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Information about VW’s ID.Every1 model has been trickling out, and now it’s time for lighting details from VW partner Hote Studio fur Produktdesign.The vehicle that was presented is a concept car, not a production model. As these pictures show, there is no gap between lenses and bezels. Outer lenses are polished, rather than injected and…
On 1 April 2025, ADAC Automotive bought Holland, Michigan-based EBW Electronics. This acquisition provides ADAC vertical integration, as well as production and distribution of printed circuit board assemblies and electronic assemblies, adds a fifth West Michigan manufacturing location, and grows the team in West Michigan to 1,000+.ADAC say the addition of electronics manufacturing will be…
Creat GmbH have signed a licence agreement with TactoTek, the pioneer of In-Mold Structural Electronics (IMSE®). This partnership allows Creat to strengthen their position as an innovator in vehicle lighting by incorporating TactoTek’s IMSE technology into design and engineering solutions.Creat have extensive experience in developing advanced interior and exterior lighting systems for major automakers and…
Euro NCAP have revealed the safest models they tested in 2024. Best-in-class winners included the Škoda Superb and Volkswagen Passat (twins winning jointly), the Mazda CX-80, and the Zeekr X. The overall best score was garnered by the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which achieved the best weighted average of the four safety categories in the protocol: adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, vulnerable road…
By Paul-Henri MathaThe SRA (Sécurité et Réparation Automobiles) is a French association of car insurance companies. Created in 1977, it aims to help limit the cost of car claims for policyholders. The SRA have a database of French vehicles available to members—cars, yes, and also two-wheelers and all motor vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes.Each time one of these vehicles is manufactured…
Germany will propose new text to clarify lit logo provisions in UN R48 during the 92nd GRE meeting, to occur later this month.The goal of the proposal is to clarify that logos may be lit only for signalling functions; lit logos as part of AFS will not be allowed any longer in the new text.…
By Wolfgang Huhn, DVN senior advisorThis year’s “20th Auto Lamp Industry Development Technology Forum and Shanghai International Auto Lamp Exhibition” (ALE) was held at the Huaqiao International Expo Center from 26 to 28 March. Around 200 exhibitors showcased their products and services in 3 huge exhibition halls with 3 parallel conferences covering Lighting, Vehicle display…
Nissan just presented new Micra (based on Renault 5) and New Leaf, 2 full BEV and their plan for fiscal year 2025 and 2026, including a new generation of Nissan‘s top-selling Sentra compact sedan, a refreshed midsize Pathfinder SUV, a refreshed three-row luxury QX60 SUV, fourth-generation Rogue, all-new QX65 crossover coupe, evolved design on Frontier/Navara…
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