Abstract
The profile of the automotive lighting industry has lately been undergoing
rapid and significant change. Lighting regulations, once many in number and
different in technical prescriptions are now greatly reduced and substantially
harmonised. Markets have consolidated, as have vehiclemakers and lighting
suppliers, giving rise to regionally- rather than nationally-based players
round the world.
This level of co-operation is fairly unique to the lighting sector, with
technique, practice, subcomponents and even build-facilities being shared at
an unprecedented level.
Partnerships, joint ventures, and other collaborative arrangements serve to
accelerate the presence and prevalence of better lighting on the roads of
developing countries, whilst also elevating the industry' s best practices and
reducing the cost automotive lighting sophistication.
So with lighting technology advancing at a staggering pace since the beginning
of the 21st century, and vehicle stylists and buyers growing more daring and
demanding, the wide range of options, considered luxury until recently, is now
a necessity. Furthermore, the growth of supply and demand for vehicles (and,
therefore, for vehicular lighting systems) in developing nations means that
co-operation between lighting makers is at an all-time high.
This latest edition of our automotive lighting report addresses these
collaborations, and offers an overview of the key market drivers and technical
developments. Profiles of the major European and Asian suppliers, plus market
share estimates for the global lighting market by supplier and by Xenon
headlamp systems is provided, along with forecasts by region, namely North
America, Europe and Japan to 2013 by headlamp prevalence.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Facts and figures at a glance
Chapter 1 Overview of a unique industry
- The industry today
- Significant regulatory pushes
- Market factors: Harmonisation, consumer expectations
Chapter 2 Market review of lighting technologies
- Daytime running lights
- Safety with style
- Tungsten-halogen headlamps - prevalent for the foreseeable future
- New types of halogen bulbs give increased performance, longer life
- Xenon and BiXenon headlamps
- LED headlamps
- Light colour - a tricky balance
- Advanced front lighting
- Interactive AFS
- Beyond AFS: Light-based driver assistance
- Pedestrian-friendly front-lighting devices
- Non-headlamp exterior lighting - techniques and technologies
- Osram Joule - a different approach
- Variable-intensity signal lamps
- Active brake lamps - new idea, new implementations
Chapter 3 OEM suppliers
- Guide' s departure and Visteon' s restructuring buffet NAFTA market
- AutoSystems and Wagner are now Magna
- European suppliers dominate worldwide market
- Valeo Lighting Systems
- ValeoSylvania
- AL-Automotive Lighting
- Hella
- ZKW
- Schefenacker
- Flextronics-Sidler Automotive
- Asian manufacturers branch out
- Ichikoh
- Koito and S-Koito
- Stanley
- Korea' s lighting makers hit the ground running
- Light source makers - global globes
- Osram
- Philips Automotive Lighting
- Philips Lumileds
List of figures
- Figure 1: Global market share by value of Xenon headlamp systems, 2007 (%)
- Figure 2: Market share by value of Xenon headlamp systems for
Japanese-built vehicles 2007 (%)
- Figure 3: Front-lighting suppliers to BMW by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 4: Front-lighting suppliers to Chrysler (worldwide operations) by
value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 5: Front-lighting suppliers to Ford (North American operations) by
value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 6: Front-lighting suppliers to GM (North American operations) by
value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 7: Front-lighting suppliers to Honda (Japanese operations) by
value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 8: Front-lighting suppliers to Mercedes by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 9: Front-lighting suppliers to Toyota (Japanese operations) by
value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 10: Front-lighting suppliers to Volvo-Saab by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 11: Front-lighting suppliers to VW-Audi-Porsche by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 12: Variable horizontal beam cutoff gives maximum sight distance
with minimum glare to adjacent drivers
- Figure 13: Variable vertical cutoff maximises sight distance despite
hills, valleys and vehicles ahead
- Figure 14: Non-glare high beam ' slices' dark zone from beam for oncoming
driver
- Figure 15: Marker light spotlights road hazard that would be invisible
with normal beams
- Figure 16: Flexible headlamp deflects on impact, protects hit pedestrians
- Figure 17: Market share of primary front-lighting suppliers to North
American-built vehicles by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 18: Market share of primary front-lighting suppliers to European
auto manufacturers by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 19: Global automotive lighting market share by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 20: Global interior lighting market share by value, 2007 (%)
- Figure 21: Ichikoh' s global operations
List of tables
- Table 1: Global market prevalence of halogen headlamps, 2007-2013 (fleet
percentage)
- Table 2: Headlamp bulb prevalence by type, North American market,
2007-2013 (fleet percentage)
- Table 3: Headlamp bulb prevalence by type, Europe/Japan market, 2007-2013
(fleet percentage, high/low or low beam)
- Table 4: Global market prevalence by region of HID headlamps, 2007-2013
(fleet percentage)
- Table 5: Emitter count, system wattage and cost-efficacy for
high-performance LED low beam, 2007-2013 (number of emitters, W and lm/US$)
- Table 6: Global market value by region for automotive LEDs, 2007-2013
(US$m)