The two giants are working hard to bring about new changes in the automotive LED field

In the current wave of rapid transformation of the automotive industry to electrification, intelligence, and networking, automotive LEDs, as a key link in the automotive electronics field, are ushering in unprecedented development opportunities. Recently, the two major industry giants, Liaowang Automobile Lights and Valeo, have made frequent moves on automotive LED projects and have successively disclosed the latest project progress, which has attracted widespread attention in the industry.

Liowang Automobile Light Suzhou Base: Starting a new journey of intelligence and green

On June 28, with the successful holding of the groundbreaking ceremony, the auto parts and parts manufacturing base project of Liowang Automobile Light (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. was officially announced. The project started this time is located in Huangdai Town. It will focus on the production of LED lamp products suitable for new energy and intelligent connected vehicles, and strive to create a modern intelligent factory that is both digital and green.
Liaowang Car Light is a veteran player in the domestic car light industry. It has been deeply involved for nearly 70 years and has accumulated profound technical heritage and rich industry experience. In recent years, the company has adhered to the concept of innovation and technological self-improvement, accelerated its move into the mid-to-high-end automobile mainframe market, and has won many honors such as national high-tech enterprises and specialized and new enterprises, demonstrating its strong development momentum and unlimited potential. This Suzhou base project is a key step for Liaowang Automobile Light to optimize its industrial layout, achieve transformation and upgrading, and move towards a leading position in the industry.
According to the announcement issued by Foshan Lighting in September 2024, the automobile lamp production project is expected to invest approximately 580 million yuan. The construction includes establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary in Xiangcheng District, Suzhou City, building production plants and supporting engineering facilities, and purchasing advanced production equipment to carry out the production and sales of lamp products. After the project is completed, advanced fully automatic production lines and intelligent management systems will be introduced, integrating cutting-edge optical technology, electronic control technology and new material processes. It will not only provide high-quality supporting services for mid-to-high-end automobile OEMs in the Yangtze River Delta region, but will also effectively drive the intelligent upgrading and cluster development of the local auto parts industry chain.

Valeo Wuhan Factory: At almost the same time as increasing capital and expanding production, and laying out the high-end car light market

, Valeo Light (China) Car Light Co., Ltd. also made new moves. On June 27, Valeo City Light successfully signed an agreement with Wuhan Economic Development Zone, planning to build a new production line at its Wuhan No. 2 factory, focusing on the research and development and production of high-end lights and other products for new energy vehicles, further increasing production capacity and expanding market map.
As an important layout of Valeo Group in Wuhan Economic Development Zone, Valeo Light (China) Lamp Co., Ltd. has gone through three expansions and increased production on this land. It has successively built the second factory in Wuhan and upgraded the first factory. At present, the production capacity of Valeo's Wuhan factory is 3 million lights, and the planned production capacity will be increased to 5 million lights in the future. This capital increase and expansion will undoubtedly inject new strong impetus into its development.
According to the content of the agreement, Valeo Light will rely on the existing foundation of Wuhan No. 2 Plant to add multiple intelligent production lines, and introduce cutting-edge technologies such as adaptive matrix LED headlamps, laser projection headlamps and intelligent interactive light groups. Production and research system. This expansion not only focuses on meeting the upgrade needs of traditional fuel vehicles, but also focuses production capacity on the field of new energy lights with high added value. It is expected that in the next three years, Valeo Light will double the production capacity of high-end lights and gradually build a full chain of capabilities covering independent research and development, intelligent manufacturing to global delivery. After the completion of this capital increase and production expansion, it is expected to increase the output value of Valeo Light (China) Lamp Co., Ltd. by 500 million yuan.
Since Valeo Group entered the China market in 1994, it has built 27 production bases and 13 R & D centers in China. Its products cover a wide range of popular fields such as electrification, advanced driver assistance, and global intelligent lighting. The Wuhan factory's expansion plan is another powerful measure to continue to deepen its efforts in the China market and keep up with the development trend of the automobile industry.
With the start of the Liowang Automobile Light Suzhou Base project and the capital increase and expansion of Valeo's Wuhan factory, the competitive landscape in the automotive LED field may usher in new changes. The advancement of these two major projects will not only bring new development opportunities to the company itself, but will also promote the entire automotive LED industry to a new level in terms of technological innovation, production capacity improvement, market expansion, etc., and contribute to the intelligence of the automotive industry. Green transformation has contributed important forces and deserves continuous attention inside and outside the industry.