Hella will produce off-highway headlights in Mexico starting in 2027.

Off-Highway Hella Will Manufacture Headlights in Guadalajara in the Future

2026-07-08 From Sven Prawitz | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Forvia Hella is establishing its own production capacities for North and South America in the off-highway segment for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. The focus is on agricultural and construction machinery.

Hella produces headlights in Mexico for work and agricultural machinery.(Image: Forvia Hella) — Hella produces headlights in Mexico for work and agricultural machinery.
(Image: Forvia Hella)

The automotive supplier Forvia Hella is establishing local production capacities in North and South America for the first time. The focus is on the production of work and auxiliary headlights as well as custom products for off-highway applications in the agricultural and construction machinery segment. The company is initially utilizing existing capacities at its lighting plant in Guadalajara, Mexico.

From the end of 2027, products ranging from entry-level to premium segments from the Hella portfolio are to be manufactured there. According to the company, the offering is aimed at both OEM customers and the trade market, with a focus on agricultural and construction machinery.

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Goal: One-Third of Work Lights from the Region

With the expansion, the supplier aims to improve the supply to its customers in the region and strengthen its own market presence there. In the long term, the company aims to deliver up to one-third of the global volume of work lights from North and South America within ten years.

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