AL-Automotive Lighting
 | |
| Division | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Reutlingen, Germany |
Key people | Ermanno Ferrari (president) |
| Products | Lighting |
| Owner | Magneti Marelli |
Number of employees | 18,000 |
| Website | http://www.al-lighting.com |
Automotive Lighting (AL) is a German-based company founded in 1999 as a 50-50 joint venture between the Italian Magneti-Marelli and the German 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 become fully owned by Magneti Marelli.
Automotive Lighting is 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
- ↑ "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.
External links
Coordinates: 49°26′34″N 15°36′45″E / 49.4427°N 15.6125°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.