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From “Autocar” Magazine
Less than two years after the second-generation L1, VW showed the XL1 in the form of a series of driveable prototypes. VW engineers had taken a huge leap with the
The Renault-Nissan Alliance have expanded their presence in Silicon Valley—as the tech-rich greater Bay Area of California, USA is known—with the opening of a new
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The 2013 NAIAS in Detroit showed impressive innovation and novelty from automakers all over the world, including America and, notably, China.
Several important Firsts were on display, including the first BiHalogen and BiXenon projector headlamps in American-market full-size pickup trucks, the first LED rear combination lamp on a pickup truck from an American maker, and the first LED headlamps and split-field side view mirrors available on a truly mainstream family sedan.
| Ram Black BiHalogen; LED PL, DI, DRL |
 Acura RLX Jewel Eye LED headlamp |
 E-Class Red Rear Turn Signal |
 Avalon LED Dual Square Low Beam |
Designers are backing away from the all-chrome look that has dominated headlamps for many years, moving assertively towards blackout looks intended to accentuate the working components of the lamps. There is an increasing trend toward LED daytime running lights and more prevalence of side turn signal repeaters (often LED ones in the side mirrors) even though DRLs and repeaters are merely permitted, not required, in the US market—evidence that American makers are paying more attention to international trends.
That said, the world’s manufacturers continue to treat rear turn signal colour as a stylistic matter in the American market, though they cannot reasonably be fully blamed for taking advantage of American regulations that continue to permit the rear indicators to emit red or yellow light despite international consensus for yellow and American data showing yellow to be more effective at preventing crashes.
UK automagazine Autocar has published photos of the forthcoming Mercedes S to be launched later this summer. Plainly on display are the new LED front lamps.
An article in Medical Design discusses new techniques that permit thick sections of undoped transparent polymers to be laser-welded. Previously, laser-welding was confined
In 2012, Valeo’s t otal sales were €11.8bn, up 8.2% and Valeo achieved a r ecord order intake of €15.8bn driven by innovations and growth in Asia.
From Automotive News
Increasing production in North America is driving American automakers to cooperate more closely with their suppliers. And suppliers, in turn, are reaching outside the auto
Washington State, in the Northwest corner of the United States, will install America’s first LED motorway lights. The LEDs will replace orange sodium (HPS) lighting on US
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