Company: THRM
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-023344
Chunk: 76

Company: Gentherm Inc
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 76
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 years, and we may undertake additional restructuring actions in the future, to reduce global overhead costs and optimize our manufacturing footprint, which has involved the reduction of our employee workforce in certain locations (while increasing our workforce at other facilities). Such restructuring actions may adversely affect our ability to recruit, retain and motivate skilled personnel. Such restructuring actions may also be distracting to employees and management and may negatively impact our business operations, reputation, or ability to serve our customers.

Labor shortages, work stoppages and additional workforce disruptions impacting us, our suppliers or customers periodically have disrupted our operations and our growth strategies, and resulting increases in labor and related operating costs may adversely impact our financial performance.

Labor shortages, work stoppages and additional workforce disruptions due to illness, quarantines and absenteeism, including ours and those at our suppliers or customers, periodically have disrupted our business and adversely impacted our financial performance. Because the automotive industry relies heavily on “just-in-time” delivery of components, labor shortages or work stoppages at one or more of Gentherm's production facilities or those of our suppliers could have adverse effects on the business and financial results. Similarly, the purchase of our products may be limited if one or more of our direct customers or an OEM were to experience labor shortages or work stoppages, which could result in the temporary shutdown of the related Gentherm production facilities or other restructuring initiatives.

Approximately 35% of the Company's workforce are members of industrial trade unions or worker councils and we believe a significant percentage of employees of our largest customers and suppliers are members of such organizations, all of whom are employed under the terms of various labor agreements. A union strike or inability to enter into a new labor agreement prior to expiration of an existing agreement could have an adverse impact on us or our suppliers or customers. 

Our inability to effectively manage the development, timing, quality and costs of new product launches could adversely affect our financial performance.

Gentherm continues to invest significantly in developing and launching new products and related technologies, including software, through internal research and development, and from acquisitions and investments in joint ventures. Further, winning new business awards will include specific customer requirements regarding, among other things, timing, performance and quality standards. The launch of new products and technologies is complex, the success of which depends on a wide range of factors, including the capacity of our internal teams, robustness of our product and manufacturing process development, success in sourcing new components and commodities with suitable suppliers, readiness of our and our suppliers' manufacturing facilities and manufacturing processes, as well as