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Restructuring
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring RESTRUCTURING
Aptiv’s restructuring activities are undertaken as necessary to implement management’s strategy, streamline operations, take advantage of available capacity and resources, and ultimately achieve net cost reductions. These activities generally relate to the realignment of existing manufacturing capacity and closure of facilities and other exit or disposal activities, as it relates to executing Aptiv’s strategy, either in the normal course of business or pursuant to significant restructuring programs.
As part of the Company’s continued efforts to optimize its cost structure, it has undertaken several restructuring programs which include workforce reductions as well as plant closures. These programs are primarily focused on reducing global overhead costs, the continued rotation of our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations in Europe and aligning our manufacturing capacity with the current levels of automotive production in each region. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges related to these programs totaling approximately $62 million, of which approximately $33 million was recognized for the initiation of the closure of a European manufacturing site within the Electrical Distribution Systems segment.
There have been no changes in previously initiated programs that have resulted (or are expected to result) in a material change to our restructuring costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs of approximately $20 million (of which approximately $10 million relates to the Engineered Components segment, approximately $5 million relates to the Electrical Distribution Systems segment and approximately $5 million relates to the Intelligent Systems segment) for programs approved as of March 31, 2026, and are expected to be incurred within the next twelve months.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, Aptiv recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges totaling approximately $37 million, of which approximately $13 million was recognized for the initiation of the closure of a European manufacturing site within the Electrical Distribution Systems segment, and approximately $3 million was recognized for a program initiated in the fourth quarter of 2024 focused on global salaried workforce optimization, primarily in the European region.
Restructuring charges for employee separation and termination benefits are paid either over the severance period or in a lump sum in accordance with either statutory requirements or individual agreements. Aptiv incurred cash expenditures related to its restructuring programs of approximately $58 million and $55 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The following table summarizes the restructuring charges recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 by operating segment:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
 (in millions)
Electrical Distribution Systems$46 $16 
Engineered Components15 
Intelligent Systems12 
Total$62 $37 
The table below summarizes the activity in the restructuring liability for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
Employee Termination Benefits LiabilityOther Exit Costs LiabilityTotal
 (in millions)
Accrual balance at January 1, 2026$122 $— $122 
Provision for estimated expenses incurred during the period62 — 62 
Payments made during the period(58)— (58)
Accrual balance at March 31, 2026$126 $— $126