Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help you understand the business operations and financial condition of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 1. Financial Statements. Our MD&A is presented in eight sections:

  • Executive Overview

  • Consolidated Results of Operations

  • Results of Operations by Segment

  • Liquidity and Capital Resources

  • Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

  • Contingencies and Environmental Matters

  • Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

  • Critical Accounting Estimates

Within the MD&A, “Aptiv,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Old Aptiv (Aptiv PLC before the Transaction in December 2024, as defined below) and to New Aptiv (Aptiv PLC after the Transaction in December 2024, as defined below). The Company’s ordinary shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “APTV.”

Executive Overview

Our Business

We are a global technology company focused on making the world safer, greener and more connected. We deliver solutions enabling our customers’ transition to a more electrified, software-defined future. Our technologies reach from sensor to cloud, including the software, hardware, engineered components and electrical interconnects necessary to support the global automotive and commercial vehicle markets and increasingly other mission-critical industries. Our Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides software and advanced computing platforms, our Engineered Components Group segment provides interconnect and component solutions and our Electrical Distribution Systems segment provides low voltage and high voltage power, signal and data distribution solutions.

We are one of the largest vehicle technology suppliers and our customers include the 25 largest automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in the world.

In December 2024, Old Aptiv (as defined below) completed its previously announced reorganization transaction (the “Transaction,” or the “reorganization transaction”), in which Old Aptiv established a new publicly-listed Jersey parent company, Aptiv Holdings Limited (“New Aptiv”), which is resident for tax purposes in Switzerland. As a result of the Transaction, all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Old Aptiv were exchanged on a one-for-one basis for newly issued ordinary shares of New Aptiv. Following consummation of the Transaction, holders of Old Aptiv shares became ordinary shareholders of New Aptiv, Old Aptiv became a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Aptiv and New Aptiv was renamed “Aptiv PLC.” The previous publicly-listed Jersey parent company, which was an Irish tax resident, is referred to as “Old Aptiv” throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. New Aptiv’s ordinary shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “APTV,” the same symbol under which the Old Aptiv shares were previously listed. Aptiv PLC remains a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Jersey, and continues to be subject to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements.

In December 2024, following the completion of the Transaction, Old Aptiv merged with and into Aptiv Swiss Holdings Limited (“Aptiv Swiss Holdings”), a newly formed Jersey incorporated private limited company, and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New Aptiv, with Aptiv Swiss Holdings surviving as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New Aptiv, and Old Aptiv ceasing to exist. Except as otherwise noted, all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Old Aptiv vested in Aptiv Swiss Holdings, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Old Aptiv became debts, liabilities and duties of Aptiv Swiss Holdings. As a result of the Transaction described above, there were no material changes in Aptiv PLC’s operations or governance.

In connection with the Transaction, New Aptiv assumed Old Aptiv’s long-term incentive plans and its existing obligations in connection with awards granted thereunder, and Aptiv Swiss Holdings (i) entered into a supplemental indenture to each indenture in which Aptiv Swiss Holdings assumed all of Old Aptiv’s obligations under each series of Old Aptiv’s

outstanding Notes and (ii) entered into an assumption and/or supplement agreement relating to the Credit Agreement in which New Aptiv assumed all of Old Aptiv’s obligations under the Credit Agreement as the “parent entity” thereunder. In addition, New Aptiv (i) entered into a supplemental indenture to each indenture in which New Aptiv guaranteed the outstanding Notes and (ii) entered into a guarantee joinder relating to the Credit Agreement in which New Aptiv guaranteed the obligations under the Credit Agreement. Following the reorganization transaction, Aptiv Swiss Holdings (i) replaced Old Aptiv as a guarantor of the borrowers’ obligations under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) succeeded to Old Aptiv as an obligor under the senior notes and the junior notes, and New Aptiv became a guarantor under the Credit Agreement (and will act as the “parent entity” thereunder) and the indentures.

On January 22, 2025, we announced our intention to pursue a separation of our Electrical Distribution Systems business through a transaction expected to be treated as a tax-free spin-off to its shareholders (the “Separation”). The Company plans to complete the Separation by March 31, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred costs of $19 million related to the Separation. These costs, which are included in selling, general and administrative expense within the consolidated statements of operations, are primarily related to third party professional fees associated with planning the Separation. The Company expects to continue to incur additional expenses related to the Separation through the date of completion.

In connection with the Separation, in the first quarter of 2025 Aptiv realigned its business into three reportable operating segments: Electrical Distribution Systems, Engineered Components Group and Advanced Safety and User Experience. Prior period amounts were adjusted retrospectively to reflect the change in reportable operating segments, consistent with the current year presentation, throughout the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Our total net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $4.8 billion, a decrease of 2% compared to the same period of 2024. Our volumes decreased 1% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which reflects volume declines in Europe and North America, compared to increased global automotive production of 1% (down 2% on an Aptiv weighted market basis, which represents global vehicle production weighted to the geographic regions in which the Company generates its revenue, “AWM”).

We are focused on maintaining a low fixed cost structure that provides us flexibility to remain profitable at all points of the traditional vehicle industry production cycle, including during periods of reduced industry volumes. Accordingly, we will continue to adjust our cost structure and optimize our manufacturing footprint in response to changes in the global and regional automotive markets and in order to increase investment in advanced technologies and engineering as conditions permit. As we operate in a cyclical industry that is impacted by movements in the global and regional economies, we continually evaluate opportunities to further refine our cost structure, as evidenced by our ongoing restructuring programs focused on the continued rotation of our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations and on reducing our global overhead costs, as described in Note 7. Restructuring to the consolidated financial statements contained herein. We believe our strong balance sheet coupled with our flexible cost structure will position us to capitalize on improvements in OEM production volumes as economic conditions improve.

Trends, Uncertainties and Opportunities

Economic conditions. Our business is directly related to automotive sales and automotive vehicle production by our customers. Automotive sales depend on a number of factors, including global and regional economic conditions. Global automotive vehicle production decreased 1% (3% on an AWM basis) from 2023 to 2024, reflecting vehicle production declines of 5% in Europe and 2% in North America, partially offset by increased production of 4% in China and 3% in South America, our smallest region.

Economic volatility or weakness in North America, Europe, China or, to a lesser extent, South America could result in a significant reduction in automotive sales and production by our customers, which would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Global inflationary pressures have, at times, both reduced consumer demand for automotive vehicles and increased the price of inputs to our products, which has adversely impacted our sales and profitability, which may continue in 2025. There is also potential that geopolitical factors could adversely impact the U.S. and other economies, and specifically the automotive sector. In particular, changes to international trade agreements, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (the “USMCA”), increases in trade tariffs, import quotas and other trade restrictions or actions, including retaliatory responses to such actions, or other political pressures have and could continue to affect our operations and the operations of our OEM customers, resulting in reduced automotive production in certain regions or shifts in the mix of production to higher cost regions. Increases in interest rates could also negatively impact automotive production as a result of increased consumer borrowing costs or reduced credit availability. Additionally, economic weakness may result in shifts in the mix of future automotive sales (from vehicles with more content such as luxury vehicles, trucks and sport utility vehicles toward smaller passenger cars). While our diversified customer and geographic revenue base, along with our flexible cost structure, have well positioned us to withstand the impact of industry downturns and benefit from industry upturns, shifts

in the mix of global automotive production to higher cost regions or to vehicles with less content could adversely impact our profitability.

