2011 LED accelerates occupation of automotive lighting market

The research report of Shuiqing Muhua, a market research organization, pointed out that although the economic situation was sluggish in 2011 and people were skeptical about economic recovery, the auto market was still doing well, especially luxury cars. From January to August Mercedes-Benz's global sales totaled 866,400 units, of which sales in Germany, the United States, and China were 16.55, 14.84, and 12.02 million, respectively, an increase of 2.3%, 6.1%, and 35.8% year-on-year respectively. From January to August, BMW's global sales totaled 1,073,400 units, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%, of which total sales volume in Germany, the United States, and China were 19.63, 15.59, and 158,900, respectively, up 13.3%, 12%, and 49.3% respectively year-on-year.

The biggest change in the field of automotive lighting is LED accelerated occupation of the market, the LED industry in 2010 significantly expanded production capacity, followed by the price plummeted. In the field of Brake-lamp and Tail-lamp, the popularity of LEDs has rapidly increased and it is expected that the penetration rate in 2015 will reach 70%. Another change is that the Head-lamp with LED is no longer limited to the Flagship Model, and hybrid HEVs or EVs have begun to use LED Head-lamps.

Although Japanese auto lighting manufacturers occupy a dominant position, their growth is sluggish. The STANLEY, which focuses on the Japanese market, has experienced a recession. Koito relied on its rooting in the Chinese mainland market to maintain its slight growth. The German automotive lighting manufacturers benefited from the driving of luxury cars in Germany, and their growth was strong. Hella, AL (Automotive Lighting), and ZKW are suppliers to Audi, BMW, and BENZ, with the highest proportion of AL. Taiwan’s TYC and DEPO are focused on the Aftermarket in Europe and the United States, and their growth is weak.

Before 2010, the LED Head-lamp models were only Lexus' LS600H, Audi's A8 and R8, and Cadilliac's Escalade Platinum. After entering 2010, LEDHead-lamp shines. The first is Nissan's LEAF. Developed by ICHIKOH, the number of LEDs is reduced to two, achieving a power consumption and twice the lifetime of the original HID (High Brightness Discharge Lamp), and reducing the cost by reducing the number of parts. This is followed by i-Miev of Mitsubishi of Japan, which is also an electric vehicle similar to LEAF. The most recent Japanese LEXUS LS450H follows the LS600H full LED headlight.

In early 2011, BMW Motors announced that all LED headlights will be fitted to the new 6 Series models. There are Audi's EVA2 concept car with full LED lights, Audi's A3e-tronconceptPHEV car with full LED lights. Yulon Motor's concept car “neora” is also a full-LED light. Mercedes-Benz A-class concept cars listed in 2012 also use LED lights. CITEON's HEV car DS5 uses LED headlights.

In addition, the European Union stipulates that from 2011 onwards, all newly-produced cars must increase DRL (day-timerunninglight: daytime running lights). In terms of DRL, currently 5 to 10% of cars are equipped with LEDs. After 5 years, this proportion may significantly increase to more than 25-35%.

However, Lumileds, OSRAM and Nichia are still the only manufacturers that can provide automotive HBLEDs. Even ToyotaGosei and CREE are not available. For the vast majority of LED manufacturers, the automotive market does not contribute to its performance, even if it contributes to Lumileds, OSRAM and Nichia, the automotive sector is minimal, after all, its use is much lower than consumer electronics.

Vehicle sales using LED Head-lamp are expected to reach about 8% in 2015. The mainstream Head-lamp is still Halogen. In C-Class, Xeon Xenon has become mainstream, and the penetration rate has exceeded 80%.

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