HELLA is a globally positioned, independent, family-owned company with a history spanning more than 100 years.We develop and manufacture lighting technology and electronic products for the automobile industry and have one of the largest retail organizations for vehicle parts and accessories in Europe. HELLA is a global, independent family-owned company with more than 30,700 employees at 100 locations in more than 35 countries.

The HELLA Group develops and manufactures lighting and electronic components and systems for the automotive industry, and also has one of the largest trade organizations for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis and services within Europe. In the Special Applications segment, HELLA also develops products for specialist vehicles and entirely independent applications, such as street lighting or industrial lighting systems. Complete vehicle modules, air-conditioning systems and vehicle electrical systems are produced in joint venture companies.

With more than 5,800 people working in research and development, HELLA is one of the most important innovation drivers on the market. In addition, with sales of around 5.3 billion euros in fiscal year 2013/2014, the HELLA Group is one of the top 50 automotive parts suppliers in the world and one of the 100 largest German industrial companies.

The commercial activities of the HELLA Group can be divided into three segments, which together form the company's well-balanced business portfolio. Within its Automotive Segment, HELLA bundles development, production and the marketing of lighting and electronic components and systems both for vehicle manufacturers and for other suppliers. HELLA prides itself on constantly focusing on the key megatrends present in the automobile industry - the environment, safety and comfort and convenience - and tunes in to these with products such as intelligent battery sensors, radar-based driver-assistance systems and also adaptive lighting systems.