Sales:                          $2,045 million
Operating margin:      11.0%
Operating cash flow:  $293 million
EPS:                            $1.70

(Stockholm, Feb. 1, 2012) – – – For the three-month period ended December 31, 2011, Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIV) – the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems – met its guidance and reported the eighth consecutive quarter with double digit operating margins.

Consolidated net sales increased by 7% to $2,045 million compared to the same quarter in 2010. Organic sales grew at a rate of 7% compared to the increase in global light vehicle production (LVP) which is estimated by IHS to have been 1%. This is the ninth consecutive quarter that Autoliv has outperformed the global LVP.

Operating income amounted to $224 million, income before taxes to $211 mil­lion, net income to $160 million and earnings per share assuming dilution to $1.70.

Operating margin amounted to 11.0% including a 0.3 percentage point negative effect from...