Hella’s Dr. Frank Huber and FAW Group’s Zhang Pijie
have signed an agreement intensifying their coöperation: they’ve agreed to make
their JV Changchun Hella Faway Automotive Lighting a strategic partner of FAW’s
premium Hongqi car brand. This includes provision of sophisticated headlamp
systems and innovative car body and interior lighting products. Both partners
also seek to strengthen their coöperation along siilar lines for other FAW
brands and JVs. brands and JV of FAW.
Pijie, who is Chairman of FAWAY and Head of Purchasing for FAW, says “We are a leading automobile manufacturer in China. We want to steadily expand this position and are therefore entering into strategic partnerships. Automotive lighting technology will continue to gain in importance and, not least, play a great part in shaping the appearance and indeed the image of our vehicle models, especially the Hongqi brand”.
Huber, member of Hella’s Management Board responsible for the global lighting business, says “FAW and FAWAY have been close and important partners of ours for many years. We are therefore delighted to be able to expand this coöperation further and to support various FAW brands even better with our lighting solutions”.
Changchun Hella Faway Automotive Lighting
was founded in 2012 as a JV between Hella and the FAW subsidiary Changchun
FAWAY Automobile Components. They develop and manufacture headlamps for the
Chinese market. Hella is currently represented in China with over 5,500
employees operating in 16 companies, including five JVs. In the fiscal year
2018–19, Hella’s Chinese operations generated sales of over €800m.
