AL-Automotive Lighting
| Marelli Automotive Lighting | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founders | Magneti Marelli and Robert Bosch GmbH |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Products | automotive lighting |
Number of employees | 20,000 |
| Parent | Marelli |
| Website | www |
Marelli Automotive Lighting is an automotive lighting company that is based in Germany. It was founded in 1999 as a 50-50 joint venture between the Italian firm Magneti Marelli and the German firm Robert Bosch GmbH (K2 Lighting division).
In 2001, Magneti Marelli raised its share to 75% after the acquisition of Seima Group. In 2003, Automotive Lighting became fully owned by Magneti Marelli. Since 2019, after the merger of Magneti Marelli and Calsonic Kansei the one-company's name is Marelli.
Automotive Lighting was the first company to introduce rear LED lights in 2003 for the Peugeot 307 CC,[1] and the first full-LED headlamp in mass production for the Audi R8 in 2008.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Automotive Lighting". Driving Vision News. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Magneti Marelli inaugurates a new U.S. automotive lighting plant in Pulaski, Tenn". Magneti Marelli. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.