DVN Tokyo in the Rearview Mirror
It was an intense week in Japan with a lot of visits, contact and discussion about automotive market. Nine million vehicles were made in Japan last year, making that country…
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Top Takeaways from DVN Tokyo ’25
The first session was focused on safety, and that prime position was on purpose: for Japanese customers, lighting is mainly a safety feature. The importance of interior lighting for wellbeing and autonomous driving spurred us to dedicate a session to those topics in the afternoon. The second day was focused on sustainability, regulation, and innovation.As…
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Regulatory Session @ DVN Tokyo ’25
The regulatory session was chaired by GTB President Wolfgang Huhn, who also chaired the subsequent panel discussion on current rulemaking issues.The first speaker was GTB Secretary General Davide Puglisi, who introduced the GTB and gave a status update on the Road Projection, Automated Driving System Marker Lamps, and Energy Saving projects. He said the GTB…
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Lexus e350 Has Lit Logo, New HD Lighting
The new Lexus e350, unveiled this past April in Shanghai, bears two new lighting features.There’s a lit lexus callout — a first for the brand — in the middle of the full-width red rear light band.And the latest Lexus Safety System+ has an ADB system Lexus are calling ‘AHS’, for Adaptive High-beam System: a new high-resolution…
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New Nissan Leaf Revealed
Nissan have just revealed their 3rd-generation Leaf. It’s been completely redesigned, and will reach U.S. Nissan dealerships in the Fall, with other markets to follow. The new car will be assembled alongside the Ariya at Nissan’s Tochigi plant in Japan.In front, there’s a black grille with an (optionally) illuminated Nissan emblem, stacked rectangular lighting elements,…
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Vietnam Stanley Honored as “Supplier of the Year” by Honda Vietnam.
Vietnam Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. has been recognized as the sole recipient of Honda Vietnam’s prestigious “Supplier of the Year” award for 2025 — selected from among 175 suppliers. Awarded at the annual Supplier Meeting held on May 30, 2025.In a result;✔️ 0 delivery failures in the past year✔️ VA (Value Analysis) activities — maintaining…
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Valeo Martos All Set for Cupra Raval Launch
The Cupra team visited Valeo Martos last week in Spain’s Jaén province. That’s the home of one of SEAT and the VW Group’s most important suppliers is located: Valeo Lighting. Cupra EVP Marc Riera was amazed by the evolution of this plant: “The level of modernization and vertical integration of its processes, mainly in the…
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Challenging Times for the Automotive World
Everybody in the automotive industry feels what is happening: this industry, started more than a century ago, was the primary main driver for optimization. Optimization of performance, of design, of…
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DVN Field Trip: Diode Dynamics
In preparation for the DVN Workshop in September, DVN visited Diode Dynamics, DVN members since 2018. We met with CEO Paul McCain.
Tucked just outside of St. Louis in St. Charles, Missouri, Diode Dynamics have carefully and deliberately cultivated a fine reputation — and built an impressive 6,500-m2 facility.
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Audi New Q3 reveal
By Paul-Henri MathaA few days ago, Audi communication team shared some first pictures of new Audi Q3. What did we saw? lamps and nothing else! as lamp engineer, and as part of the lighting community, I really like such a teaser.The Audi Q3 has been a permanent fixture in the premium compact segment as a…
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