The global market for HB LEDs exceeds $5bn annually, and is expected to grow at a pace of more than 24% annually. The automotive lighting market is still a small part of it, with $750m, but will benefit from the aggressive and bullish approach of global suppliers which view this market as an attractive and fast growing volume market opportunity.
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Since 2007 and the arrival of the first LED headlamp in the Lexus LS600hL, LED headlamp became the first priority of Premium cars, such as the Audi R8, A8, A7, and A6, Mercedes-Benz CLS, or BMW with the 6 Series coupé started in 2011. DVN’s latest technical report, released today and available to all DVN Gold members, covers the latest technology and technique and the offerings and market strategies of the main leading global automotive LED suppliers. Detailed illustrations and comments are given on most of LED headlamps equipping production car models with an attempt to describe where the progress is most prominent and more than 20 concept car models which project a vision of future trends. The benefits are not only styling differentiation but also energy consumption reduction and lighting performance. In the fourth part of the report, the benefits, drawbacks, and leading and lagging areas of development and refinement are discussed