Ukraine/Russia conflict. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which began in February 2022, has had, and is expected to continue to have, negative economic impacts to both countries and to the European and global economies. In response to the conflict, the European Union (the “E.U.”), the U.S. and other nations implemented broad economic sanctions against Russia. These countries may impose further sanctions and take other actions as the situation continues.

Ukraine and Russia are significant global producers of raw materials used in our supply chain, including copper, aluminum, palladium and neon gases. Disruptions in the supply and volatility in the price of these materials and other inputs produced by Ukraine or Russia, including increased logistics costs and longer transit times, could adversely impact our business and results of operations. The conflict has also increased the possibility of cyberattacks occurring, which could either directly or indirectly impact our operations. Furthermore, the conflict has caused our customers to analyze their continued presence in the region and future customer production plans in the region remain uncertain.

We do not have a material physical presence in either Ukraine or Russia, with less than 1% of our workforce located in the countries as of December 31, 2024 and less than 1% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2024 generated from manufacturing facilities in those countries. However, the impacts of the conflict have adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, global economies, and in particular, the European economy, a region which accounted for approximately 33% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2024.

We continue to monitor the situation and will seek to minimize its impact to our business, while prioritizing the safety and well-being of our employees located in both countries and our compliance with applicable laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. Any of the impacts mentioned above, among others, could adversely affect our business, business opportunities, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Global supply chain disruptions. Global supply chain disruptions have in the past and could in the future lead to interruptions in our production, which could impact our ability to fully meet the vehicle production demands of OEMs at times due to events which are outside our control. For example, as a result of the rapidly evolving trade policies and tariff actions, the uncertainty in the automotive industry continues to increase, which could adversely affect our business and financial results. We will continue to actively monitor our global supply chain and will seek to aggressively mitigate and minimize the impact of any future disruptions on our business.

In addition, we are carrying critical inventory items and key components, and we continue to procure productive, raw material and non-critical inventory components in order to satisfy our customers’ vehicle production schedules. However, as a result of our customers’ recent production volatility and cancellations, among other things, our balance of productive, raw and component material inventories has increased substantially from customary levels as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. We will continue to actively monitor and manage inventory levels across all inventory types in order to maximize both supply continuity and the efficient use of working capital.

Commercializing the high-tech evolution of the automotive industry. The automotive industry is increasingly evolving towards the implementation of software-dependent components and solutions. In particular, the industry is focused on the development of advanced driver assistance technologies, with the goal of developing and introducing a commercially-viable, fully automated driving experience. We expect automated driving technologies will provide strong societal benefit as well as the opportunity for long-term growth for our product offerings in this space. We are focused on enabling and delivering end-to-end smart mobility solutions, enabling our customers’ transition to more electrified, software-defined vehicles, accelerating the commercialization of active safety and autonomous driving technologies and providing enhanced user experience and connected services.

As part of our strategy to harness the full potential of connected intelligent systems across industries, strengthen our capabilities in software-defined mobility and to enable advanced smart vehicle architecture changes, we acquired Wind River in December 2022. Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge for multiple industries, including automotive, by leveraging mixed-criticality software products and solutions enabling customers to develop in the cloud, deploy over the air and run and manage software at the vehicle edge.

We are also continuing to develop market-leading automated driving solutions such as automated driving software, sensing and perception technologies enhanced through artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as the underlying architecture technologies capable of supporting safety-critical applications. We believe we are well-aligned with industry technology trends that will help to support sustainable future growth in this space and have partnered with leaders in their respective fields to advance the pace of development and commercialization of these emerging technologies.

In March 2020, we completed a transaction with Hyundai Motor Group (“Hyundai”) to form Motional, AD LLC (“Motional”), a joint venture focused on the design, development and commercialization of autonomous driving technologies. Although we believe our strategic partnerships have us well-aligned with industry technology mega-trends in these evolving

areas, the timeline necessary to produce commercially viable autonomous vehicles has been extended and is still subject to significant uncertainty, which resulted in additional funding requirements for Motional. In April 2024, Aptiv and Hyundai entered into an agreement to restructure Aptiv’s ownership interest in Motional and for Hyundai to provide additional funding to Motional, which also eliminated any requirements for additional future funding from Aptiv. These transactions, which were completed in May 2024, resulted in the reduction of our common equity interest in Motional from 50% as of December 31, 2023 to approximately 15%. The total gain recorded as a result of these transactions was approximately $641 million (approximately $2.50 per diluted share) during the year ended December 31, 2024, within net gain on equity method transactions in the consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 21. Investments in Affiliates to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for further information on these transactions.

There are many risks associated with these evolving areas, including the high development costs of active safety and autonomous driving technologies, the uncertain timing of customer and consumer adoption of these technologies, increased competition from entrants outside the traditional automotive industry and evolving regulations, such as the guidance for automated driving systems published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. While we believe we are well-positioned in these markets, the high development cost of active safety and autonomous driving technologies may result in a higher risk of exposure to the success of new or disruptive technologies different than those being developed by us or our partners and ultimately there can be no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts to develop these technologies.

Key growth markets. There have been periods of increased market volatility and moderation in the level of economic growth in China, which resulted in periods of lower automotive production growth rates in China than those previously experienced. Automotive production in China experienced growth of 4% in 2024, which follows growth of 10% in 2023. Despite the market volatility and moderation in the level of economic growth in China, rising income levels in China and other key growth markets are expected to result in stronger growth rates in these markets over the long-term. Our strong global presence, and presence in these markets, has positioned us to experience above-market growth rates over the long-term. We continue to expand our established presence in key growth markets, positioning us to benefit from the expected long-term growth opportunities in these regions. We are capitalizing on our long-standing relationships with the global OEMs and further enhancing our positions with the key growth market OEMs to continue expanding our worldwide leadership. We continue to build upon our extensive geographic reach to capitalize on fast-growing automotive markets. We believe that our presence in best cost countries positions us to realize incremental margin improvements as the global balance of automotive production shifts towards the key growth markets.

We have a strong local presence in China, including a major manufacturing base and well-established customer relationships. Each of our business segments have operations and sales in China. Our business in China remains sensitive to economic and market conditions that impact automotive sales volumes in China and may be affected if the pace of growth slows as the Chinese market matures or if there are reductions in vehicle demand in China. Our business in China may also be impacted by the expanding market share of domestic Chinese OEMs in the China market, which has led to declines in revenue and market share of non-Chinese OEMs, resulting in certain traditional OEMs taking steps to reduce or restructure their operations in China. However, we continue to believe this market will benefit from long-term demand for new vehicles and stringent governmental regulation driving increased vehicle content, including accelerated demand for electrified vehicles.

Market driven products. Our product offerings satisfy the OEMs’ needs to meet increasingly stringent government regulations and meet consumer preferences for products that address the mega-trends of Safe, Green and Connected, leading to increased content per vehicle, greater profitability and higher margins. With these offerings, we believe we are well-positioned to benefit from the growing demand for vehicle content and technology related to safety, electrification, high speed data, connectivity to the global information network and automated driving technologies. We are benefiting from the substantial increase in vehicle content, software and electrification that requires a complex and reliable electrical architecture and systems to operate, such as automated advanced driver assistance technologies, electrical vehicle monitoring, active safety systems, lane departure warning systems, integrated vehicle cockpit displays, navigation systems and technologies that enable connected infotainment in vehicles. Our ability to design a reliable electrical architecture that optimizes power distribution and/or consumption is key to satisfying the OEMs’ needs to reduce emissions while continuing to meet consumer demand for increased vehicle content and technology. While we have identified high voltage electrification systems as a key product market, certain of our OEM customers have recently announced delays in their electric vehicle investment strategies amidst reduced expectations for future consumer demand for these products.

