The force of automotive lighting, OSRAM and the mainland group intends next year to build a joint venture

Yesterday (6) day, OSRAM released a press release, the company and the group of Germany, (Continental AG) announced plans to establish a joint venture to lighting technology and electronics, software innovation combination, solutions for the automotive industry development, manufacturing and sales of smart lighting solutions. The LEDinside editor noted that as early as mid July, the media reported the news.

According to OSRAM news release, the global joint venture will be "OSRAM Continental GmbH" in the name of the operation, and registered office in Munich area. OSRAM and the mainland group will have a 50% stake in the joint venture. Its goal is to achieve annual sales of nearly 500 million euros, with approximately 1500 employees worldwide and 17 office locations. OSRAM Dirk Linzmeier (CEO) and the Harald group, Renner (CFO) was appointed general manager. The joint venture plans to start 2018, but depending on the final agreement and.

OSRAM will put the car in solid state lighting (SSL) module business transfer to the joint venture, the mainland group will introduce its body and safety (Body & Security) business unit in electric business. The joint venture will be advanced semiconductor lighting module, electronic, optical and software expertise and sensor technology and innovative combination of light source. The joint venture will therefore be able to provide specifically for the headlight and taillight design and application of innovative lighting solutions, to design the perfect coordination of innovative products and solutions, and quickly to the market. The joint venture will be as an independent company operation in the market.

OSRAM (OSRAM Licht AG) and chief technology officer Stefan Kampmann said: "the establishment of the joint venture reflects OSRAM's unremitting efforts in the digital. Professional technology, software and electronic group in the field is added in our perfect leading position in the field of automotive lighting technology. It will create a forward-looking company for digital automotive lighting."

The executive director, group member Helmut Matschi explained: "lighting field of automotive industry the rapid pace of innovation, is to strengthen the dynamic software. The traditional lighting professional technology is still very important for our customers, but increase the importance of electronic components to achieve the function of new lighting has become increasingly prominent. The joint venture will be to bring the two together and raised to a new level."

Lighting market automobile industry is in the technical transformation. Similar to the general lighting situation, the market is moving towards a solution based on the development of semiconductor lighting. Because the vehicle is becoming more and more intelligent lighting function and model based on the design and application of the semiconductor light source options, related technologies and the increasing importance of software and electronic. The annual growth of semiconductor lighting solutions market in the two digit range. Market research shows that by 2025, more than half of the world's new car can be equipped with semiconductor lighting solutions.

Continental body and safety division head Andreas Wolf said: "intelligent lighting solutions enable car manufacturers to obtain a greater degree of flexibility in the design, and help them optimize the development cost. The establishment of a global joint venture will enable us to work closely with our clients to develop complete solutions for their needs."

OSRAM special lighting division CEO Hans-Joachim Schwabe explained: "digital is the field of automotive lighting brings new potential applications, so we want to take advantage of this group, and a huge opportunity. By working closely with the automotive industry, the lighting, sensor technology and electronic products seamless integration into an application, we will be able to better promote innovation. At the same time, we will be able to promote the new combination of intelligent lighting function, such as lighting module and sensor technology, optical communication between drivers, or other road users and the surroundings of a vehicle." (compiled: LEDinside Nicole)

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