Hella have won major body-lighting orders from several premium and volume manufacturers. Hella’s Managing Director Dr. Frank Huber says “Light is the new chrome. We clearly feel that manufacturers are more than ever looking for innovative lighting solutions to give their vehicles a unique character”.
In 2016 Hella opened a new competence centre for car body lighting in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Since then the activities there have pushed forward at full speed, including the development of highly integrated lighting solutions—such as co-developing the illuminated radiator grille of the BMW X6, thus additionally highlighting the unmistakable brand signature at the front of the vehicle.
And Hella have received an important order from a German premium manufacturer to integrate a design character line into the grille of an electric vehicle set to be on the market early next year. A dynamic lighting feature for the grille of another electric car from a European volume manufacturer was also developed and will be launched at the beginning of next year. For this purpose, 130 LEDs are integrated into a thick-walled edge light light guide to create a crystal effect.
As a system integrator, Hella’s expertise includes distinctive lighting technology and electronics and software know-how for control and system integration, and the ability to produce large plastic parts with high-quality surfaces. Huber says “Hella’s comprehensive expertise is a real unique selling point in the market. Building on this, we will further expand and sustainably strengthen our position in the field of car body lighting worldwide”.
Hella’s Futuristic Car Body Lighting