Global capabilities. Many OEMs are continuing to adopt global vehicle platforms to increase standardization, reduce per unit cost and increase capital efficiency and profitability. As a result, OEMs are selecting suppliers that have the capability to manufacture products on a worldwide basis, as well as the flexibility to adapt to regional variations. Suppliers with global scale and strong design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities are best positioned to benefit from this trend. Our global footprint enables us to serve the global OEMs on a worldwide basis as we gain market share with key growth market OEMs. This regional model is structured primarily to service the North American market from Mexico, the South American market

from Brazil, the European market from Eastern Europe and North Africa, and the Asia Pacific market from China, and we have continued to rotate our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations within these regions.

Our operations are subject to certain risks inherent in doing business globally, including military conflicts in regions in which we operate, changes in laws or regulations governing labor, trade, or other monetary or tax fiscal policy changes, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”) Pillar Two Framework (the “Framework”), tariffs, quotas, customs and other import or export restrictions or trade barriers.

Existing free trade laws and regulations, such as the USMCA, provide certain beneficial duties and tariffs for qualifying imports and exports, subject to compliance with the applicable classification and other requirements. Changes in laws or policies governing the terms of trade, and in particular increased trade restrictions, tariffs or taxes on imports from countries where we manufacture products, such as China and Mexico, could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results. For example, in February 2025, the U.S. government imposed a 10% tariff on imports from China and added an additional 10% on March 4, 2025. On March 4, 2025, the U.S. government also imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. From March 7, 2025, imports from Mexico and Canada that are compliant with the USMCA became exempt from this tariff. On April 3, 2025, the U.S. government began a phased implementation of a 25% tariff on automobiles and automobile parts. In addition, the U.S. government imposed a new universal baseline tariff of 10% on U.S. imports for all countries except Mexico and Canada effective April 5, 2025, plus additional country-specific tariffs at varying rates, effective April 9, 2025. The additional country-specific tariffs were subsequently suspended for most countries on April 9, 2025, for 90 days. The country-specific tariffs for imports from China were not suspended and were further increased on April 10, 2025, which, in combination with previous tariffs, resulted in a 145% tariff on imports from China.

While the impacts resulting from these incremental tariffs to the Company were minimal during the three months ended March 31, 2025, the future impact of these tariffs is subject to a number of factors, including the effective date and duration of such tariffs, changes in the amount, scope and nature of the tariffs in the future, retaliatory responses to such actions that the target countries may take and any mitigating actions that may become available. In addition, we are continuing to work with our customers and suppliers to mitigate the impact of these incremental tariffs on our results of operations. Despite recent trade negotiations between the U.S. and other countries, including the Mexican, Canadian and Chinese governments, given the uncertainty regarding the scope and duration of any new tariffs, as well as the potential for additional tariffs or trade barriers by the U.S., Mexico, Canada, China or other countries, we can provide no assurance that any strategies we implement to mitigate the impact of such tariffs or other trade actions will be successful. Management continues to monitor the volatile geopolitical environment to identify, quantify and assess proposed or threatened duties, taxes or other business restrictions which could adversely affect our business and financial results.

In addition, effective January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025, the government of Mexico implemented country-wide statutory minimum wage increases of 20% and 12%, respectively. The government of Mexico has also indicated it may implement other labor reforms, such as a bill to shorten the work week from 48 to 40 hours. While management has implemented measures to mitigate the impact of these labor reforms on our cost structure, we cannot predict the ultimate future impact on our business.

The outbreak of armed conflicts in the Middle East beginning in October 2023 has also created numerous uncertainties in the global economy and supply chains, including the risk that the conflicts spread throughout the broader region. In addition, as described above, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has also created numerous economic uncertainties, including the potential for further sanctions against Russia, the impact on the global supply chain for raw materials produced in each country, as well as increased logistics costs and transit times, and the actions of automotive OEMs and suppliers as they relate to production plans in each country and within the region. We are also subject to risks associated with actions taken by governmental authorities to impose changes in laws or regulations that restrict certain business operations, trade or travel in response to a pandemic or widespread outbreak of an illness. The impacts of any of these factors mentioned above, among others, could adversely affect our business, business opportunities, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Product development. The automotive technology and components industry is highly competitive and is characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and changes in customer needs. Our ability to anticipate changes in technology and regulatory standards and to successfully develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely and cost competitive basis will be a significant factor in our ability to remain competitive. To compete effectively in the automotive technology and components industry, we must be able to develop and launch new products to meet our customers’ demands in a timely manner. With our innovative technologies and robust global engineering and development capabilities we are well positioned to meet the increasingly stringent vehicle manufacturer demands and consumer preferences for high-technology content in automobiles.

OEMs are increasingly looking to their suppliers to simplify vehicle design and assembly processes to reduce costs and weight. As a result, suppliers that sell vehicle components directly to manufacturers (Tier I suppliers) have assumed many of the design, engineering, research and development and assembly functions traditionally performed by vehicle manufacturers.

Suppliers that can provide fully-engineered solutions, systems and pre-assembled combinations of component parts are positioned to leverage the trend toward system sourcing.

Engineering, design and development. Our history and culture of innovation have enabled us to develop significant intellectual property and design and development expertise to provide advanced technology solutions that meet the demands of our customers. We have a team of approximately 21,200 scientists, engineers and technicians focused on developing leading product solutions for our key markets, located at 11 major technical centers in China, Germany, India, Mexico, Poland, Singapore and the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we invested approximately $1.6 billion (which includes approximately $535 million co-investment by customers and government agencies) in research and development, including engineering, to maintain our portfolio of innovative products, and own/hold approximately 11,000 patents and protective rights. We also encourage “open innovation” and collaborate extensively with peers in the industry, government agencies and academic institutions. Our technology competencies are recognized by both customers and government agencies, which, as noted above, co-invest in new product development, accelerating the pace of innovation and reducing the risk associated with successful commercialization of technological breakthroughs.

In the past, suppliers often incurred the initial cost of engineering, designing and developing automotive component parts, and recovered their investments over time by including a cost recovery component in the price of each part based on expected volumes. Recently, we and many other suppliers have negotiated for cost recovery payments independent of volumes. This trend reduces our economic risk.

Pricing. Cost-cutting initiatives adopted by our customers result in increased downward pressure on pricing. Our customer supply agreements generally require step-downs in component pricing over the periods of production and OEMs have historically possessed significant leverage over their outside suppliers because the automotive component supply industry is fragmented and serves a limited number of automotive OEMs. Our profitability depends in part on our ability to generate sufficient production cost savings in the future to offset price reductions. In addition, during recent years, global economies and our industry were subjected to significant inflationary cost pressures, and these pressures, including potential impacts from the rapidly evolving trade policies and tariff actions, may continue throughout 2025. We continue to work with our customers, both through price recoveries and adjustments as well as future pricing adjustments as contracts renew, to mitigate the impact of these inflationary pressures on our results of operations.

We are focused on maintaining a low fixed cost structure that provides us flexibility to remain profitable at all points of the traditional vehicle industry production cycle. As a result, approximately 97% of our hourly workforce is located in best cost countries. Furthermore, we have substantial operational flexibility by leveraging a large workforce of contingent workers, which represented approximately 30% of the hourly workforce as of March 31, 2025. However, we will continue to adjust our cost structure and optimize our manufacturing footprint in response to changes in the global and regional automotive markets and in order to increase investment in advanced technologies and engineering, as evidenced by our ongoing restructuring programs focused on reducing our global overhead costs and on the continued rotation of our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations in Europe. As we continue to operate in a cyclical industry that is impacted by movements in the global and regional economies, we continually evaluate opportunities to further refine our cost structure.

