** Shares in Forvia FRVIA.PA are down 6.6%, heading for their worst day in over six months, after the company reported a Q3 sales decline due to negative currency effects and a slowdown in activity in China
** The France-based car parts supplier publishes Q3 reported sales at 6.12 billion euros ($7.14 billion), down 3.7%, flagging a negative currency impact of EUR 238 million
** "The Group underperformed global automotive production growth (+4.4% according to S&P), due to a significant underperformance in China, unfavourable comparison bases in tooling (notably in Interiors in North America), and a decline in volumes," says Midcap Partners in a note
** Forvia reports Q3 organic sales down 7.4% in China, with a significant production shift away from BYD 002594.SZ and Li Auto 2015.HK
** Stock is a the bottom of SBF120 index .SBF120, underperforming the index (which is up 0.64%)
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(Reporting by Clement Martinot)
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