I began my career in vehicle lighting 25 years ago in October 2000, and my first project with Renault was the Modus (in Valladolid) and the Megane (in Palencia). My first ‘lamp baby’ was the X84 Renault Megane with Jesus Romo’s team at Valeo Martos, and I have always kept good relationship with Spanish suppliers. When Carlos Elvira from SEAT Cupra invited us to visit the Cupra R&D and design centres in Barcelona, we thought it would be a nice idea to gather the vehicle lighting R&D community for a ‘family photo’, which you see here!
Spain is a great automotive country. 2.37 million vehicles were made there last year, making Spain the number 2 in Europe, number 9 worldwide. SEAT Cupra, Renault, Stellantis, Iveco, Mercedes, VW, Ford, and Chery make vehicles there, representing 8.2% of Spain’s GDP.
The vehicle lighting community is well represented in Spain with R&D centres and manufacturing plants for companies including Valeo (exterior lighting), Antolin (interior lighting), Zanini (lit logos), Elausa (electronics)…Marelli, Forvia Hella, and Flex-N-Gate. There are test houses (Idiada and LCOE), and service companies (Andaltech, CTAG, Capgemini, Ingedetech, OTC engineering). So, in this week’s DVNewsletter, we bring you along with us on our DVN field trip to Spain…and also to Shenzhen! All around the world, the vehicle lighting community is flourishing. We’re glad you’re with us.
Sincerely yours,
