Marelli Automotive Lighting is an
automotive lighting
Automotive lighting is functional exterior lighting in vehicles. A motor vehicle has lighting and signaling devices mounted to or integrated into its front, rear, sides, and, in some cases, top. Various devices have the dual function of illumin ...
company that is based in Germany. It was founded in 1999 as a 50-50
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
between the Italian firm
Magneti Marelli
Marelli Europe S.p.A. (formerly Magneti Marelli S.p.A.) is a European subsidiary of Marelli Holdings which develops and manufactures components for the automotive industry. The firm is headquartered in Corbetta, Italy, and includes 86 manufac ...
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, and the first full-LED headlamp in mass production for the
Audi R8 in 2008.
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Auto parts suppliers of Germany