Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (FORVIA HELLA) has established a new company, HELLA Ignite GmbH (Ignite by FORVIA HELLA), to accelerate the development of software-only products and business models.
The new entity is expected to employ around 40 software experts by the end of 2025. It will focus on developing both entirely new

MATERI’ACT, FORVIA SE’s sustainable materials subsidiary, has introduced NAFILean Vision, an advance bio composite designed for visible vehicle parts.
Building on the success of NAFILean-R, NAFILean Vision combines low carbon recycled plastics from post-consumer sources with up to 25% renewable biomass, such as hemp,

FORVIA SE won the German Innovation Award 2025 and the 2024 China Automotive and Parts Industry Development Innovation Award for its Cockpit UX Engine, a software platform that enhances vehicle safety, personalization, and comfort without requiring new hardware.
The platform leverages the Driver Monitoring System (DM

Announced on June 12, 2025, FORVIA HELLA’s Chinese joint venture, HELLA BHAP, has recently hosted its first overseas Tech Day at VinFast in Vietnam, marking a milestone in their partnership that began in 2018.
The event highlighted collaboration, innovation, and mutual growth, with HELLA BHAP showcasing advanced ligh

Faurecia, a Forvia subsidiary, developed the Safe 60 seat with Joyson Safety Systems, a subsidiary of Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., for the Chinese market. Designed based on the ABTS platform, the Safe 60 has a zero-gravity seat structure solution balancing safety and adjustability, where the active and passive res

Faurecia, a Forvia subsidiary, launched the Opale cockpit, which achieves an 83% carbon dioxide emission reduction and a 21% weight reduction.
The Opale cockpit integrates a furniture-inspired modular center console tailored for the Chinese market, an innovation upgrading the center console to a multi-purpose lifesty

On May 12, FORVIA HELLA announced that it has been nominated by a global premium OEM for the development and production of an "Advanced Control Module" (ACM). It will enter series production in 2028. FORVIA HELLA will also start series production of an "Intelligent Power Distribution Module" (iPDM) for another renown

FORVIA presented a secure biometric authentication in vehicles at Auto Shanghai 2025.
Developed in collaboration with Smart Eye, the solution leverages iris and face recognition technology via the existing Driving Monitoring System (DMS) camera for customer authentication. It enables seamlessly secure payments withou

FORVIA SE has collaborated with Rightware, a provider of automotive graphics software tools and services, to deploy FORVIA’s software into Rightware’s Kanzi Studio ecosystem and HMI toolkit.
The aim is to provide context-aware HMI Software products across different SoCs.
FORVIA’s Smart Dimming and MyVue software are

Forvia participated in the Chinaplas 2025 held in Shenzhen from April 15 to 18. At the event, Materi’Act, a Forvia subsidiary, exhibited several new materials, covering modified plastics and surface materials. Modified plastics on display included NAFI Vision 2, Inicycled-P VP34M, and NAFILean-R, which, made of natur

FORVIA SE has presented an action plan to mitigate the direct impacts of imposed tariffs in North America by utilizing local networks of industrial operations and suppliers within the region.
Most of its Mexican sales to the USA pass customs duties on to customers. Meanwhile, more than 80% of USA purchases of compone

FORVIA SE has equipped the Renault Emblème demo car with sustainable components, helping Renault Group reduce CO2 emissions by 90% over the vehicle’s entire lifecycle.
FORVIA has supplied a dashboard, door panels, and central console, demonstrating a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions in 2035 (compared to a 2019 baseline

On April 17, Renault announced that its Emblème demo car focuses on smart, sustainable design—from materials to production, use, and end-of-life recycling. 
Renault Emblème uses a dual-energy electric powertrain i.e., running on both electricity and hydrogen—ideal for low-carbon travel over short and long distances.

FORVIA announced that it will showcase breakthrough technologies with 9 world premieres at Auto Shanghai 2025. Combining the expertise of FORVIA Faurecia and FORVIA HELLA, the Group will be presenting safe, high-performance, sustainable, and cost-effective innovations.
FORVIA will present Saphir. This mid-size low-bo

FORVIA SE’s Appning brand has integrated YouTube into its leading automotive Apps Market, enhancing in-car entertainment. The video playback is disabled while driving but fully accessible when parked for safety.
Appning has tested YouTube with leading carmakers to ensure-high quality and user-friendly experience. You

On March 31, Volkswagen Group Info Services AG announced its partnership with FORVIA Hella to enhance digitalization and quality assurance in the automotive industry. The collaboration is powered by Catena-X, enabling seamless networking across the entire value chain.
Catena-X offers standardized data exchange, impro

FORVIA SE’s division, MATERI'ACT, presented 2 major commercial launches during the closing event of the DECORE project. Its milestones were (i) NAFILean-R NP47N launched on the instrument panel of the new Renault 5 and (ii) IniCycled-P VP32M ELV, a world-first using recycled plastics from end-of-life vehicles.
Launch

On February 28, French part supplier Forvia said it is drafting an action plan on how to deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs on its Mexican operations, and plans to pass on costs to customers
“We have defined what will be necessary for the entire impact to be passed on to our clients and suppliers. Because we can’t