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Global light-vehicle sales edged upward two percent in August 2010 at 5.3 million units. Market drops in America (-21%) and Western Europe (-12%) are considered to
Iteris announced last week that their partner Valeo have won the contract to provide Iteris’ LDW technology to another global, mass-market OEM. Iteris’ LDW will be integrated into Valeo’s
DVN updates here below the table p.7 of this report.
Automotive Lighting, the Magneti Marelli lighting division, has the business focus on OEM market.
The 21 st Automechanika was held in Frankfurt from September 14 to 19.
It is the leading international meeting place for the automobile sector. As the world’s biggest trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, the Automechanika spotlights innovations and solutions particularly in the fields of parts, systems, and tuning.
Hella had a strong presence with products, video presentations and mock-ups.
The main impressive demonstration is the dynamic Adaptive Lighting in a short light tunnel.
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About products, Hella presented a large range of LED products mainly focused to the aftermarket, like the auxilliary Luminator with 3LED reflectors, the flat beam with 60 LEDs-11W, and LEDayFlex technology for DRL and Position light
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Valeo presented two panels with one focused on 4 products summarising the aftermarket product range, one low cost with Dacia, one Japanes carmaker from Toyota Auris, one high tech product with Audi Q5 and the last one was the LED DRL of the Ciroen DS3.
The second panel emphasises the launch of an aftermarket range of halogen bulbs including the usual standard, blue-glass “extra white”, long-life, high performance +50, and yellow-tinted “All Season” varieties.
We announced last week that as of October 1, 2010, Aldo Kamper is succeeding Dr. Rüdiger Müller who, after heading optoelectronic semiconductor business
Hella produce the new Saab 9-5’s BiXenon headlamps, and Visteon provide the rear lighting system which includes the tail lamps, LED brake lights, two-diode
Renault are opening a new test center in Titu, Romania. Built on a 330-hectare site midway between the Dacia plant in Pitesti and the Renault Technologie
The complete list of candidates for the 2011 edition of the European Car of the Year competition has been announced with 41 models. The vehicles will
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