# Osram and Continental sign contract to form automotive lighting joint venture

Osram GmbH and Continental AG completed negotiations to form a 50/50 joint venture for automotive lighting, expected to begin operations in the second half of 2018. The JV will be based near Munich, Germany, with US operations in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-04-04
- Where: Munich region, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: LED modules for front and rear headlights, laser modules, light control units
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [semiconductor-today.com](https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2018/apr/osram-continental_040418.shtml), 2018-04-04: "Digitalization is creating new possibilities in automotive lighting applications and, in turn, tremendous opportunities that we want to leverage with Continental."

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