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.