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Valeo boosts its N.A. r&d with hundreds of engineers 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 21, 2014
French supplier Valeo SA is hiring hundreds of engineers in North America and is opening an office in Silicon Valley....Read More »
Philips will merge LED components, auto lighting into stand-alone businessJune 30, 2014 11:54 CET
Philips will merge its LED components and automotive lighting divisions into a stand-alone subsidiary which may be spun off. The lighting division sells light sources to carmakers including VW, Audi and BMW....Read More »
Audi, BMW both claim to be 1st with laser high beamsJune 23, 2014 06:01 CET
Both Audi and BMW claim to be the first to market with high-beam laser headlights, but it is unclear which automaker should get the bragging rights....Read More »
Audi, BMW play laser tag on high-beams 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 23, 2014
In the latest round of technological one-upmanship involving German luxury brands, Audi and BMW each claim to be the first to market with high-beam laser headlights....Read More »
Osram opens LED plant in ChinaJune 3, 2014 09:47 CET
German supplier Osram has opened a plant in Wuxi, eastern China, to package LEDs in housings for automotive customers....Read More »
Audi unveils edgy new A7 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 2, 2014
Refreshed versions of Audi's coupelike A7 and S7 sedans will have sharper-edged exterior styling....Read More »
Hella forms lighting JV in China with BAICMay 19, 2014 11:16 CET
German supplier Hella and state-owned Chinese automaker Beijing Auto have agreed to establish a 50-50 joint venture to produce lighting in Beijing....Read More »
VW recalls 160,351 Passats in North America to fix low-beam headlightsMarch 18, 2014 12:11 CET
Volkswagen said it is recalling about 160,351 Passat sedans in the United States and Canada because a low-beam headlight could become inoperable....Read More »
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Audi, BMW race to be first with laser headlightsFeb. 17, 2014 06:15 CET
The race is on. BMW has announced plans to offer optional laser headlights on its new i8 plug-in hybrid supercar, while Audi has promised to get the technology to market even faster....Read More »
Japanese supplier Koito to plead guilty in U.S. to price fixing, pay $57 million fine 11:33 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2014
Japanese supplier Koito Manufacturing has agreed to pay $57 million in fines and plead guilty in federal court to price fixing lighting components that were sold to Toyota....Read More »
Valeo aims to boost global lighting presenceJan. 10, 2014 06:01 CET
Valeo says it will boost its position in the global automotive lighting sector by taking full ownership in its North America-based lighting joint venture....Read More »
Audi's Stadler says production vehicle will get laser headlightsJan. 8, 2014 06:15 CET
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler says the automaker will introduce a production vehicle equipped with laser headlights, though he did not indicate which model will get lasers, or when....Read More »
Audi's Stadler says production vehicle will get laser headlights 7:23 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2014
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler says he will introduce a production vehicle equipped with laser headlights, though he did not indicate which model will get lasers, or when....Read More »
BMW, Audi will introduce laser headlamps this yearJan. 7, 2014 06:01 CET
BMW and Audi both plan to introduce laser headlamps this year, as the new technology is poised to challenge LEDs as the industry's showcase high-tech lighting....Read More »
Laser headlamps poised to hit the market this year 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 4, 2014
Lasers -- until recently an exotic toy for the auto industry -- are poised to challenge LEDs as the industry's showcase high-tech headlamps....Read More »
Bosch sees big opportunity for lithium ion batteriesDec. 9, 2013 06:01 CET
Robert Bosch and Japanese battery partner GS Yuasa aim to sell a lithium ion battery by 2020 that slashes production costs in half and delivers twice the energy density of today's batteries....Read More »
Audi seeks edge in global sales race with non-blinding high beamsDec. 7, 2013 06:15 CET
Audi aims to gain an edge over premium rivals with computer-controlled headlamp beams that recognize other road users and avoid blinding them....Read More »
Bosch sees big opportunity for lithium ion batteries 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 2, 2013
German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH and Japanese battery partner GS Yuasa Corp. aim to sell a lithium ion battery by 2020 that slashes production costs in half and delivers twice the energy density of today's batteries....Read More »
Chrysler brand boss to share 200's spotlight 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 18, 2013
New Chrysler brand head Al Gardner has no experience in the spotlight atop an automotive brand, and he will get little time for on-the-job training....Read More »
VW recalls 2.6 million vehicles on engine, light faultsNov. 14, 2013 12:25 CET
Volkswagen is recalling over 2.6 million vehicles worldwide, including its biggest such move in China, to fix electronic and drive-system flaws....Read More »
VW Tiguan probed by U.S. safety regulators over lighting issueNov. 8, 2013 14:10 CET
U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into VW Tiguans in the United States after complaints about the loss of exterior lighting....Read More »
Subaru to show sports tourer concept in Tokyo 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 4, 2013
Subaru will unveil a wagon-shaped sports tourer concept this month at the Tokyo Motor Show that previews a production model coming to market next year....Read More »
Magneti Marelli plans new lighting JV in ChinaOct. 22, 2013 12:43 CET
Italian supplier Magneti Marelli has formed a joint venture with a subsidiary of China South Industries Group Corp. to produce headlamps and taillights in a new plant in central China....Read More »
LEDs move from outside lot to the showroom 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 14, 2013
More than a year ago, Bryant Motor Co. installed light fixtures with light-emitting diodes on its lots. Pleased with the performance and savings those LEDs brought, the Sedalia, Mo., Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram dealership decided to use LEDs for interior lighting when it began to renovate last February, said dealer principal Kyle Herrick....Read More »
Audi seeks OK for Vegas-style signal 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 28, 2013
Once again, Audi is standing up for its lights. This year, the German luxury brand was thwarted in its attempt to win quick regulatory approval in the United States for its auto-dimming Matrix Beam headlights. Now, Audi is going to bat for another light feature: sequential turn signals....Read More »
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