---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-022937"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVGI"
cik: "0001290900"
company_name: "Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:48:21.268024+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CVG completes $16M sale-leaseback of Vonore facility; nets ~$14.6M to pay down debt

## Summary
- Sold Vonore, TN manufacturing facility for $16M; net proceeds ~$14.6M after tax and costs.
- Leased back property for 20-year term; initial annual rent $1.4M with 3.5% annual increases.
- Used net proceeds to prepay portion of existing term loan, reducing leverage.
- Reaffirmed full-year 2026 outlook from March 10, 2026 earnings release.
- CEO James Ray states transaction improves cash generation and positions for growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-022937
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVGI
- cik: 0001290900
- company_name: Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1290900/000162828026022937/0001628280-26-022937-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1290900/000162828026022937/cvgi-20260327.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-022937
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-022937.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-022937.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: ed6434ea2c1802cf267fbfe7298a1d671f79b85b
  claim: Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. entered into Purchase and Sale Agreement with Big Acquisitions LLC, an affiliate of 200 National LLC valued at $16,000,000 (effective 2026-03-27).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 27, 2026, CVG National Seating Company, LLC (“Seller”), a subsidiary of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Big Acquisitions LLC, an affiliate of 200 National LLC (collectively, the “200 National”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to consummate a sale and leaseback transaction (the “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1290900/000162828026022937/0001628280-26-022937-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.