Automotive suppliers may boast about their new ideas, but innovation at Inteva is more than just “the big idea.” What sets us apart is the ability to anticipate what customers want before they even want it — time and time again — then bringing on the hard work and perseverance to make it happen.
Inteva is the collection of the world’s “best of the best” talent, experience and technologies in three global product lines — interiors, closures, and motors & electronics. Although our brand name was introduced in 2008, we bring decades of know-how and a well-honed, proven culture of vision and problem-solving.
- Interior Systems
- Closure Systems
- Motors & Electronics
2020
Launched the Inteva Sustainability Report to detail our efforts to be an environmentally and socially responsible organization.
2019
Launched smaller lighter 4-pole motors.
2019
Introduced InDoor intelligent door system to improve user experience and provide increased automation.
2018
Launched composite window regulator.
2018
Introduced Inteva Sunroof Motor.
2016
Launched cinching striker for soft closing of rear liftgate.
2016
Launched power-folding actuator for side mirrors.
2015
Recognized for "game-changing" robotically stitched full instrument panel system.
2014
Introduced glove box door actuator, allowing box to release from instrument panel.
2012
Launched Inteather™ material — a revolutionary TPO material that gives mid-level vehicles a high-end feel.
2011
Inteva's first InStitch robotic sewing cell starts in production.
2010
Launched first roof sunshade motor.
Patented the world’s first thermoplastic olefin (TPO) material.
1998
Launched power release (e-Loc) door latch for improved safety.
1998
Launched new generation anti-pinch motor.
Became the first automotive supplier to introduce thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) in extruded-sheet form for use in thermoforming of instrument panel skins.
Launched the world’s first latching system to eliminate lock-knobs.
1984
Introduced the first seat motors and power trunk latches.
1982
Improved crash worthiness of instrument panels with polystyrene-based materials. Launched on Corvette.
First steel door module produced for the automotive industry.
1968
Developed the world’s first sealed door module.
1956
Introduced the first terpolymer-covered safety pads for instrument panels.
1924
Introduced the use of rubber and plastic materials in place of wood in interiors as safer alternatives.
1917
Invented first-ever window regulator allowing drivers to raise or lower windows while driving.