It’s reported that Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps have become hot sectors in China’s automotive industry, and their future appears bright. they are used mostly in taillights, turn signals, brake lights, and instrument-panel lighting-especially LED taillights, which are featured on more and more cars made in Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
Because of cost concerns, however, Chinese carmakers have not yet widely adopted LED lamps. While the Nissan Teana medium-sized sedan produced in Japan and Taiwan sports LED taillights, for example, the same model made in China comes with traditional taillight assemblies. Another example is provided by the Honda Markx, which has LED taillights in Japan but traditional ones in China.
This may be about to change, as a number of automakers in China plan to use energy-efficient, brighter LEDs in the taillights of their new car models. Some, in fact, are already doing so; Shanghai GM puts LED taillights on the Buick Regal which it assembles, for example, as does Tianjning FAW Toyota on its Toyota Corolla, Guangzhou Honda on its Honda Accord, and FAW VW on its VW Jetta.
Lighting experts point out that increasingly mature LED technology and falling prices are driving LEDs into the mainstream of lighting sources for automotive applications in China. Chinese-made autos will sport more and more LED taillights, brake lights, and turn signals, as well as accessories and decorative items, as the years go by.
