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Marelli Automotive Lighting Reutlingen (Germany) GmbH
Marelli Automotive Lighting
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
Founded1999
Founders Magneti Marelli and Robert Bosch GmbH
Headquarters,
Germany
Products automotive lighting
Number of employees
20,000
Parent Marelli
Website www.marelli.com

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]

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References

  1. "Automotive Lighting". Driving Vision News. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. "Magneti Marelli inaugurates a new U.S. automotive lighting plant in Pulaski, Tenn". Magneti Marelli. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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