LED three giants dominate the automotive LED Market

This year's upcoming release of Audi R8 will be equipped with Automotive Lighting provides full LED headlights, which LED provided by OSRAM and Lumileds. This will be followed by Lexus LS600h, in front of the second models using LED. Lexus LS600h Koito is used in the headlights and Nichia LED.

OSRAM, Nichia and Lumileds (the company is in the leading position in the LED for daytime running lamp) the three vendors in the LED technology in the forefront is not accidental, they control the global car market LED. In addition to the supply of headlights used LED, the three companies in the taillights and other high-value automotive LED market, in the dashboard and other car applications, but also the largest share.

The three companies have rich experience in automotive applications, mobile phone, MP3 player and TV than on the LED durability and brightness (in some applications) have higher requirements, so that other suppliers to pose a challenge to the big three. Toshiba, Annwa, Everlight and many other suppliers are selling LED to the automotive industry, but it has less sales.

Market research company IMS Research in its report estimated that OSRAM is the largest supplier, in 2007 23% share in the LED light vehicle market, followed by Lumileds and Nichia, the share was 16%. However, Lumileds and Nichia largely do not compete with each other. IMS analyst explained: Lumileds LED is mainly used for off the shelf applications, while Nichia's LED mainly for car applications. And there are regional differences in their supply chain, for example, Nichia in Europe to sell car oriented applications LED is not much, and OSRAM is very strong in the market (both inside and outside the car application). "

In the next 10 years, as the field of competition from the car and taillight applications to the car, the situation may change. Lumileds, OSRAM and Nichia all offer high brightness and high quality LED,

These products are ideal for front lighting applications. Due to the next 10 years, the market potential of the headlights LED huge, need to wait and see which giants, or even outside the giants of the manufacturers, in and in 2009 the most limelight and win the most headlights market.

Source: China Lighting Trade Network