HELLA Opens new lighting plant with JV partner BHAP

Beijing Hella BHAP Automotive Lighting, a JV between HELLA and BHAP, a subsidiary of the BAIC Group, has opened a new lighting plant in Changzhou. The production facility is now the third plant of the JV, which was established in 2014. Both partners also maintain another JV for electronic products with a manufacturing site in…

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