HELLA INDIA LIGHTING LIMITED

HELLA is a global, family-owned company listed on the stock exchange that has a rich history spanning over 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. We Create Customer Benefits

Our mission is to provide our customers with innovative products and services that meet their needs, something we have been doing for more than 100 years – in the fields of lighting, electronics and the aftermarket.HELLA India Lighting Ltd. brings “Technology of Tomorrow for the Life of Today” to Indian Roads. Member of the Management Board of the HELLA Group, Germany, along with all employees of HILL, have adopted the new strategy for the company to focus all future activities around the central theme of ensuring road safety on Indian Roads. In this regard HILL focuses on state of the art technology products for the special OE segment and safety awareness campaigns through its strong independent Aftermarket network.

India is one of the focus markets for the HELLA Group and in the last years Hella India Lighting has turnaround its operations and thus earned the right to grow. HILL has achieved benchmark in quality performance and assured resource support for training and development of all employees to perform the “Technology Jump”.To operationalize the new strategy of HILL and to perform the “Technology Jump”, HELLA’s plant at Derabassi has gone through modernization and the plant has been equipped with latest machines and facilities.

HELLA India Lighting has set up its company vision to impact the aspect of recognition. Moreover the company seeks to lower the number of deaths during traffic accidents by 10% by the end of this decade. The latest death toll figures show that there are almost 1 lakh deaths due to road accidents. This issue is of prime importance to HILL. The company’s vision is able to create and unlock a new value paradigm for end consumers. The safety cycle during night – to see and to be seen – is of great importance. Looking at the number of road accidents, the increasing death toll and the social and economic impact, HELLA is committed to road safety through its company vision. HILL has launched safety enabling products, tries to increase awareness of safety critical do’s and don’ts and actively engages with related non-governmental organizations and governmental departments.

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.

At the same time in the Aftermarket Segment, HELLA develops, produces and markets products for the independent aftermarket and for garages. HELLA’s Special Applications Segment serves target groups ranging from the producers of construction machinery through boat builders right up to municipalities and energy suppliers by providing them with innovative lighting and electronic products. HELLA’s ability to offer systematic transfer and suitable adaptation of technological, process and quality know-how straight from the automotive area forms the basis of the company’s exceptional competitiveness when it comes to costs and high-octane innovation.

Hella in Figures :-  HELLA has achieved sales of € 6.5 billion in fiscal year 2020/2021. A central part of our strategy is the global presence in significant growth markets. In the past fiscal year, we generated one third of our consolidated sales in the markets outside Europe. Around the globe, HELLA has some 36,000 employees, almost 8,000 of whom work in R&D. Not standing still in development, working out ideas and taking them into serial production is what drives us, every day.

Business Development

	FY 2020/21	FY 2019/20	Change
Currency and portfolio-adjusted sales (in € million)	6,505	5,800	+13.3 %
Reported sales (in € million)	6,380	5,829	+9.4 %
Adjusted EBIT (in € million)	510	233	+120.0 %
Adjusted EBIT margin (in percent)	8.0	4.0	+4.0 pp
R&D expenditure (in € million)	603	620	-2.7 %
Number of employees	36,500	36,311	+0.5 %

 

Our network strategy: stronger together

Our network strategy aims to create added value for the customer by bringing together suitable partners and complementary fields of expertise. We believe in clear “win-win” solutions for all concerned: HELLA, our partners, and our customers. Since the 1990s, when we first launched our network strategy, we have established a number of different partnerships and joint ventures all over the world, which generated total sales of € 3.3 billion in the fiscal year 2019/2020.

Hella Behr Plastic Omnium (HBPO) Established: 1999

Behr Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC) Established: 1999

Beijing Samlip Automotive Lighting Established: 2002 ers from Samlip.

HELLA PAGID – Established: 2013

INNOSENT GMBH  Start of cooperation: 2013

The key to our success: advanced technology and aftermarket expertise

HELLA’s special strengths lie in our years of expertise and the way we leverage synergies between our three core fields: lighting, electronics, and the aftermarket. HELLA is a technological leader, and has been responsible for launching many innovative series products, such as the first full LED headlamp or the world’s first xenon headlamp with glare-free high beam. Thanks to continuous development and improvement, we have long been one of the leading suppliers of electronic pedals. We are also the global leader in 24 GHz radar sensors, which are used in lane change assistants and other features. Our rock-solid technological position is also reflected in our many new energy management product solutions. HELLA enjoys a uniquely favorable technical position, since both the lighting and electronics segments are combined under one roof. Another of our strengths is our outstanding aftermarket expertise; to name just one highlight, we operate one of the largest aftermarket organizations for vehicle parts, accessories, diagnostics and services.

Innovation Partner to the Vehicle Industry

HELLA offers attractive solutions for general automotive manufacturers, manufacturers of commercial and special vehicles, and manufacturers of trains, boats and other vehicles. We supply advanced technology and first-rate quality for everything from large-scale series production to small batch production of specialty vehicles. Our longstanding commitment to R&D and years of experience make us a reliable partner and supplier of innovative lighting and electronic products for the entire vehicle industry.

