It all began with the GRAH family vision
The history of Grah Automotive starts with the early beginnings of the SGA Group in 1997, when CMP Electronic llc was established for automotive wire harness production. In 1998, GRAH family with a strong vision toward the future, together with Alfred Schefenacker have established a joint venture company under the name Schefenacker Grah Automotive (SG Automotive). Due to a large increase in production the company began with a new production program – offering different electronic components for automotive industry.
Pioneers of utilising LED technology in automotive lighting
SGA Group dedication to the automotive industry has been it's no.1 priority for many years. We are specialists in LED technology and were one of the first on the market with utilizing LED technology in lighting and automotive signalization. The first automobile in serial production equipped with our LED rear lighting was the Cadillac Deville. Since then SG Automotive has been known as quality producer of lighting elements for leading automotive manufactures like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Maybach, VW, Ford, GM, Nissan, Volvo, Toyota, etc.
Specialized division for energy efficient LED street and industrial lighting
Today the SGA Group is formed by a group of integrated and subsidiary companies of SG Automotive, based in Slovenia, Germany, USA, Serbia and France. After years of successful production of lights for the automotive industry, production has diversified into lighting in general, marine lighting and military lighting. Since 2009, Grah Automotive as a division of SG Automotive, is fully specialized in energy efficient LED street lighting, industrial and office lighting.
Company history – highlights
| Founded in: | 1997 as CMP Elektronic | ![]() |
| Joint Venture: | 1998 with Dr. A. Schefenacker | |
| New name: | SG Automotive d.o.o. (Schefenacker Grah Automotive) |
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| New partner: | 2000 Schefenacker AG | ![]() |
| New partner: | 2007 SVS Germany | |
| Name change of partner: | 2008 in ODELO | |
| Grah Automotive : | 2009 as „spin off“ from SG Automotive | ![]() |
Company certificates
| ISO 9001:1994 (Quality process management standard) |
June 1997 | ![]() |
| VDA 6.1 (German automotive quality standard) |
September 1999 | ![]() |
| TS 16949:2002 (Automotive quality standard) |
August 2003 | ![]() |
| TS 16949:2002 recertified (Automotive quality standard) |
June 2006 | ![]() |
| ISO 9001:2000 (Quality process management system) |
June 2006 | ![]() |
| ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental management system) |
2009 | ![]() |
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