Our network strategy: stronger together

Our network strategy aims to create added value for the customer by bringing together suitable partners and complementary fields of expertise. We believe in clear “win-win” solutions for all concerned: HELLA, our partners, and our customers. Since the 1990s, when we first launched our network strategy, we have established a number of different partnerships and joint ventures all over the world, which generated total sales of € 3.1 billion and an EBIT effective for HELLA of € 26 million in the fiscal year 2021/2022.

Behr Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC)

Established: 1999
This joint venture between HELLA and Mahle is one of the world’s leading companies in the area of climate control and thermal management for the automotive industry. Its main product group consists of operator and control units for vehicle air conditioning; climate control sensors and fan controls round out the portfolio. BHTC covers the entire spectrum in this segment, from design and development to production of entire climate control systems.
http://www.bhtc.com

Beijing Samlip Automotive Lighting

Established: 2002
Beijing Samlip Automotive Lighting is specialized in the production and sales of headlamps, rear combination lamps and signal lights. The joint venture is regarded as the exclusive supplier for Korean customers in China and in so doing combines HELLA's know-how in lighting systems with established business relationships with Korean customers from Samlip.

Changchun Hella Faway Automotive Lighting

Established: 2012
Headquartered in Changchun, the joint venture is responsible for developing, manufacturing and selling lighting systems as well as integrating electronics parts and control units in headlamps. Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components, a subsidiary of FAW, is a partner of the joint venture and specializes in automotive spare parts and accessories in China. The joint venture focuses on manufacturing lighting systems for the Chinese market.

Innosent GmbH

Start of cooperation: 2013
As one of the global market leaders for radar sensors, InnoSenT GmbH develops and manufactures pioneering radar technology for safety-enhancing driver assistance systems in cars, such as the Lane Change or Lane Tracking Assistant. InnoSenT GmbH is also involved in producing systems designed for traffic monitoring and building surveillance. The focus of the cooperation between HELLA and InnoSenT GmbH primarily concentrates on the development and production of radar sensors for automotive applications in HELLA's global network.
www.innosent.de/en/index/

Beijing Hella BHAP Automotive Lighting

Established: 2014
Beijing Hella BHAP Automotive Lighting, the joint venture of HELLA and leading Chinese automobile manufacturer BAIC, develops, manufactures and sells competitive headlamps and rear combination lamps specifically with the Chinese market in mind. To this end, the company draws on the comprehensive experience HELLA has gained in lighting technology and combines this know-how with the market access offered by the joint venture partner. With the joint venture, HELLA solidifies and strengthens its presence in the important growth market of China in the long term.

HELLA BHAP Electronics

HELLA BHAP Electronics

Established: 2018
HELLA BHAP Electronics is the second joint venture HELLA has entered into with BHAP, which belongs to the automotive group BAIC, and the first joint venture for electronic components for HELLA in China. The electronics plant of the joint venture is located in Zhenjiang and initially comprises a production area of 7,000 square metres. Series production has started at the beginning of 2020; the first product groups are various electronic control units for customers of the BAIC Group.

HELLA MINTH

Established: 2021
The aim of the joint venture between HELLA and MINTH is to develop, produce and market radomes and illuminated logos. Radomes are permeable covers for radar systems that can be produced in special designs depending on customer requirements and embedded, for example, in the radiator grille or in a customer logo. The joint venture will focus primarily on the Asian and North American automotive markets. The joint venture, which has a production facility in Jiaxing, is shared equally by the two partners.

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