The Global Automotive Exterior LED Lighting Report


March 1, 2011
43 Pages - SKU: ABT6170975
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LEDs - lighting technology of the future

Their small size, powerful light emission, extreme reliability, low energy requirement and long lifespan support the widely held view that LEDs are the technology of the future for automotive lighting. Indeed, since the first edition of this report was published in 2005, the sector has continued to witness a blistering rate of innovation. The evolution of the LED module has outstripped and outpaced the expectations of the automotive industry - even the experts nearest the front lines of research and development.

Brand new research on the automotive exterior LED sector

This report highlights the findings of research conducted throughout 2010 by ABOUT Automotive in the automotive exterior LED market. It is largely based on our research, analysis and interviews with a number of industry experts, gathering individual perspectives.

The study updates and extends our previous analysis of this sector, published in 2005 providing some insights in a number of areas, including:

The market for automotive exterior LED lighting, determining the trends and topical issues;

The main manufacturers serving this sector, identifying how the market is divided in terms of market share on a regional basis; and Trends in key product and process technologies, both current and future

The report provides answers to such vital questions as:
  • Will LED headlamps completely supplant HID Xenon, and how quickly will it erode the market share of Halogen lamps?
  • To what extent are vehicle manufacturers exploiting opportunities for visual brand identification and differentiation?
  • Will LED systems be cost-competitive with Xenon HID systems by 2015?
  • To what extent does the proliferation of packaging have on the potential to cause problems with serviceability and parts availability?
  • Do today’s early examples of application-ready, fully-packaged LED arrays point the way towards the standardised system architectures of tomorrow?
  • What are the implications of new Daylight Running Lamp (DRL) directives for LED implementation?
  • Do the advantages of LED emitters outweigh any potential safety shortcomings?
Report coverage:

Chapter two sets out our detailed market fitment, volume and value forecasts for exterior LED lighting applications for Western Europe, North America and Japan.

Chapter three reviews the technical trends and challenges that the sector currently faces. It evaluates how quickly LED headlamps’ performance, efficacy and cost-effectiveness are improving.

Chapter four provides brief profiles of a selection of the main players in the LED market, namely:
  • Cree
  • Nichia
  • Osram Opto Semiconductor
  • Philips Lumileds
  • Seoul Semiconductor
  • Stanley


Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1: What are LEDs?
1.2: Why LEDs?
1.3: Colours and white
1.4: White vs. white
Chapter 2: The market
2.1: Yesterday’s predictions in today’s light
2.2: Market conditions and predictions
2.3: Market shares
2.4: Market percentage fitment volume forecasts
2.4.1: LED headlamp forecast (fitment rates and volumes)
2.4.2: Rear LED lighting forecast (fitment rates and volumes)
2.4.3: LED CHMSL forecast (fitment rates and volumes)
2.4.4: LED signal lighting forecast (fitment rates and volumes)
2.5: Market value forecasts
2.5.1: Cost comparison
2.5.2: Full-LED headlamp forecast (market value)
2.5.3: LED rear combination lamp forecast (market value)
2.5.4: LED CHML forecast (market value)
2.5.5: LED front turn signal forecast (market value)
2.5.6: Total exterior automotive LED lighting forecast (market value)
2.6: Lamp suppliers
2.7: LED suppliers
Chapter 3: Technical review
3.1: Evolution - output & luminous efficacy
3.2: LED headlamps
3.3: Light quality
3.4: Thermal management
3.5: UV factors
3.6: Electronic control
3.7: Packaging
3.8: Regulations
3.9: Standardisation
3.10: Fog & Work: Beyond headlamps
3.11: Daylight Running Lamps (DRL) - a new adaptation
3.12: Emitter count
3.13: Rapid switching
Chapter 4: Manufacturers
4.1 Cree
4.2 Nichia
4.3 Osram Opto Semiconductor
4.4 Philips Lumileds
4.5 Seoul Semiconductor
4.6 Stanley
List of tables
Table 1: Full-LED headlamp percentage fitment rates for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 2: Full-LED headlamp volume fitments for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 3: LED rear combination lamp percentage fitment rates for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 4: LED rear combination lamp fitment volumes for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 5: LED CHMSL percentage fitment rates for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 6: LED CHMSL fitment volumes for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 7: LED front indicator fitment rates for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 8: LED front indicator fitment volumes for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 9: Cost comparison between HID and LED automotive lighting, 2010, 2012 and 2015
Table 10: Full-LED headlamp market value for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 11: LED rear combination lamp market values for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 12: LED CHMSL market value for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 13: LED front turn signal market value for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
Table 14: Total exterior automotive LED lamp market value for passenger cars and light trucks, Western & Eastern Europe, Japan and North America, 2010 - 2015
List of figures
Figure 1: LED automotive applications: Global market shares, 2010
Figure 2: Chevrolet Malibu rear lamp, basic incandescent-bulb tail/stop/turn behind red lens
Figure 3: Chevrolet Malibu rear lamp, deluxe with Joule LED tail/stop/turn behind clear lens
Figure 4: Hella’s Platinum LED headlamp for the Cadillac Escalade
Figure 5: 2010 Toyota Prius: Halogen vs. LED headlamps
Figure 6: Osram JFL2 Joule LED Integral-Beam Fog Lamp
Figure 7: Hella Power Beam 1000 LED Work Light
Figure 8: Curvilinear LED array on Audi R8
Figure 9: Chevron-shaped LED array on Opel Insignia
Figure 10: Hella’s aftermarket Daylight Running Lamp
Figure 11: Peterson 36-diode LED stop/tail lamp
Figure 12: Peterson 7-diode LED stop/tail lamp
Figure 13: Truck-Lite single diode LED stop/tail lamp
Figure 14: Outboard-to-inboard sequence of the Audi R8’s front turn signal lamp

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