Financial Report January - March 2015
Strong organic sales growth in Europe and improved adjusted operating margin(Stockholm, April 22, 2015) – – – For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015, Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIV.Sdb) – the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems – reported consolidated sales of $2,174 million. Quarterly organic sales* grew by close to 4%. The adjusted operating margin* was 8.9% (for non-U.S. GAAP measures see enclosed reconciliation tables). The expectation at the beginning of the quarter was for organic sales growth of “around 3%” and an adjusted operating margin of “around 8%”.