FORVIA HELLA has been commissioned by the US manufacturer to develop and produce a large lighting package for its F-series. The lighting team had previously been honored with the nomination for the prestigious Ford Supplier Award 2024.

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The lighting team at FORVIA HELLA has reached an important milestone: Ford has now commissioned the company to develop and produce a large headlamp package. With it, FORVIA HELLA will supply three different series of the US carmaker's F-series pick-up trucks. The volume of the customer project is in the mid three-digit million-euro range. The start of series production in HAM – L Plant 7, in Irapuato, Mexico, and will begin production in 2028.

With this customer project, FORVIA HELLA is deepening its cooperation with Ford and bringing adaptive lighting technology (Adaptive Driving Beam, ADB) further to the region. ADB functionalities such as glare-free high beams have only been permitted in the USA since the beginning of 2022 and are now gradually finding their way onto the market.

Tobias Pohlschmidt, responsible for the lighting business in North, Central, and South America stated: "The series order is a strong sign of Ford's confidence in our team and our technological expertise. This success strengthens our position as a respected lighting supplier in the American market. At the same time, the order brings us a significant step forward in further diversifying our global portfolio on the one hand and achieving our order intake targets in the region on the other. I would therefore like to express my sincere thanks to all our colleagues worldwide who contributed to this important achievement for us."

For successful collaboration in 2024: Nomination for the Ford Supplier Award

Previously, FORVIA HELLA has already been honored by Ford with a nomination for the prestigious Ford Supplier Award 2024 in the category "Collaboration: Seek to Understand". The nomination, which is initiated by a Ford team member, particularly underscores appreciation of the car maker for the partnership-based and solution-oriented collaboration throughout the past year.

In this context, the team has achieved several key milestones in 2024 that underscore their agility and technical excellence. Notably, FORVIA HELLA successfully took over the Ford Mustang Mach-E program from another supplier, managing both development and series launch in a much faster time than usual in the market. Simultaneously, the team advanced significant progress on the Bronco Sport program. Despite a complex series development, the team maintained a resilient and collaborative relationship with Ford.

Tobias Pohlschmidt: “The nomination for this award is proof of the constant dedication, ingenuity, and pursuit of excellence demonstrated by the Lighting teams. Their ability to consistently deliver high-impact results while fostering a strong partnership with Ford has set a benchmark for supplier collaboration.”

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