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  <xs:element id="adnt_GainLossOnDisposalTransactions" abstract="false" name="GainLossOnDisposalTransactions" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="adnt_DepreciationNetofRestructuringRelatedDepreciation" abstract="false" name="DepreciationNetofRestructuringRelatedDepreciation" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="adnt_ConsultingFees" abstract="false" name="ConsultingFees" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="adnt_OtherNonUSMember" abstract="true" name="OtherNonUSMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="adnt_OtherEMEAExcludingGermanyMember" abstract="true" name="OtherEMEAExcludingGermanyMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="adnt_EquityMethodInvestmentsSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLossIncludingNoncontrollingInterests" abstract="false" name="EquityMethodInvestmentsSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLossIncludingNoncontrollingInterests" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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