According to Stratistics MRC, the global automotive radar market was worth USD $1.2bn in 2015 and is expected to reach $3.9bn by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 18.7%
New-car sales in Western Europe rose again in August, by 8.1% to reach 765,000 passenger cars.
Compact segment: Europe’s № 1 selling car, the VW Golf, was flat at 262,000 sales in the first half but still had a lead of about 137,000 units over the № 2, the new-generation
The winners have been announced of this year’s Automechanika Innovation Awards. An independent jury of nine experts converged on eight award winners.
After visiting the lighting facilities at Renault’s Technocentre, DVN had an exclusive interview with Jean-Philippe, in charge of Renault’s lighting activities.
DVN: Renault have launched their newest cars with LED. The next step is ADB; do you see matrix or pixel light as the future of lighting technology?
Jean-Philippe Benoist: Strategy of Renault is to use the new technologies to improve safety and comfort, but also to have styling differentiation to help marketing to sell the cars. Renault are a generalist maker and must take care of the money we put into our cars. We have to remember that the HID technology didn’t succeed at Renault because of extra cost with no styling differentiation versus halogen.
Internally at Renault, our project directors make the same analysis that every final Renault customer makes: “For a certain amount of money, which equipment is worthy and valuable in my car?” We have to keep in mind that even if the value is good, the cost may be too high compared to other ADAS equipment, and we may not be able to sell it. Today there is a real competition amongst all ADAS options, and the value/cost ratio is a key point for the lighting industry.
Fiat Chrysler have been approached by several suitors for their components business Magneti Marelli, says FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne.
Korea-based chaebol Samsung have introduced their Fx-CSP,range of LEDs for vehicle lighting applications.
The Chinese COB (chip on board) LED market grew 2% year on year to USD $8.8bn in 2015, according to a report by TrendForce. Over the past few years,
Following the supply of OLED light panels by LG Display to Korean car customiser Chang’s Custom, the world’s first van with OLED interior lighting has come forth.
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