We have a strong balance sheet with gross debt of approximately $8.0 billion and substantial available liquidity of approximately $3.4 billion as of March 31, 2025, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and available financing under our Revolving Credit Facility and committed European accounts receivable factoring facility, and no significant U.S. defined benefit or workforce postretirement health care benefits and employer-paid postretirement basic life insurance benefits (“OPEB”) liabilities. We intend to maintain strong financial discipline by targeting industry-leading earnings growth, cash flow generation and return on invested capital and to maintain sufficient liquidity to sustain our financial flexibility throughout the industry cycle.

OEM product recalls. The number of vehicles recalled globally by OEMs has increased above historical levels. These recalls can either be initiated by the OEMs or influenced by regulatory agencies. Although there are differing rules and regulations across countries governing recalls for safety issues, the overall transition towards global vehicle platforms may also contribute to increased recalls outside of the U.S., as automotive components are increasingly standardized across regions. Given the sensitivity to safety issues in the automotive industry, including increased focus from regulators and consumers, we anticipate the number of automotive recalls may remain above historical levels in the near future. Although we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, it is possible that we may be adversely affected in the future if the pace of these recalls continues.

Efficient use of capital. The global vehicle components industry is generally capital intensive and a portion of a supplier’s capital equipment is frequently utilized for specific customer programs. Lead times for procurement of capital equipment are long and typically exceed start of production by one to two years. Substantial advantages exist for suppliers that can leverage their prior investments in capital equipment or amortize the investment over higher volume global customer programs.

Industry consolidation and disruptive new entrants. Consolidation among worldwide OEMs and suppliers is expected to continue as these companies seek to achieve operating synergies and value stream efficiencies, acquire complementary technologies and build stronger customer relationships. Additionally, the rise of advanced software and technologies in vehicles has attracted new and disruptive entrants from outside the traditional automotive supply industry. These entrants may seek to gain access to certain vehicle technology and component markets. Any of these new competitors may develop and introduce technologies that gain greater customer or consumer acceptance, which could adversely affect the future growth of the Company. We believe companies with strong balance sheets and financial discipline are in the best position to take advantage of these trends.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Aptiv typically experiences fluctuations in revenue due to changes in OEM production schedules, vehicle sales mix and the net of new and lost business (which we refer to collectively as volume), increased prices attributable to escalation clauses in our supply contracts for recovery of increased commodity costs (which we refer to as commodity pass-through), fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (which we refer to as “FX”), contractual reductions of the sales price to the OEM (which we refer to as contractual price reductions) and engineering changes. Changes in sales mix can have either favorable or unfavorable impacts on revenue. Such changes can be the result of shifts in regional growth, shifts in OEM sales demand, as well as shifts in consumer demand related to vehicle segment purchases and content penetration. For instance, a shift in sales demand favoring a particular OEM’s vehicle model for which we do not have a supply contract may negatively impact our revenue. A shift in regional sales demand toward certain markets could favorably impact the sales of those of our customers that have a large market share in those regions, which in turn would be expected to have a favorable impact on our revenue.

We typically experience (as described below) fluctuations in operating income due to:

  • Volume, net of contractual price reductions—changes in volume offset by contractual price reductions (which typically range from 1% to 3% of net sales) and changes in mix;

  • Operational performance—changes to costs for materials and commodities or manufacturing and engineering variances; and

  • Other—including restructuring costs and any remaining variances not included in Volume, net of contractual price reductions or Operational performance.

The automotive technology and component supply industry is traditionally subject to inflationary pressures with respect to raw materials and labor which may place operational and profitability burdens on the entire supply chain. For instance, the industry has recently been subjected to increased pricing pressures, specifically in relation to copper and petroleum-based resin products, which have experienced significant volatility in price. We have also been impacted globally by increased overall inflation as a result of a variety of global trends. Due to various factors, the industry has recently been impacted by increased operating and logistics challenges from certain global supply chain disruptions. For example, the rapidly evolving trade policies and tariff actions could result in increased pricing pressures on our global supply chain, which could adversely affect our business and financial results. In addition, during recent years, global economies were subjected to increased pricing pressure on semiconductors due to the worldwide semiconductor shortage. Although the severity of semiconductor related disruptions abated during the second half of 2023, we expect semiconductor supply cost and commodity cost volatility to have a continual impact on future earnings and/or operating cash flows. Management continues to seek to mitigate both inflationary pressures and our material-related cost exposures using a number of approaches, including combining purchase requirements with customers and/or other suppliers, using alternate suppliers or product designs, negotiating cost reductions and/or commodity cost contract escalation clauses into our vehicle manufacturer supply contracts and hedging. We have also negotiated, and will continue to negotiate, price increases with our customers in response to the aforementioned increased overall inflation and global supply chain disruptions.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 versus Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/(unfavorable)
(dollars in millions)
Net sales$4,825$4,901$(76)
Cost of sales3,9054,023118
Gross margin92019.1%87817.9%42
Selling, general and administrative384366(18)
Amortization51543
Restructuring37392
Operating income44841929
Interest expense(93)(65)(28)
Other income, net—15(15)
Income before income taxes and equity loss355369(14)
Income tax expense(356)(76)(280)
(Loss) income before equity loss(1)293(294)
Equity loss, net of tax(10)(69)59
Net (loss) income(11)224(235)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest16(5)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest(1)—(1)
Net (loss) income attributable to Aptiv$(11)$218$(229)

Total Net Sales

Below is a summary of our total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 versus March 31, 2024.

Three Months Ended March 31,Variance Due To:
20252024Favorable/(unfavorable)Volume, net of contractual price reductionsFXCommodity pass-throughOtherTotal
(in millions)(in millions)
Total net sales$4,825$4,901$(76)$(42)$(64)$30$—$(76)

Total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased 2% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Our volumes decreased 1% for the period, which primarily reflects volume declines in Europe and North America, compared to increased global automotive production of 1% (down 2% on an AWM basis). The declines in volumes reflect contractual price reductions, net of price recoveries, of $13 million. In addition, our net sales reflect unfavorable foreign currency impacts, primarily related to the Euro, South Korean Won and Chinese Yuan Renminbi .

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales is primarily comprised of material, labor, manufacturing overhead, freight, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, product engineering, design and development expenses, depreciation, warranty costs and other operating expenses. Gross margin is revenue less cost of sales and gross margin percentage is gross margin as a percentage of net sales.

Cost of sales decreased $118 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, as summarized below. The Company’s material cost of sales was approximately 50% of net sales for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Three Months Ended March 31,Variance Due To:
20252024Favorable/(unfavorable)Volume (a)FXOperational performanceOtherTotal
(dollars in millions)(in millions)
Cost of sales$3,905$4,023$118$33$44$112$(71)$118
Gross margin$920$878$42$(9)$(20)$112$(41)$42
Percentage of net sales19.1%17.9%

(a)Presented net of contractual price reductions for gross margin variance.

