(2,172)
Research, development and engineering expenses (gross)$(147)$(157)
Reimbursements from customer funded engineering projects5245
Research, development and engineering expenses, net$(95)$(113)

The Company's other significant segment items that are regularly provided to the CODM include selling, general and administrative expenses, and other income (expense), which are disclosed as separate line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Other expenses consist of Income from equity method investments, Interest income, Interest expense, Other non-operating items, net, and Income taxes, which are disclosed as separate line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The segment assets are equal to the assets presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Expenditures for long-lived segment assets are equal to the line items Expenditures for property, plant and equipment in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow. The segment assets and expenditures for long-lived assets for the periods presented are as follows.

Segment assets and expenditures for long-lived assets (Dollars in millions)Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Total assets$8,114$8,324
Expenditures for long-lived assets(102)(140)
  1. SUBSE QUENT EVENTS

There were no reportable events subsequent to March 31, 2025.

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