News Release - Less Hassle, More Room: Magna Releases Newest Seating Innovations with "EZ Entry" Options
Seat designs confirmed by Magna's study of consumer lifestyles, wants and needs
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The Pitch Slide seat is specifically engineered for the 2nd row passenger side of the vehicle, while Tip Slide is made for the 2nd row driver's side. The seats have been introduced on 2017 model-year vehicles, with Pitch Slide recently making its market debut with GMC.
Using Magna's innovative mechanisms, i-DiSC 4™ recliners and META™ tracks, the seats release and move forward to maximize the opening for passengers to enter and exit the vehicle's 3rd row of seats. The Pitch Slide seat features an increased range of motion to create a wider opening, and also functions without having to remove an installed child or infant seat – key attributes to locate on the passenger- or curb-side of the vehicle based on typical consumer use.
"Over time, consumer needs have evolved. People's lives are busier than ever, and their vehicle seating needs often change throughout their day, from carrying cargo to shuttling passengers," said
The consumer pain points addressed by these seating solutions have been validated by Magna through a global ethnography study to discover consumer insights and problems related to the seats in our cars and trucks. The study identified a number of factors that influence consumer wants and needs, including how people use their vehicles and various forces of change in their lives and in the marketplace. Magna is using the study to guide current and future seating innovations.
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