The decrease in cost of sales reflects impacts of improved operational performance, currency exchange and decreased volumes. Cost of sales was also impacted by the following items in Other above:

  • $30 million of increased commodity pass-through costs;

  • Approximately $20 million of increased depreciation, primarily as a result of a higher fixed asset base, which includes long-lived asset impairment charges of $5 million; and

  • $15 million of increased warranty costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)
(dollars in millions)
Selling, general and administrative expense$384$366$(18)
Percentage of net sales8.0%7.5%

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) primarily includes administrative expenses, information technology costs, incentive compensation related costs, acquisition and project portfolio costs and selling and marketing expenses. SG&A increased as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024, which includes $19 million of separation costs.

Amortization

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)
(in millions)
Amortization$51$54$3

Amortization expense reflects the non-cash charge related to definite-lived intangible assets. Amortization during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 reflects the continued amortization of our definite-lived intangible assets, which resulted primarily from our acquisitions, over their estimated useful lives.

Restructuring

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)
(dollars in millions)
Restructuring$37$39$2
Percentage of net sales0.8%0.8%

The Company recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges totaling approximately $37 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, of which $13 million was recognized for the initiation of the closure of a European manufacturing site within the Electrical Distribution Systems segment. The charges during the three months ended March 31,

2025 also included the recognition of approximately $3 million for a program initiated in the fourth quarter of 2024 focused on global salaried workforce optimization, primarily in the European region, and we expect to recognize additional charges of approximately $30 million related to this program through the remainder of 2025, with cash payments expected to be largely completed within the next twelve months. We expect to make cash payments of approximately $85 million over the next twelve months pursuant to currently implemented restructuring programs.

The Company recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges totaling approximately $39 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, of which $24 million was recognized for a program initiated in the fourth quarter of 2023 focused on global salaried workforce optimization, primarily in the European region.

We expect to continue to incur additional restructuring expense in 2025 and beyond, primarily related to programs focused on reducing global overhead costs, the continued rotation of our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations in Europe and aligning manufacturing capacity with the levels of automotive production, which includes approximately $65 million (of which approximately $30 million relates to the Engineering Components Group segment, approximately $20 million relates to the Electrical Distribution Systems segment and approximately $15 million relates to the Advanced Safety and User Experience segment) for programs approved as of March 31, 2025. Additionally, as we continue to operate in a cyclical industry that is impacted by movements in the global and regional economies, we continually evaluate opportunities to further adjust our cost structure and optimize our manufacturing footprint. The Company plans to implement additional restructuring activities in the future, if necessary, in order to align manufacturing capacity and other costs with prevailing regional automotive production levels and locations, to improve the efficiency and utilization of other locations and in order to increase investment in advanced technologies and engineering. Such future restructuring actions are dependent on market conditions, customer actions and other factors.

Refer to Note 7. Restructuring to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information.

Interest Expense

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)
(in millions)
Interest expense$93$65$(28)

The increase in interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024 primarily reflects the issuance of €750 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Euro-denominated senior unsecured notes due 2036 (the “2024 Euro-denominated Senior Notes”) in June 2024, the issuance of $1,650 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes (the “2024 Senior Notes) in September 2024 and the issuance of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated notes (the “2024 Junior Notes”) in September 2024, partially offset by the redemption of the $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.396% senior unsecured notes due 2025 (the “2.396% Senior Notes”) in September 2024 and the redemption of the €700 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.50% Euro-denominated senior unsecured notes due 2025 in December 2024. Refer to Note 8. Debt to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information.

Other Income, Net

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)
(in millions)
Other income, net$—$15$(15)

Other income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2025 includes interest income of $11 million, partially offset by a loss on extinguishment of debt of $3 million primarily in conjunction with the repayment of the Term Loan A, as discussed in Note 8. Debt to the consolidated financial statements contained herein.

Other income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes interest income of $20 million.

Refer to Note 16. Other Income, net to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information.

Income Taxes

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)
(in millions)
Income tax expense$356$76$(280)

The Company’s tax rate is affected by the fact that its parent entity was an Irish resident tax payer and became a Swiss resident tax payer in December 2024, the tax rates in Switzerland, Ireland and other jurisdictions in which the Company operates, the relative amount of income earned by jurisdiction and the relative amount of losses or income for which no tax benefit or expense was recognized due to a valuation allowance. The Company’s effective tax rate is also impacted by the receipt of certain tax incentives and holidays that reduce the effective tax rate for certain subsidiaries below the statutory rate.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 includes net discrete tax expense of approximately $281 million, primarily related to changes in valuation allowances, as described below, partially offset by changes in reserves. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes net discrete tax expense of approximately $7 million, primarily related to changes in the tax benefits of vested share-based compensation and changes in accruals for unremitted earnings.

On December 15, 2022, the European Union (the “E.U.”) Member States formally adopted the Framework, which generally provides for a minimum effective tax rate of 15%, as established by the OECD. Many countries have enacted legislation consistent with the Framework effective at the beginning of 2024. The OECD continues to release additional guidance on these rules. The Company has proactively responded to these tax policy changes and will continue to closely monitor developments. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 includes an unfavorable impact from the enacted Framework.

On January 15, 2025, the OECD released Administrative Guidance (the “Guidance) on Article 9.1 of the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (the “Model Rules”) which amends the Pillar Two Framework. Jurisdictions that have adopted the Framework may implement and administer their domestic laws consistent with the Model Rules and Guidance. The Guidance eliminates the tax basis in certain deferred tax assets including tax credit carryforwards for purposes of the global minimum tax established under the Framework. As a result, the Company no longer expects to obtain significant benefits from the tax incentive granted to its Swiss subsidiary in 2023. Accordingly, the Company recognized an increase to valuation allowances of $294 million to reduce the related deferred tax asset during the three months ended March 31, 2025. No other deferred tax assets are impacted by the Guidance.

Refer to Note 11. Income Taxes to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information.

Equity Loss

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)
(in millions)
Equity loss, net of tax$10$69$59

Equity loss, net of tax reflects the Company’s interest in the results of ongoing operations of entities accounted for as equity method investments. The decrease in equity losses recognized by Aptiv during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024 is primarily attributable to the decrease in Aptiv’s common equity interest in Motional from 50% to approximately 15% as a result of the Motional funding and ownership restructuring transactions that were completed in May 2024. Refer to Note 21. Investments in Affiliates to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information.

Results of Operations by Segment

In connection with the Separation, as further described in Note 22. Separation of Electrical Distribution Systems to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information, in the first quarter of 2025, Aptiv realigned its business into three reportable operating segments:

  • Electrical Distribution Systems, which includes the full range of low voltage and high voltage power, signal and data distribution solutions needed to deliver fully integrated, cost-optimized architectures. As described in Note 22. Separation of Electrical Distribution Systems to the consolidated financial statements contained herein, the Company is pursuing a separation of the Electrical Distribution Systems business into a new, independent publicly traded company, through a transaction expected to be treated as a tax-free spin-off to its shareholders.

  • Engineered Components Group, which includes interconnect and component solutions that optimize the distribution of signal, power and data for next-generation applications across multiple end markets.

  • Advanced Safety and User Experience, which includes platforms and modular offerings, such as perception systems, high-performance compute solutions, cloud-native software for ADAS and user experience, and edge-to-cloud DevOps tools.

  • Eliminations and Other, which includes i) the elimination of inter-segment transactions, and ii) certain other expenses and income of a non-operating or strategic nature.

