# Lear and Hu Lane form joint venture for connector products

Lear Corporation signed a definitive agreement for a joint venture with Hu Lane Associate Inc. to engineer and produce automotive connector products. The JV will be based in Yangzhou, China, and is expected to close in Q4 2021.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-09-22
- Where: Yangzhou, China, China
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive connector products, connection systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Lear Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1874.md) (partner)
- [Hu Lane Associate Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/57869.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ir.lear.com](https://ir.lear.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lear-signs-agreement-joint-venture-hu-lane-connector-products/), 2021-09-22: "Lear Corporation today announced it has signed a definitive agreement for a joint venture with Hu Lane Associate Inc."

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