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Global light-vehicle sales, fueled by rebounding economies and strong growth in emerging markets, will rise 6% this year to a record 76.5 million units, according to J.D. Power and Associates.
The Russian car market may become the world’s sixth-largest by 2020, up from 10th currently, selling 4 million cars a year. The market is projected to grow at an 8% to 14% annual rate
Germany’s big three carmakers, which have added about €67bn in market value since the end of the 2009, are poised for 2011 profits exceeding pre-financial crisis highs amid U.S. and Chinese demand.
Valeo announce the arrival of Fabienne de Brébisson as Corporate Communications Vice-President.
Mercedes officials say the C-class coupé is tailored to a customer aged 35 to 45 “for whom professional success, love of life and a strong sense of responsibility are all important.”
Prof. Dr. Alexander von Hoffmann, Director Steinbeis Transfer Center (STC) Applied Lighting Technology, Nuremberg, sat lighting lectures from Prof. Schmidt Clausen. He received a Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering in 1998 from Darmstadt University of Technology and the Dr.-Ing. degree in 2003 from the Ilmenau University of Technology with Prof. Gall as doctoral adviser. In 1998 he started to work in Volkswagen’s Lighting Development department, focusing on lighting simulations. Since 2006 he is Professor for Mechatronics at University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg.
Driving Vision News: You left VW in 2006 to join university?
“Yes, I joined Ohm-University of applied sciences in Nuremberg to teach students on mechatronic engineering, around 100 students each year. About 30 students per year sit my “automotive lighting” lectures – many of them end up in the automotive lighting industry. Today first “Ohm – Graduates” are employed directly in lighting departments at Opel, Daimler, and Audi. 
I regularly meet with the automotive industry to better know their needs – about twice a year I go to companies to train their engineers in house in lighting. I think our graduates could bring also a lot of knowledge to French companies like Valeo, Renault or PSA.”
DVN: Other tasks?
“Yes, I am director of STC (Steinbeis Transfer Center) Applied Lighting Technology. Steinbeis is a Foundation to support technology transfer to the industry. It helps me a lot in my research work at university with a very efficient administration able to immediately hire people when needed. There are around 1,000 transfer centers all over the world and I am responsible for one of these transfer centres. “
DVN: An example of transfer?
“I publish in Steinbeis Edition a series of books on light simulation. These books serve for my students of master lecture “optical simulations” as literature, but are also frequently ordered by industry – thats the most universal kind of transfer. I consider the most efficient kind of transfer, if employees of my transfer center are working on a research project for industry and become employed after this project by our client. This constellation we had recently in several projects and was always very much to the joy of everyone involved.”
DVN: You are the Technical Advisor of IAL, Intelligent Automotive Lighting congress. What distinguishes this congress from ISAL and VISION?
Bruno Dussert-Vidalet is the owner and R&D manager of the French start up Astron FIAMM, focused on nanotechnology and mainly OLEDs.
Find below the official Audi press communication which was sent worldwide one week ago.
Starting this past week—7 February—all new cars and light vans sold in Europe and other countries applying UN Regulation 48 must be equipped with automatic daytime running lights. Automatic headlamps aren’t acceptable; the DRLs must be functionally dedicated and conform to UN R87. The European Commission says DRLs increase road safety by increasing vehicle conspicuity. Research has shown that DRLs are likely to reduce multiple-vehicle crashes and fatalities by up to 6% once all vehicles are equipped. DRLs are likely to result in a small increase in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of around 0.5%, but this is expected to be lower when LEDs are used in place of filament light sources. The mandate will be extended to heavy vehicles—trucks, lorries and coaches—in August 2012.
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