Strong Adaptive Front Lighting Growth.Legislation Changes Help Drive Growth at Over 60 Percent Per Annum

Strategy Analytics: Adaptive Front Lighting Systems is predicting a strong 64 percent average annual growth rate for adaptive front lighting systems over the period 2005 to 2010. Adaptive front lighting systems - headlamps that automatically change the beam output pattern to offer the driver the best possible view of the road - are beginning to appear in near-luxury models, such as the Audi A6 and BMW 5-Series, and are also becoming available in mass market models such as Opel's Astra and Vectra. The adaptive front lighting market to grow rapidly from its current low base, to a market of 9.6 million system units by 2010.

The relaxation of legislation governing vehicle lighting systems, together with the consumer's desire for the improved safety that these systems can offer, is helping to drive this market. The installation rates of HID / xenon lighting have been growing over the last few years, forming a solid basis for the adaptive front lighting market.

Just as Japan and Europe dominate with the highest installation rates of HID lighting, accounting for 94 percent of systems in 2005, those regions will have the highest demand for adaptive front lighting. Adaptive Front Lighting Systems Publ. 20051026