Hella (company)
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Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. is a German company that manufactures automotive lighting devices such as headlamps, signal lamps, and the electronics that support these. Based in Lippstadt, the company employs approximately 23,000 people worldwide and is ranked as one of Germany's 100 largest industrial companies. Formed in 1899 as "Westfälische Metall-Industrie Akt.-Gesellschaft", the brandname "Hella" was created in 1908. In 2004 total annual turnover for Hella was 3,141 million euro.
Their lighting equipment is used by a wide variety of vehicle makers worldwide, including Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler AG, Porsche, Volkswagen, Ford, and General Motors. Hella also has a range of aftermarket products such as fog lamps, upgrade headlamps, and modular brake and signal lamps.
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They also have a small computer game called LightDriver on their website which depicts the importance of the headlamps and the lighting techniques.
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