Prior period amounts were adjusted retrospectively to reflect the change in reportable operating segments, consistent with the current year presentation, throughout the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Our management utilizes Adjusted Operating Income as the key performance measure of segment income or loss to evaluate segment performance, and for planning and forecasting purposes to allocate resources to the segments, as management believes this measure is most reflective of the operational profitability or loss of our operating segments. Segment Adjusted Operating Income should not be considered a substitute for results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income attributable to Aptiv, which is the most directly comparable financial measure to Adjusted Operating Income that is prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Segment Adjusted Operating Income, as determined and measured by Aptiv, should also not be compared to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Refer to Note 19. Segment Reporting to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information.

Net sales, gross margin as a percentage of net sales and Adjusted Operating Income by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

Net Sales by Segment

Three Months Ended March 31,Variance Due To:
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)Volume, net of contractual price reductionsFXCommodity pass-throughOtherTotal
(in millions)(in millions)
Electrical Distribution Systems$2,024$2,081$(57)$(56)$(27)$26$—$(57)
Engineered Components Group1,5811,596(15)17(35)3—(15)
Advanced Safety and User Experience1,4241,429(5)—(5)——(5)
Eliminations and Other(204)(205)1(3)31—1
Total$4,825$4,901$(76)$(42)$(64)$30$—$(76)

Gross Margin Percentage by Segment

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Electrical Distribution Systems12.2%11.1%
Engineered Components Group26.2%24.8%
Advanced Safety and User Experience18.2%17.5%
Total19.1%17.9%

Adjusted Operating Income by Segment

Three Months Ended March 31,Variance Due To:
20252024Favorable/ (unfavorable)Volume, net of contractual price reductionsOperational performanceOtherTotal
(in millions)(in millions)
Electrical Distribution Systems$143$136$7$(10)$35$(18)$7
Engineered Components Group$274$253$21$4$32$(15)$21
Advanced Safety and User Experience$155$155$—$(3)$45$(42)$—

As noted in the table above, Adjusted Operating Income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was impacted by operational performance and volume, including product mix, net of contractual price reductions. Adjusted Operating Income was also impacted by the following items included within Other in the table above:

  • $20 million of increased SG&A expense, not including the impact of separation costs and other acquisition and portfolio project costs;

  • $16 million of unfavorable foreign currency impacts;

  • Approximately $15 million of increased depreciation, primarily as a result of a higher fixed asset base; and

  • $15 million of increased warranty costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview of Capital Structure

Our liquidity requirements are primarily to fund our business operations, including capital expenditures and working capital requirements, as well as to fund debt service requirements, operational restructuring activities and separation activities. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations, our existing cash balance, and as necessary and available, borrowings under credit facilities and issuance of long-term debt and equity. To the extent we generate discretionary cash flow we may consider using this additional cash flow for optional prepayments of existing indebtedness, strategic acquisitions or investments, additional share repurchases and/or general corporate purposes. We also continually explore ways to enhance our capital structure.

As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1.1 billion and net debt (defined as outstanding debt less cash and cash equivalents) of $6.8 billion. The following table summarizes our available liquidity, which includes cash, cash equivalents and funds available under our significant committed credit facilities, as of March 31, 2025:

March 31, 2025
(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents$1,100
Revolving Credit Facility, unutilized portion (1)1,998
Committed European accounts receivable factoring facility, unutilized portion (2)310
Total available liquidity$3,408

(1)Availability reduced by $2 million in letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2025.

(2)Based on March 31, 2025 foreign currency rates, subject to the availability of eligible accounts receivable.

We expect existing cash, available liquidity and cash flows from operations to continue to be sufficient to fund our global operating activities, including restructuring payments, capital expenditures, debt obligations and separation activities. In addition, we expect to continue to repurchase outstanding ordinary shares pursuant to our authorized ordinary share repurchase program, as further described below.

We also continue to expect to be able to move funds between different countries to manage our global liquidity needs without material adverse tax implications, subject to current monetary policies. We utilize a combination of strategies, including

dividends, cash pooling arrangements, intercompany loan repayments and other distributions and advances to provide the funds necessary to meet our global liquidity needs. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to Aptiv. As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents held by our non-U.S. subsidiaries totaled approximately $1.1 billion. If additional non-U.S. cash was needed for our U.S. operations, we may be required to accrue and pay withholding if we were to distribute such funds from non-U.S. subsidiaries to the U.S.; however, based on our current liquidity needs and strategies, we do not anticipate a need to accrue and pay such additional amounts.

Share Repurchase Programs

In July 2024, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $5.0 billion of ordinary shares, which commenced in August 2024 following completion of the Company’s $2.0 billion January 2019 share repurchase program. This share repurchase program provides for share purchases in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions (which may include derivative transactions, including an accelerated share repurchase program (“ASR”)), depending on share price, market conditions and other factors, as determined by the Company.

As part of the Company’s share repurchase program, on August 1, 2024, the Company entered into ASR agreements with each of Goldman Sachs International and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to repurchase an aggregate of $3.0 billion of Aptiv’s ordinary shares (the “ASR Agreements”).

Under the terms of the ASR Agreements, on August 2, 2024, the Company made an aggregate payment of $3.0 billion (the “Repurchase Price”) and received initial deliveries of approximately 30.8 million ordinary shares with a value of $2.25 billion, which were retired immediately and recorded as a reduction to shareholders’ equity. Aptiv incurred approximately $4 million of direct costs in connection with the ASR Agreements. Given the Company’s ability to settle in shares, the remaining $750 million prepaid forward contract was classified as a reduction to additional paid-in capital as of December 31, 2024. The Company initially funded the accelerated share repurchase program with cash on hand and borrowings under the Bridge Credit Agreement. The Bridge Credit Agreement was subsequently repaid and terminated during the third quarter of 2024 using proceeds from the Term Loan A and issuance of the 2024 Senior Notes and 2024 Junior Notes, as further described in Note 8. Debt.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, a portion of the ASR Agreements were settled and Aptiv received incremental deliveries of approximately 11.7 million ordinary shares. In April 2025, Aptiv received further incremental deliveries of approximately 6.0 million ordinary shares, representing the final settlement of the ASR Agreements. All shares delivered to Aptiv under the ASR Agreements were retired immediately. Under the ASR Agreements, the Company received total deliveries of approximately 48.5 million ordinary shares at an average price of $61.84 per share, based on the average daily volume-weighted average price of our ordinary shares on specified dates during the terms of the ASR Agreements, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR Agreements. There was no other share repurchase activity during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we repurchased approximately 7.3 million of our outstanding ordinary shares for $600 million in the open market.

As of March 31, 2025, approximately $2,515 million of share repurchases remained available under the July 2024 share repurchase program. All previously repurchased shares were retired and are reflected as a reduction of ordinary share capital for the par value of the shares, with the excess applied as reductions to additional paid-in-capital and retained earnings.

Dividends from Equity Investments

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Aptiv received dividends of $7 million from its equity method investments. The dividends were recognized as a reduction to the investment and represented a return on investment included in cash flows from operating activities.

Acquisitions and Other Transactions

Motional Joint Venture Funding and Ownership Restructuring Transactions—On April 19, 2024, Aptiv and Hyundai Motor Group (“Hyundai”) entered into an agreement to restructure Aptiv’s ownership interest in Motional and for Hyundai to provide additional funding to Motional, each as described below. Prior to these transactions, Motional was 50% owned by each of Aptiv and Hyundai.

As part of the agreement, on May 2, 2024, Hyundai invested $475 million in Motional in exchange for an additional 11.7% common equity interest. Aptiv did not participate in this funding round. This transaction resulted in the dilution of Aptiv’s common equity interest in Motional from 50% to approximately 44%, prior to the completion of any further transactions as described below. As these units were issued at a valuation greater than the carrying value of our investment in Motional, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $91 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, within net gain on equity method transactions in the consolidated statements of operations.

