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FY 2023 Second Quarter Earnings Call

FY2023 operating environment //// ////// > As expected entering 2023, the overall operating environment to date in FY23 has modestly improved vs. FY22 > The modest improvement in the operating environment is expected to continue in H2FY23; however, soft vehicle demand in China and increased steel prices in North America temper our second half expectations Positive Neutral Expected Influences H2 vs. H1 > Stability of customer production schedules (gradual, sequential improvement) > Self-help; increased efficiencies Vehicle production (improved in N. America, largely offset by modestly lower production in ROW) > Energy, freight, labor availability and cost Commercial settlements / recoveries > Balance in/balance out > Steel costs (potential risk in Q4) Cautionary > Consumer demand (potential softening) ADIENT ///////////// Regional Environments Americas • "Run rates" at customers trending in a positive direction Inventory rebuild combined with a likely increase in sales incentives should support vehicle build assumptions for FY23 Monitoring potential softening of consumer demand China • Auto demand in China remains "soft" despite unprecedented price cuts • Soft demand and rising inventories heighten concerns for downward revisions to production schedules in the coming quarters Europe Long-term vehicle production forecast not expected to return to pre-COVID levels Adient continues to identify actions to be implemented to improve financial performance (reducing SG&A, footprint, lower capital spending, etc.). See slides 9-10 for key trends driving the need for restructuring, Adient's response and a case study in effective, cost-efficient restructuring FY2023 Second Quarter Earnings Call Adient - PUBLIC May 3, 2023 8
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