PARIS, France, Jan 27, 2026 – OPmobility has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Mobis to explore acquiring a controlling stake in its lighting activity. The partnership would expand OPmobility’s automotive lighting portfolio and customer reach, with the companies targeting a final agreement in 2026.
The companies expect a combined lighting operation to scale up and strengthen technical capabilities while reducing costs. Transaction terms will be defined during the negotiation process.
Félicie Burelle, chief executive officer of OPmobility, stated: “This transaction with Hyundai Mobis would be a great recognition of our leading industrial capabilities and our robust product portfolio for a more sustainable, safer, and connected mobility. The potential combination of our lighting businesses would represent a strategic milestone in the development of our lighting activity, since its launch at the end of 2022. Expanding our business with additional global customers would contribute to accelerating our diversification strategy in geographies and customers.”
Source: OPmobility
About OPmobility
OPmobility is a French industrial group founded in 1946 by Pierre Burelle. Headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France, the company specializes in sustainable mobility solutions, offering products such as exterior and lighting systems, complex modules, energy storage systems, and electrification solutions for both battery and hydrogen-powered vehicles. Serving a global clientele of car and truck manufacturers, OPmobility operates 150 production plants and 40 R&D centers across 28 countries, employing approx. 40,300 people.
About Hyundai Mobis
Hyundai Mobis is a South Korean automotive parts supplier that designs, manufactures, and distributes vehicle components and modules for global automakers and aftermarket customers. Founded in 1977, the company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Its product portfolio includes chassis and front-end modules, safety systems, lighting products, steering and braking components, and in-vehicle electronic systems. Hyundai Mobis supplies original equipment and aftermarket parts to passenger and commercial vehicle markets. Customers include vehicle manufacturers, dealer networks, and independent service providers. The company operates manufacturing, research, and sales facilities across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Hyundai Mobis is part of the Hyundai Motor Group and supports vehicle programs for Hyundai, Kia, and other OEMs. Hyundai Mobis employs approximately 46,000 people worldwide as of the current date, with roles spanning engineering, production, logistics, and support functions.