Also as part of the agreement, on May 16, 2024, Aptiv sold 11% of its common equity interest in Motional to Hyundai for approximately $448 million of cash consideration. Aptiv also exchanged approximately 21% of its common equity in Motional for a like number of Motional preferred shares. These transactions resulted in the reduction of Aptiv’s common equity interest in Motional from approximately 44% to approximately 15%. As a result of these transactions, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $550 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, within net gain on equity method transactions in the consolidated statements of operations.

The total gain recorded as a result of the Motional funding and ownership restructuring transactions completed in May 2024, all as described above, was approximately $641 million (approximately $2.50 per diluted share) for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Investment in TTTech Auto AG—The shareholders of TTTech Auto AG (“TTTech Auto”) entered into an agreement for the sale of 100% of TTTech Auto to an unrelated third party, and as a result, the Company determined there was an other-than-temporary impairment to its equity method investment in TTTech Auto in the fourth quarter of 2024 based on the anticipated acquisition value of TTTech Auto. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s equity investment in TTTech Auto was written down to its estimated fair value of $147 million, resulting in a non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $36 million within net gain on equity method transactions in the consolidated statements of operations. Upon completion of the sale, Aptiv will no longer hold an equity interest in TTTech Auto. The sale is anticipated to occur in 2025 and is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Technology Investments—In February 2025, the Company’s Advanced Safety and User Experience segment made an investment of approximately 16 billion Korean Won (“KRW”) (approximately $11 million, using foreign currency rates on the investment date) in convertible redeemable preferred shares of StradVision, a provider of deep learning-based camera perception software for automotive applications. The Company previously made KRW-denominated investments in StradVision totaling approximately $108 million in prior years (using foreign currency rates on the date of the respective investments). Due to the Company’s redemption rights, the Company’s investment in StradVision is classified as an available-for-sale debt security within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income. Subsequently, in April 2025, Aptiv made an additional investment totaling approximately $29 million in convertible redeemable preferred shares of StradVision.

In September 2024, the Company’s Advanced Safety and User Experience segment made an investment totaling approximately 399 million RMB (approximately $57 million, using foreign currency rates on the investment date) in preferred equity of Maxieye, a provider of advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving applications. Due to the Company’s redemption rights, the Company’s investment in Maxieye is classified as an available-for-sale debt security within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income. The Company also agreed to invest an additional 171 million RMB (approximately $24 million, using March 31, 2025 foreign currency rates) in preferred equity of Maxieye, contingent on the achievement of certain technical milestones, which have not yet been met as of March 31, 2025, and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Refer to Note 21. Investments in Affiliates to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for further detail of the Company’s investments.

Credit Agreement

Aptiv PLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Aptiv Corporation and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company (“AGF DAC”) entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with, among others, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under which it maintains a senior unsecured credit facility currently consisting of a revolving credit facility of $2 billion (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). AGF DAC and Aptiv Corporation are each borrowers under the Credit Agreement, under which such borrowings would be guaranteed by each of the other borrowers, Aptiv PLC and Aptiv Swiss Holdings.

The Credit Agreement was entered into in March 2011 and has been subsequently amended and restated on several occasions, most recently on March 31, 2025 (the “March 2025 amendment”). The March 2025 amendment, among other things, (1) refinanced and replaced the revolver with a new five-year revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments of $2 billion, and (2) removed provisions from the June 2021 amendment for sustainability-linked rate adjustments. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on March 31, 2030. The Credit Agreement also contains an uncommitted accordion feature that permits Aptiv to increase, from time to time, on customary terms and conditions, the aggregate borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement by up to an additional $1 billion upon Aptiv’s request, the agreement of the lenders participating in the increase, and the approval of the Administrative Agent. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are revolving in nature and may be made and prepaid from time to time at Aptiv’s option without premium or penalty, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. The March 2025 amendment also required that Aptiv pay amendment fees of $5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, which are reflected as a financing activity in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

As of March 31, 2025, Aptiv had no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and approximately $2 million in letters of credit were issued under the Credit Agreement. Letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement reduce availability under the Revolving Credit Facility. No amounts were drawn on the Revolving Credit Facility during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at Aptiv’s option, at either (a) the Administrative Agent’s Alternate Base Rate (“ABR” as defined in the Credit Agreement) or (b) SOFR plus in either case a percentage per annum as set forth in the table below (the “Applicable Rate”). The rates under the Credit Agreement on the specified dates are set forth below:

March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
SOFR plusABR plusSOFR plusABR plus
Revolving Credit Facility1.125%0.125%1.06%0.06%

The Applicable Rate under the Credit Agreement, as well as the facility fee, may increase or decrease from time to time based on changes in the Company’s credit ratings. Accordingly, the interest rate is subject to fluctuation during the term of the Credit Agreement based on changes in the ABR, SOFR and changes in the Company’s corporate credit ratings. The Credit Agreement also requires that Aptiv pay certain facility fees on the Revolving Credit Facility, which are also subject to adjustment based on certain letter of credit issuance and fronting fees.

The Credit Agreement contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s (and the Company’s subsidiaries’) ability to incur certain additional indebtedness or liens or to dispose of substantially all of its assets. In addition, the Credit Agreement requires that the Company maintain a consolidated leverage ratio (the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA, each as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not more than 3.5 to 1.0 (or 4.0 to 1.0 for four full fiscal quarters following completion of material acquisitions, as defined in the Credit Agreement).

The Credit Agreement also contains events of default customary for financings of this type. The Company was in compliance with the Credit Agreement covenants as of March 31, 2025.

Term Loan A Credit Agreement

On August 19, 2024, Aptiv PLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries AGF DAC and Aptiv Corporation entered into a senior unsecured term loan A credit agreement (the “Term Loan A Credit Agreement”) with, among others, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, under which it maintained a senior unsecured credit facility consisting of a term loan (the “Term Loan A”) in aggregate principal amount of $600 million. Aptiv incurred approximately $2 million of issuance costs in connection with the Term Loan A.

As described above, proceeds from the Term Loan A were used to repay a portion of the loans incurred under the Bridge Credit Agreement during the three months ended September 30, 2024. This transaction was accounted for as a modification of debt in accordance with ASC Topic 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments. Accordingly, a pro-rata portion of the unamortized fees from the Bridge Credit Agreement in the amount of $4 million was transferred to the Term Loan A and, together with the $2 million of direct issuance costs referenced above, were amortized to interest expense over the term of the Term Loan A.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company repaid $350 million of the outstanding principal balance on the Term Loan A, utilizing cash on hand. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company fully repaid the remaining outstanding principal balance of $250 million on the Term Loan A utilizing cash on hand, and recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of approximately $2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 within other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Term Loan A had a maturity date of August 19, 2027. Prior to its repayment, borrowings under the Term Loan A Credit Agreement were prepayable at Aptiv’s option without premium or penalty. No principal payment was required until the maturity date.

