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Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., a global tier-one supplier of automotive lighting and electronic equipment, reported sales of $5.1 billion in the fiscal year 2006-2007, a gain of eight percent. Hella is one of the 100 largest German industrial companies.
Interest in front-end modules has increased over the last ten years, partly due to the focus on vehicle safety issues and the need to comply with guidelines from the European Union (EU) for pedestrian safety.
Automotive Lighting Jihlava, the Czech automotive lighting systems manufacturer and subsidiary of Magneti Marelli, is investing US$127.6m into expanding and upgrading its operations in response to growing demand.
Valeo, the world's leading manufacturer of automotive lighting products, has chosen DuPont(TM) Zytel(R) HTN PPA for use in the company's adaptive front lighting systems that are used on a number of vehicles such as the Volkswagen Passat or the Citroen C4. Such systems provide drivers with enhanced night visibility for improved safety.
With the ink not yet dry on its purchase, Chrysler LLC has named the controversial former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli as the new chairman and CEO of the automaker, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Today, LEDs are increasingly being used as light sources for signal functions at the front of the vehicle as well. This trend will increase considerably in the coming years. The first full-LED headlamps, which also produce low beam and high beam, will be on the market in 2008. They open up new, far-reaching styling options and therefore great differentiation potential for automakers.
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