Automotive technology and top quality for the most stringent demands

For commercial vehicles we offer both universal products and vehicle-specific innovations. As a result, our customers benefit from our many years of expertise as well as technological and economical synergies from large-scale production in the automotive industry. When it comes to lighting, we have a wide range of lighting products available with halogen, xenon or LED technology, depending on customers’ requirements. Our product range also includes electrical and electronic components.

All our products are designed to deliver quality and performance that can withstand the – sometimes extreme – external influences that heavy-duty trucks, tractors and utility vehicles are exposed to on a daily basis. This means that drivers and fleet operators can rely on HELLA quality, even when faced with impacts from stones, extreme temperatures or unremitting vibration.

HELLA offers innovative technologies – from sensors to headlamps

HELLA offers a wide range of innovative electronics and lighting solutions for the automotive market. Increasing the drivers comfort and safety is as important to us as reducing CO2 emissions. Our products also support reducing these values. We expect our products to be of the highest quality! Therefore we have established a global development and production network, which is complemented by the latest manufacturing technologies.

No Light, No Vision

Light is essential to both seeing and being seen. Since vehicle lighting is so important to the safety of everyone on the road, HELLA develops innovative lighting systems that offer a high level of driving comfort while also providing optimum illumination of the road ahead. But that’s not all: Design is also an increasingly important factor. This is where LEDs truly come into their own, as they allow a whole new approach to vehicle design, enabling designers to create of brand-specific styles.

 

Full-Service Electronics Solutions from Hella

Although lighting electronics is where we got our start, we have also offered comprehensive expert vehicle electronics solutions for a long time, working on issues that are critically important to the automotive industry: increasing energy efficiency, minimizing CO2 emissions, and enhancing safety and comfort. HELLA supplies a large number of innovative electronics solutions, such as the Intelligent Battery Sensor for efficient energy management or our lane change assistant, which uses 24-GHz radar sensors to enhance driving comfort and safety. Find out more about selected innovative electronics solutions:

EFFICIENCY & ELECTRIFICATION

Advanced low-emission powertrain concepts

The efficiency of vehicles in terms of emissions is gaining in importance driven by increasingly stringent global regulations and changing consumer requirements for going green.
The improvement of vehicle emissions can be realized by partial electrification (Hybrid Vehicles) or full electrification (Electric Vehicles) of the powertrain of the vehicles.

HELLA supports all steps of the electrification of the power train with:

• DC/DC Converters
• Battery Management Systems
• Fuel Control Modules
• Intelligent Battery Sensors
• Vacuum Pumps
• Electric Power Steering
• LED Headlamps
• Feedback Accelerator Pedals
• Engine Compartment Actuators

CONNECTIVITY & DIGITALIZATION

Enhanced interaction with the environment

The connectivity of vehicles to the internet, the environment and the driver is reaching a new historical level driven by new technologies, better infrastructure and increasing consumer demands for being connected.
The increasing connectivity can be realized by the digitalization of vehicle functions and the connection of multiple sensors, control units and servers within and beyond the vehicle.
HELLA supports the digitalization of vehicle functions with:
Air Quality Sensors , Car Access Systems, Trailer Tow Modules, Body Control Modules, SHAKE Sensors, Closure Control Units, Smartphone Connectivity, HD Headlamp Functions.

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

Intelligent safety and convenience

The automation of vehicle functions is proceeding rapidly driven by new technologies, higher safety standards and changing consumer preferences for self-driving functions.
The increasing autonomy of vehicles can be realized by more sophisticated sensing technologies, more powerful control units and new software architectures within and beyond the vehicle.
HELLA supports all steps of the automation of vehicles functions with:

• LCD Headlamps
• Grill Illumination
• 24GHz Radar Sensors
• 77GHz Radar Sensors
• Camera Software
• SHAKE Sensors
• Animated Signal Functions
• Car Body Lighting
• Adaptive Front Lighting System

HELLA: AN EXPERT PARTNER TO THE AFTERMARKET AND GARAGES

In the aftermarket the brand name of HELLA stands for a wide and attractive range of products, for professional workshop equipment and for first-class service, all from a single source. These three core competencies together form the HELLA Parts, Tools and Services concept. This unbeatable range of parts (Parts), providing excellent market coverage with top-flight quality, comprises approximately 35,000 articles for wholesalers of car parts and for independent garages. The range covers spare parts and universal parts for the following areas: lighting, brakes, electrics, electronics and thermal management. It includes HELLA original parts for automobile manufacturers, special trade products produced by HELLA and also products made by reputable parts manufacturers. This makes us Europe’s number 1 in the parts market for the field of vehicle-specific lighting. Our high-performance global logistics network guarantees our customers optimum parts availability. Supporting online tools help to save time and money, thanks to electronic ordering, availability checks, order tracking, and complaints processing functions.

We also offer comprehensive garage expertise (Tools) from a single source. We can provide support for the entire garage process: from vehicle identification and error diagnosis through to spare part identification and ordering, thereby positioning ourselves in the market as a comprehensive supplier of data, testing equipment, spare parts, training, and technical hotlines. In turn, this allows garages to deliver fast and reliable maintenance and repair work.