Last week we held our annual event in Europe, in the automotive capital city of Munich.
Despite company travel restrictions, and the intense competition we are all facing in our daily activity, we see the need for connection and networking. Innovation is still driving our business with a lot of new technologies for light sources, optics, semiconductors, software, raw materials – and new opportunities for the companies who make them. We need to follow the trends, to be aware of what is coming. How? Well, DVN events clearly are central hubs for this kind of information exchange. That’s why more than 620 vehicle lighting experts attended and participated at Munich. Just for that we would like to thank you all for your trust in our platform.
The conference agenda was a focus on what’s next? Nobody has a crystal ball, but we have some good, solid data. S&P shared during a keynote some interesting figures about the automotive market and more especially the lighting markets. My main notes:
- Illuminating grilles, logos, interior lighting, what we may call ‘Christmas tree’ and ‘bling bling’ lighting, are all booming with more and more units and value per car
- ADB is continuing to grow with more and more vehicles equiped, and right behind is HD-ADB; that means safety is still important for final customers
When you work in automotive, some colleagues can struggle (diesel engine department for example). But others, like lighting and vehicle content, are still in the increasing phases. Even as OEMs are facing cost reduction and the need to control the cost, lighting content is still increasing, that means lighting technology and lighting value. This is what is fantastic in our world. Lighting was shining, lighting is shining and lighting will shine in the future.
With such an event, I remain still optimistic for our automotive lighting community. So many things still to do, so…let’s get to work!
Take care,
