# Osram and Continental sign joint venture contract

Osram and Continental have signed a joint venture contract for Osram Continental GmbH, with each holding a 50% stake. The joint venture will focus on automotive lighting modules and is scheduled to start in the second half of 2018.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-04-03
- Where: Munich region, Germany
- Jobs: 1,500
- Status: announced
- Products: LED modules, laser modules, light control units
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Continental](https://endata.com/companies/925.md) (partner)
- [OSRAM](https://endata.com/companies/16573.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ams-osram.com](https://ams-osram.com/news/press-releases/pr-03-04-2018), 2018-04-03: "Digitalization is creating new potential applications in automotive lighting and, in turn, tremendous opportunities that we want to leverage with Continental."

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