FAURECIA and HELLA celebrate their 30th anniversaries in China jointly under the FORVIA umbrella

Lippstadt, 13 January 2023. China is the single largest market in the automotive industry and has long been a pio-neer in the transformation of mobility. Both Faurecia and HELLA have been successful-ly active here for many years. 2022 marks the year in which both automotive suppliers have come together under the overarching umbrella of FORVIA and the 30th anniver-sary of their successful business development in the Chinese market. On January 13th in 2023, Faurecia & HELLA jointly celebrate the great milestones with a common pas-sion to shape mobility of future.

“Localization has always been the cornerstone of our rapid business growth in China”, says Chuan Ma, President of Faurecia China. “In the 30 years since our entry into the Chinese market, Faurecia has had the privilege to witness and participate in China's reform and opening up, to grow together with the Chinese automotive industry, and to witness continued strong business growth. Always adhering to 'Innovation in China, for China', we shape safe, sustainable, advanced and personalized mobility solutions for the Chinese market and consumers. Looking to the future, Faurecia will continue to cultivate this important strategic market, to adhere to the latest trends in the industry and work closely with HELLA to inspire mobility."

“HELLA grows in China, and China is one of the most important pillars of HELLA's devel-opment”, says Dr. Marcel Wiedmann, Managing Director of the HELLA Corporate Cen-ter China. “Based on the established "In China, for China" local strategy, we will continue to develop products and innovations for the Chinese market. We will also further strengthen our local R&D capabilities to meet the needs and expectations of the local market, even faster and better. We will make full use of our own resources and coop-erate with many high-performing partners to achieve this goal. Under the FORVIA um-brella brand, Faurecia and HELLA not only have the same experience of 30 years of development in China, but also are highly complementary in terms of technology, cus-tomers and market access. By bundling our specific strengths, we are better positioned to drive industry change and shape the future of mobility."

Both Faurecia and HELLA started their journey in China in 1992. Faurecia started busi-ness cooperation with local supplier Wuhan Tongda, and in the same year HELLA start-ed the production of lighting products in China. In the past 30 years, from "Made in Chi-na" to "Intelligent Manufacturing in China", from promoting local R&D, deepening coop-eration with Chinese partners, to cultivating and facilitating local talents, Faurecia and HELLA are always open to respond to the new needs of the Chinese market and are committed to be a reliable partner for Chinese clients and consumers. Today, both Faurecia and HELLA's core businesses are present in China. Under the FORVIA umbrel-la brand, Faurecia and HELLA have around 27700 employees in China, 3300 of whom work in R&D alone, and 95 development, production and administrative sites in the country.

Since the beginning of February 2022, Faurecia and HELLA have been working closely together under the overarching umbrella brand FORVIA. Together, with 150,000 em-ployees worldwide, they form the seventh largest automotive supplier and a market leader in high-growth future areas of mobility. FORVIA integrates the complementary technological and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA, focusing on people and their common passion to create safe, sustainable, advanced and personalized mobility experiences for today and future generations.