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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150529

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENTHERM Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000903129
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				954318554
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21810
		FILM NUMBER:		15897283

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21680 HAGGERTY ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHVILLE
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48167-8994
		BUSINESS PHONE:		248-504-0500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21680 HAGGERTY ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHVILLE
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48167-8994

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERIGON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930503
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Section 1 &#8211; Conflict Minerals Disclosure</p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Gentherm Incorporated (&#8220;we&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) conducted, in good faith, a reasonable country of origin inquiry (&#8220;RCOI&#8221;) on the source of its Conflict Minerals (defined herein) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014.&nbsp;&nbsp;The RCOI was designed to determine whether tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold (collectively, the &#8220;Conflict Minerals&#8221;) necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by us, or contracted by us to be manufactured, originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country or are from recycled or scrap sources.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We conducted our RCOI with our direct suppliers using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template, a supply chain survey tool provided by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative.&nbsp;&nbsp;We relied primarily on responses received from our direct suppliers to identify sources of Conflict Minerals.&nbsp;&nbsp;We received responses to our inquiries from many, but not all, of our suppliers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Based upon the responses received, as required by Section 1502 of the Dodd&#8211;Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Company determined it was required to conduct additional due diligence into the source and origin of applicable Conflict Minerals, which is described in the Conflict Minerals Report attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01 and incorporated by reference into this Specialized Disclosure Form (&#8220;Form SD&#8221;).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has filed this Form SD, which includes the Conflict Minerals Report.&nbsp;&nbsp;Both reports are available under &#8220;SEC Filings&#8221; in the Investor Relations section of our website, http://www.gentherm.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Form SD, including Exhibit 1.01 attached hereto, contains references to our website; however, the information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Form SD or Exhibit 1.01.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 1.02&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May 29, 2015</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This Conflict Minerals Report (this &#8220;Report&#8221;) of Gentherm Incorporated (&#8220;we&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) covers the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Report was prepared in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Business Overview</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Due Diligence Framework and Overview</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We undertook due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals we use when producing our products.&nbsp;&nbsp;We designed our due diligence to conform to an internationally recognized due diligence framework, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Second Edition and related supplements (&#8220;OECD Framework&#8221;).</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The OECD Framework divides the entire mineral supply chain into upstream and downstream entities.&nbsp;&nbsp;An upstream entity is within the minerals supply chain from the mine to the smelter or refiner and includes miners, local traders, exporters from the country of mineral origin, international concentrate traders, mineral reprocessors, smelters and refiners.&nbsp;&nbsp;A downstream entity is within the minerals supply chain from when the mineral leaves the smelter or refiner to when it arrives at the retailer and includes metal traders and exchanges, component manufacturers, product manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and retailers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company is a downstream entity and is typically several tiers removed from the smelter or refiner and mineral origin.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have limited visibility beyond our direct suppliers to entities within the supply chain.&nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore, we rely principally on our direct suppliers to provide us with sourcing information.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We conduct a portion of our due diligence using tools and relying on information provided by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative, an industry group that works to address Conflict Minerals issues within supply chains.&nbsp;&nbsp;One tool we use is the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (&#8220;CMRT&#8221;), which facilitates the collection of information on the source of Conflict Minerals.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also rely on information from the Conflict-Free Smelter Program, a voluntary initiative in which an independent third party audits the procurement activities of a smelter or refiner to determine, with reasonable confidence, that the minerals it processes originated from conflict-free sources.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The OECD Framework provides a five-step framework for risk-based due diligence in the mineral supply chain.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using this framework, we list below the actions we took to exercise due diligence on the source of Conflict Minerals we used when producing our products.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company did not receive responses from all of its suppliers and, in some cases, responses were incomplete or did not appear to be accurate; consequently, we were unable to determine the country of origin of Conflict Minerals for our products or whether such products were from recycled or scrap sources.&nbsp;&nbsp;During 2014, we engaged an external organization to conduct a review of our conflict mineral compliance process and make recommendations for improvements.&nbsp;&nbsp;That external organization gave suggestions that primarily relate to taking steps to obtain more complete responses from suppliers.&nbsp;&nbsp;See the description further below concerning steps the Company intends to take to enhance its due diligence process. </p>
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