Loans under the Term Loan A Credit Agreement bore interest, at Aptiv’s option, at either (a) ABR or (b) SOFR plus in either case a percentage per annum as set forth in the table below (the “Term Loan Applicable Rate”). The rates under the Term Loan A Credit Agreement on the specified dates are set forth below:

March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
SOFR plusABR plusSOFR plusABR plus
Term Loan AN/AN/A1.250%0.250%

Senior and Junior Unsecured Notes

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had the following senior and junior unsecured notes issued and outstanding:

Aggregate Principal Amount (in millions)Stated Coupon RateIssuance DateMaturity DateInterest Payment Date
$5401.60%September 2016September 2028September 15
$3004.35%March 2019March 2029March 15 and September 15
$5504.65%September 2024September 2029March 13 and September 13
$8003.25%February 2022March 2032March 1 and September 1
$5505.15%September 2024September 2034March 13 and September 13
$8104.25%June 2024June 2036June 11
$3004.40%September 2016October 2046April 1 and October 1
$3505.40%March 2019March 2049March 15 and September 15
$1,5003.10%November 2021December 2051June 1 and December 1
$1,0004.15%February 2022May 2052May 1 and November 1
$5505.75%September 2024September 2054March 13 and September 13
$5006.875% (1)September 2024December 2054June 15 and December 15

(1)Represents fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated unsecured notes.

Although the specific terms of each indenture governing each series of senior and junior notes vary, the senior indentures contain certain restrictive covenants, including with respect to Aptiv’s (and Aptiv’s subsidiaries’) ability to incur liens, enter into sale and leaseback transactions and merge with or into other entities. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with the provisions of all series of the outstanding senior and junior notes. Refer to Note 8. Debt to the consolidated financial statements contained herein for additional information.

Guarantor Summarized Financial Information

As further described in Note 8. Debt to the consolidated financial statements contained herein, Aptiv Corporation and AGF DAC are each borrowers under the Credit Agreement, under which such borrowings would be guaranteed by each of the other borrowers, Aptiv PLC and Aptiv Swiss Holdings. Old Aptiv issued the 2016 Euro-denominated Senior Notes, 2016 Senior Notes, 2019 Senior Notes and 2021 Senior Notes. In February 2022, Aptiv Corporation and AGF DAC were added as guarantors on each series of outstanding senior notes previously issued by Old Aptiv. AGF DAC was added as a joint and several co-issuer of the 2021 Senior Notes in December 2021, effective as of the date of issuance. Old Aptiv and Aptiv Corporation jointly issued the 2022 Senior Notes, which are guaranteed by AGF DAC. In 2024, Old Aptiv and AGF DAC co-issued the 2024 Euro-denominated Senior Notes, the 2024 Senior Notes, and the 2024 Junior Notes, which are all guaranteed by Aptiv Corporation. In December 2024, in connection with the merger of Old Aptiv with and into Aptiv Swiss Holdings, with respect to each series of outstanding senior and junior notes previously issued by Old Aptiv, Aptiv Swiss Holdings succeeded to Old Aptiv as obligor, and Aptiv PLC was added as a guarantor. Together, Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Corporation, AGF DAC and Aptiv Swiss Holdings comprise the “Obligor Group.” All other consolidated direct and indirect subsidiaries of Aptiv PLC are not subject to any guarantee under any series of notes outstanding (the “Non-Guarantors”). The guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, are effectively subordinated to any of their existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness and are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness of each of their existing and future subsidiaries that is not a guarantor.

The below summarized financial information is presented on a combined basis after the elimination of intercompany balances and transactions among the Obligor Group and equity in earnings from and investments in the Non-Guarantors. The below summarized financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements contained herein, as the financial information may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations or financial position had the subsidiaries operated as independent entities.

Obligor Group
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025(in millions)
Net sales$—
Gross margin$—
Operating loss$(18)
Net loss$(57)
Net loss attributable to Aptiv$(57)
As of March 31, 2025:
Current assets (1)$6,869
Long-term assets (1)$723
Current liabilities (2)$5,846
Long-term liabilities (2)$7,896
Noncontrolling interest$—
As of December 31, 2024:
Current assets (1)$6,969
Long-term assets (1)$692
Current liabilities (2)$5,683
Long-term liabilities (2)$8,126
Noncontrolling interest$—

(1)Includes current assets of $6,495 million and $6,212 million, and long-term assets of $712 million and $687 million, due from Non-Guarantors as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

(2)Includes current liabilities of $5,678 million and $5,481 million, and long-term liabilities of $226 million and $226 million, due to Non-Guarantors as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Other Financing

Receivable factoring—Aptiv maintains a €450 million European accounts receivable factoring facility that is available on a committed basis and allows for factoring of receivables denominated in both Euros and U.S. dollars (“USD”). This facility is accounted for as short-term debt and borrowings are subject to the availability of eligible accounts receivable. Collateral is not required related to these trade accounts receivable. This facility became effective on January 1, 2021 and had an initial term of three years, and was renewed for an additional three year term, effective November 2023, subject to Aptiv’s right to terminate at any time with three months’ notice. After expiration of the new three-year term, either party can terminate with three months’ notice. Borrowings denominated in Euros under the facility bear interest at the three-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) plus 0.50% and USD borrowings bear interest at two-month SOFR plus 0.68%, with borrowings under either denomination carrying a minimum interest rate of 0.20%. The effective rate on amounts outstanding as of March 31, 2025 was 3.64%. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Aptiv had approximately $176 million and $450 million, respectively, outstanding under the European accounts receivable factoring facility. The maximum amount drawn under the European accounts receivable factoring facility during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $450 million, primarily to manage intra-month working capital requirements.

Finance leases and other—As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $69 million and $64 million, respectively, of other debt primarily issued by certain non-U.S. subsidiaries and finance lease obligations were outstanding.

Letter of credit facilities—In addition to the letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement, Aptiv had approximately $4 million outstanding through other letter of credit facilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, primarily to support arrangements and other obligations at certain of its subsidiaries.

Cash Flows

Intra-month cash flow cycles vary by region, but in general we are users of cash through the first half of a typical month and we generate cash during the latter half of a typical month. Due to this cycle of cash flows, we may utilize short-term financing, including our Revolving Credit Facility and European accounts receivable factoring facility, to manage our intra-month working capital needs. Our cash balance typically peaks at month end.

We utilize a combination of strategies, including dividends, cash pooling arrangements, intercompany loan structures and other distributions and advances, to provide the funds necessary to meet our global liquidity needs. We utilize a global cash pooling arrangement to consolidate and manage our global cash balances, which enables us to efficiently move cash into and out of a number of the countries in which we operate.

Operating activities—Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $273 million and $244 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cash flows provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 consisted primarily of net losses of $11 million, increased by $256 million for non-cash charges for depreciation, amortization, pension costs and extinguishment of debt, and by $304 million for non-cash changes in deferred income taxes, primarily resulting from an increase in the valuation allowance associated with the Company’s 2023 Swiss tax benefit, partially offset by $352 million related to changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of restructuring and pension contributions. Cash flows provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 consisted primarily of net earnings of $224 million, increased by $242 million for non-cash charges for depreciation, amortization and pension costs, partially offset by $360 million related to changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of restructuring and pension contributions.

Investing activities—Net cash used in investing activities totaled $203 million and $305 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cash flows used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted primarily of capital expenditures.

Financing activities—Net cash used in financing activities totaled $553 million and $626 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily included $279 million in repayments under short-term debt agreements and $250 million for the repayment of the Term Loan A. Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily included $600 million paid to repurchase ordinary shares.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not engage in any off-balance sheet financial arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Contingencies and Environmental Matters

The information concerning contingencies, including environmental contingencies and the amount currently held in reserve for environmental matters, contained in Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The information concerning recently issued accounting pronouncements contained in Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

Critical Accounting Estimates

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

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